Ok, so here is an article from the Lord Lyon and reprinted on the web site of the Society of Scottish Armigers that substantiates what has already been stated here both about the clansman's badge only being in black and white, and about the belt itself not being blue.

http://www.scotarmigers.net/leaflet2.htm

And, while recognizing that this may be the current norm, I still have my suspicions about this. For one, I already mentioned the fact that it doesn't make any sense to have a specific rule agains the belt being shown in blue if the clanman's badge can only be done in black and white to begin with.

The justification given for the black and white rule is the fact that the clansman's badge is worn as a pin on the bonnet in silver and therefore a printed (or otherwise) depiction of this should either be silver or black and white. But the reason I don't buy into this wholeheartedly is that it seems (if you'll forgive me) rather contrived. I mean, there is an exception written in already about the clansman's badge sometimes being made from gold for ladies to wear as brooches -- should that, then, mean that it is appropriate for ladies to depict the badge of their clan in yellow?

And if a drawing of a clansman's badge is supposed to be a representation of a metal crest pin, isn't that metal crest pin itself a representation of the cheif's crest (encircled by the belt & buckle), which is a heraldic device; a graphic design in which COLOR plays role of major importance?

You can see where I am going with this. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, or argumentative, but I'm just attempting to see the logic in this.

It would be interesting to know the history as to how long this particular convention has been around? Who first articulated it? It seems to flow from the general practice of wearing the clansman's badge as a metal pin, but how old is this practice? And if custom today has expanded the use of the clansman's badge to other forms of display (such as stationary, clothing, clan banners, wall art, and the like), will the norms as they pertain to color remain relevant, or will they be reevaluated?

All food for thought!
M