what kilt?

**Tartanraven** · 20th July 09, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Oh come on man! All that broo-ha-ha ceased years ago. Where is that clan pride? This is the very time that you really ought to wear YOUR CLAN TARTAN WITH PRIDE.

This is true, but in the auld days of the clans....clan tartans didnt even exist. There is documentation that in the battle of 1745, some clansmen were seen wearing as many as 3 different patterns, and the ONLY way to identify one from the other, was by the plant badge in their cockade. I'm all about my clan tartan....but I also wear tartans from some of the other 4 clans in my lineage.
I also wear the Gunn tartan to signify the friendship between the Gunns and the Keiths.

**Bugbear** · 20th July 09, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Tartanraven

I'm still waiting for someone to show me where that rule is.
I am personal friends with James McBain of MacBain and he wears both his clan tartan, and the Austin-Keith....and he is the Chief of MacBain. (Standing Council)

See if you can get or come up with pictures of that; the chiefs are often looked to for guidance as to how to wear a kilt properly on this forum.

**Paul** · 20th July 09, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

None that I can detect.

I think mine have stamps as they are ex-hire and have the stamps of the hire shop - not the maker. Although Im positive my flashes are different to yours.

It's the same tartan anyway and your kilt obviously looks the exact same as mine. I wasnt too bothered about being the only one wearing it... would have made me think less of it to be honest since it means no one else likes the tartan even to have it made into anything!

This is the store's stock on ebay:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/scot..._sopZ16QQ_scZ1

I forget their website but at their front door they had the names of about 20companies that are all run by them - one being the hire shop that my kilt was before I bought it and the others were just for different services such as musical instruments etc.

**Paul** · 20th July 09, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Tartanraven

This is true, but in the auld days of the clans....clan tartans didnt even exist. There is documentation that in the battle of 1745, some clansmen were seen wearing as many as 3 different patterns, and the ONLY way to identify one from the other, was by the plant badge in their cockade. I'm all about my clan tartan....but I also wear tartans from some of the other 4 clans in my lineage.
I also wear the Gunn tartan to signify the friendship between the Gunns and the Keiths.

I may have a Campbell kilt but here I am wearing the MacDonald dress:

**Tartanraven** · 20th July 09, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

See if you can get or come up with pictures of that; the chiefs are often looked to for guidance as to how to wear a kilt properly on this forum.

Not a problem mate....seeing as he and I both live here in Tucson. I'll call his wife Peggy straight away. Bear in mind, he is a member of Keith as well. I guess he needs to be informed of the protocol. I will also post your post to him in an e-mail in case I'm missing something here.

**RockyR** · 20th July 09, 06:36 PM

The Auld Lange Syne tartans (and all the different versions) were designed and copyrighted by the owner of Tartanweb (aka Gaelic Themes, AKA Irish Themes, AKA Viking Technologies, etc...). He has the cloth produced exclusively through Marton Mills and they offer it as a 'stock tartan' with a premium of 2 GBP on each meter of the cloth. It is woven with his permission and any kiltmaker who has an account with Marton Mills may purchase the cloth.

**Tartanraven** · 20th July 09, 06:47 PM

[QUOTE=Paul.;762513]I may have a Campbell kilt but here I am wearing the MacDonald dress:

That is one of my favorites!!! Not blue...not green! I guess some traditionalists would have hissy fit

, but you look brill! Just keep away from Glencoe.

**vipermcgee** · 20th July 09, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

For what vegetable or garden item is Scotland known?

From what I have read, the answer can only be haggis! lol

**Bugbear** · 20th July 09, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Tartanraven

Not a problem mate....seeing as he and I both live here in Tucson. I'll call his wife Peggy straight away. Bear in mind, he is a member of Keith as well. I guess he needs to be informed of the protocol. I will also post your post to him in an e-mail in case I'm missing something here.

I'm not associated with a clan and don't know a lot about it. I'm going by what Jock Scot and others have stated repeatedly on the forum. It wouldn't make too much difference to me except that this single tartan view extends to fashion tartans, distric tartans and so on. I think military tartans, for those who have served, and pipe band tartans are the only exceptions that I have heard of.

Like I said, I am going completely by what I have read here on the forum from the traditionalists.

**Rex_Tremende** · 20th July 09, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tartanraven

I guess he needs to be informed of the protocol. I will also post your post to him in an e-mail in case I'm missing something here.

I may be lost here, but I sort of think that Jock was suggesting that since the Gathering was a gathering of clans, that wearing a clan tartan would be an appropriate- if not the expected- choice, employing a bit of hyperbole.

Regards,
Rex.