Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Well, well I dd not know that the tartan ban was considered in 1715. Thank you for that.On the subject of the actual 1700's tartans, they were not as colourful as the modern tartans as we know them and I imagine that they would have blended into the natural scenery well, very much like "estate tweeds" do today.
I kow they weren't as colorful before the 1747 ban, but you would be amazed at how well our modern colorful tartans blend- even the Loud MacLeod and the Buchanan. My living history group actually did an experiment to that effect. We got about 15 of us lined up in front of a grove of trees, all wearing different tartans. We took a picture. We all stood out like sore thumbs. And then we took two steps backward, so that we were right in front of the trees. We disapeared almost completely- regardless of tartan! It was very surprising how well the patterns break up your vision.