Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
And what about those that do but wouldn't be seen dead in that tartan. There are 4 types of Scots that I can think of off-hand:-
1. Those that won't wear a kilt, not ever, in no circumstances
2. Those that hire a kilt for weddings etc. - they will wear anything the hire company has on offer
3. Those that buy a cheap kilt because they can't justify spending a lot of money - once again they will wear anything they can get at the right price
4. And finally those who want to look good and pay top price for a full 8 yard kilt, probably in a tartan connected to their father's surname or, failing that like me, their mother's.
I agree with the above comments - I think that reflects the reality of the situation. I'd add a further two categories:
5. Once you have a number of kilts (and you might have your clan tartan in ancient, modern and/or weathered versions) you might for the sake of variety simply own a kilt in a tartan that you particularly like the look of. My clan is Farquharson (see pic) and I have the kilt in ancient , modern and weathered versions but I also have kilts in Gunn, Spirit of Scotland, Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Black Douglas, Black Watch, Lady Borrowdale's Gift, Highland Granite, Isle of Skye & Ramsay.
6. Some people don't have a clan tartan to fall back on eg Scots of Irish descent so they tend to pic a neutral tartan (eg district or spirit or pride of scotland) or simply one they like.
Richard
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