Anothers tartan

[Father Bill]

The general opinion seems to be that you can wear whatever you like, but you better have a good back story and not over-explain. "Yes, the tartan is in my family" will likely do you much better than trying to explain what you have here - overdone somewhat.

On the flip side, there are those (among whom I group myself) who say "Why would you wear somebody else's name tag?" Your tartan is your tartan - it's not a matter of liking it or not, it's who you are or claim to be. Under this school of thought, I'd personally no more wear another clan's tartan, no matter how somewhat affiliated, than I would wear my uncle's name-tag. I'm not him.

Now, over to the Rabble.

[Phil]

It's nice to have an affiliation with whatever tartan you wear and there are some who would insist that you should only wear whatever tartan you have a "right" to wear by virtue of the name you were born with.
There really is no reason why you should not wear any tartan you choose, however, apart from a few family or corporate ones where the design is protected. As Father Bill says, you may wish to have a few words of explanation at the ready when asked about your tartan to forestall any self-appointed "kiltpolice".