How far back is too far?

[CollinMacD]

Anybody can buy and wear any tartan they choose, so have fun.

[Hirsty]

Since most people move around a bit you'll tend to find that most Scots can lay claim to a few tartans in their lineage. It is worth looking at regional tartans as well. As mentioned above, many people go for a tartan that they find most aesthetically pleasing.

[AbuMaia]

Since most people move around a bit you'll tend to find that most Scots can lay claim to a few tartans in their lineage. It is worth looking at regional tartans as well. As mentioned above, many people go for a tartan that they find most aesthetically pleasing.

I was just thinking of this. A new branch of my family tree was recently revealed, and it includes some folk who lived in the Fife area for many generations, though are not of a major clan surname. I was about to go look to see if there was a Fife tartan. (Amusingly, the same branch also shows I'm a distant relation to Voldemort. )

[Karl R]

I was about to go look to see if there was a Fife tartan.

It looks like there are two district tartans (one recent, one from the late 1800s) plus several fashion tartans:
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/qR...rchString=fife

[AbuMaia]

Thanks for the link. If I do get around to getting a Fife tartan someday, it'll probably be the Duke of Fife version.

[Taskr]

interesting inquiry to me, being a mix of Macs. While the genealogy is well recorded to MacDonald Clan Ranald, a historic portrait found online is a visual support; looks like my daughter.

[Karl R]

We don’t usually choose other items of clothing on a familial basis, rather on a liking for the fabric or the cut of the garment

So ... if you were buying a rugby jersey to wear when attending a match, would you choose one based on your favorite colors ... or would you choose one based on the colors of the team you're cheering for?

I might wear a shirt with my employer's logo on it. I wouldn't wear a shirt with a competitor's logo on it, regardless of the fabric, the cut, the color, or how well designed the logo is.

When I was a student, I wore a letter jacket in my school's colors. I wouldn't have chosen other colors, even though it would have been easy to find colors that I found more aesthetically appealing.

Clothing is used to demonstrate our affiliations. For kilts/tartans, that's frequently a familial affiliation.

[Jock Scot]

Anybody can buy and wear any tartan they choose, so have fun.

Well not quite. It would be more accurate to say, “Anybody can buy and wear NEARLY any tartan they choose.”

There are some restricted, few I grant you, tartans around. The Balmoral tartan is but one example.

[CollinMacD]

Well not quite. It would be more accurate to say, “Anybody can buy and wear NEARLY any tartan they choose.”

There are some restricted, few I grant you, tartans around. The Balmoral tartan is but one example.

Maybe so on the primary market, but with Ebay and the secondary market you can purchase anything you wish..... and once you purchase it, who will stop you from wearing it? No Tartan Police that I know of, and I have to say, I disagree with all of this, and myself abide by the rules of tradition.

[The Q]

Maybe so on the primary market, but with Ebay and the secondary market you can purchase anything you wish..... and once you purchase it, who will stop you from wearing it? No Tartan Police that I know of, and I have to say, I disagree with all of this, and myself abide by the rules of tradition.

I don't think there is a chance you'll Ever find a Balmoral tartan kilt or even material on the secondhand market..