Quote Originally Posted by DWFII View Post
Excuse me...I'm relatively new and although I have one kilt on order and another about to be purchased (both 16 ounce wool), and I am like most folks I too am generally looking for a connection with family or district...as I understand it there was never any such thing as a "clan tartan."

It's all romantic Victorian nonsense. And by the time that tartans began to be...literally...assigned to specific clans, the clan system was nothing but a romantic fiction itself.

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Well, no, not all tartans by a long shot.

E.g., the Morrison red tartan dates to before Culloden and the proscription of wearing tartans.

And what if tartans were developed after the clan system was no longer the mode of living of most Scots? Clans still were, and are, legal entities in Scotland.

Is there a time that something must be in existence before one can wear clothing associated with it? If so, most baseball caps and starter jackets would not be allowed.