Kilt Do's and Don'ts

[Caradoc]

Also the tie is in the same tartan that his kilt is and I've also always believed that this was wrong what gives?

The "rules" of ties as I've heard them...

A four-in-hand is fine with a PC.

A tie worn with the kilt should be one of these: solid color toning with the kilt, tartan of the same as the kilt but cut on the bias (i.e., 45 degrees "off" of the kilt's pattern), tartan of the wife's clan (also on the bias), a school tie (stripes), or solid black or grey depending on the color of the jacket or waistcoat.

Striped ties that are NOT school colors should be avoided.

If one is going to wear a tie of the same tartan as the kilt, best to get it from the same mill - otherwise, the colors don't quite match, and it looks odd. It's also painfully weird if the sett is of a similar pattern but different size.