referal for tartan vest tailor

[Dall_Piobaire]

The clan association isn't really an issue as the Boyds were very closely related and involved with the Stewart clan, as well as the Hay clan. The Boyd tartan was supposed to have been a spin off from one of the Stewart tartans. There is so much red and green in the tartan, that trying to find something to work well with it probably will be a huge issue.

[davidlpope]

The clan association isn't really an issue as the Boyds were very closely related and involved with the Stewart clan, as well as the Hay clan. The Boyd tartan was supposed to have been a spin off from one of the Stewart tartans. There is so much red and green in the tartan, that trying to find something to work well with it probably will be a huge issue.

I still think there's an issue, FWIW, despite the historic ties between the families you mention. Something to consider- Merlin Hay and Peregrine Moncrieffe are brothers and clan chiefs through their mother and father, respectively. Yet, I've never seen an instance where either wears the other's clan tartan.

In fact, the only instance I can recall where I've seen someone wearing two tartans, not from the same clan, is a a Murray kilt worn with a Jacobite tartan waistcoat. Given that the individual was a bit of a romantic and the Murrays were ardent Jacobites, though, it seemed to make sense...

Did you see this recent post by Matt concerning tartan waistcoats? I had an opportunity to see two of his this past weekend and was much impressed.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...stcoats-64108/


David

[Dall_Piobaire]

Well, thanks David, maybe I will just get up with Matt and see if he has any good suggestions. Guess I could go with an old district tartan if I can find one that works

[davidlpope]

Guess I could go with an old district tartan if I can find one that works

Why not get a waistcoat in the same tartan as your kilt? I guess if you really didn't want the two tartans to match exactly you could do the waistcoat in the ancient color scheme or get tartan from a different mill (Lochcarron v. House of Edgar v. Strathmore). Just not sure why you'd choose to do that...

David

[creagdhubh]

I still think there's an issue, FWIW, despite the historic ties between the families you mention. Something to consider- Merlin Hay and Peregrine Moncrieffe are brothers and clan chiefs through their mother and father, respectively. Yet, I've never seen an instance where either wears the other's clan tartan.

In fact, the only instance I can recall where I've seen someone wearing two tartans, not from the same clan, is a a Murray kilt worn with a Jacobite tartan waistcoat. Given that the individual was a bit of a romantic and the Murrays were ardent Jacobites, though, it seemed to make sense...

Did you see this recent post by Matt concerning tartan waistcoats? I had an opportunity to see two of his this past weekend and was much impressed.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...stcoats-64108/

Quite right David and well stated.

David