This is all interesting, as I've never before heard it suggested that the clansman's crest badge shouldn't be displayed in color (thought at least one leaflet from the Lord Lyon's page suggests so!), as well as the prospcription agains the belt being blue.

I have always operated under the assumption that the belt was a different animal entirely from the garter used by the Order of the Garter, and since there was no color specified for the belt, it could be any color that the artists wishes.

I find it ironic that, when I have seen the crest depicted in color, the most common color has always been blue!

I also find it extremely odd that if we are not supposed to be showing the clansman's crest in color, that those same authorities would tell us that the belt can be any color other than blue. Are we to go about showing green, purple, brown and red belts, surrounding black and white line art crests???

~M