Whit is a utility kilt?

**Curnir** · 22nd September 07, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Union Richard

MMM
Now you are touching a raw nerve :-)

Alba - Scotland
Alba Nuadh - Nova Scotia
Breizh - Brittany
Cymru - Wales
Eire - Ireland
Kernow - Cornwall
Mannin - Isle of Man

The above mentioned are Celtic nations and tartans were worn as well as the Scots, so that information of course is incorrect, whether it be gossip or not.
If it was not hearsay then they need to be out right.
There are over 50 welsh family tartans as well as national tartans and I am sure more Irish and other family tartans aswel as the Scots tartans, so if the quote is it should only be Scot born in Scotland that can wear Tartan then they or whom needs to be put right.

Aye, I knew about this.

As for family tartans not being available, well there are many who wear a family tartan of which they are not belonging to, you can even buy them off e-bay.

Oh ok, I know I've read somewhere that some mills only sell certain tartans to family members. But then again that could have been a rumour.

No offence intended if it reads so.

None taken

My question arose from listening to a podcast where they discussed kilts and Dragon Con, and one of the fans (they tape the podcast live with an open chatroom) who is Scottish and damn proud of it commented that non-tartan kilts are not kilts at all (something I disagree with btw).
The podcasters then started talking about tartans being seen as "holy" by the scottish and that only scots should wear them, and that the UK rep at dragon con had said something to that effect.
The scot and I responded with something similar with what I wrote earlier.

I myself wear my Campbells of the 42nd and MacDonald modern with pride.