Clan tartan ties, unforgivable sin?

[Laurentius]

I have been reading up on what you are supposed to and not supposed to wear, and it is all a bit conflicting. I have no problem with a bow tie being more appropriate for when you would wear one with saxon dress, but what of the daytime?

I have read that a clan tartan tie is a no no, because it probably won't match your kilt even if it is supposed to, and I have checked my tie, and discovered, yes the dyes are different, but will anyone really notice?

If I am wearing a tweed jacket generally I wear a woven woolen tie, in somewhat muted "country" colours, however the ties I generally wear would clash with my charcoal grey kilt jacket as much as any tartan tie, which at least has some connection with the kilt.

I am going to be wearing my kilt tomorrow and there are likely to be photographers present, I hope whatever I do will be forgiven if I post them later, as I am fairly new to wearing the full rig and whilst I am not afraid of breaking some traditional rules I don't want to put myself too far out on a limb.

[Dollander]

I'll just leave this here...

[Terry Searl]

I'll just leave this here...

Sometimes the kilt police on this site get a bit ahead of themselves.....but things are usually forgiven by almost everyone if you are an icon such as Mr Connery here .....I'm still in favour of doing what makes ya' happy as long as you do it with respect to the kilt....Tradition has to start someplace and as "the old guard" die off who knows maybe a new tradition will start with yourself.....just my opinion though

[Laurentius]

Sometimes the kilt police on this site get a bit ahead of themselves.....but things are usually forgiven by almost everyone if you are an icon though .....I'm still in favour of doing what makes ya' happy as long as you do it with respect to the kilt....Tradition has to start someplace and as "the old guard" die off who knows maybe a new tradition will start with yourself.....just my opinion though

I am not an icon though or anyone with the power to become one, I was
thinking biker boots and a kilt given the snow at the moment but I shall default to sensible shoes, the last thing I want to do is end up in the hospital for falling over on the ice.

[piperdbh]

Some folks say that wearing tartan above the waist detracts from the tartan worn below the waist. Others say wear whatever, whenever. I'd say dress in your kilt & tartan tie & take a picture, then switch the tie for a different one & take a picture, then compare the two to see which one you prefer.

[Father Bill]

Respectfully, which one we think looks better will not answer the question of which is more traditionally correct if that's part of your calculation.

[piperdbh]

Yea, verily, but it might give the OP an idea as to the reasons behind traditional vs. not-traditional preferences.

[Famous Willie]

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This is a Selfie I took of myself tonight, to post to another thread that is running here on how the tie is to be worn with the Kilt. It is my Clan Farquharson Tartan Neck Tie with my Clan Farquharson Tartan Kilt. I personally don't see a problem wearing a Tartan Neck Tie with your Tartan Kilt, provided they are both from the same Clan. My Mum was a Fraser, and I would definitely not mix the Fraser and the Farquharson. I would not wear any kind of Neck Tie with a Prince Charlie though, as Mr Connery is... But he is Bond, he can get away with it.

It is your Kilt, wear it how you feel the most comfortable, Welcome to the Rabble.

Bill...

[Famous Willie]

I'll just leave this here...

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words, and it's Bond, he can wear his Neck Tie with his Prince Charlie...

[Jock Scot]

It is not a matter of right or wrong to wear a tartan tie with the kilt, its certainly absolutely nothing to do with that ridiculous term, the kilt police and as many of you will know, many traditional kilt wearers are not too bothered about matching anything------apart from shoes and hose.

It is just a question for some, of over doing the amount of tartan being worn and many consider that several yards of tartan worn around the waist in kilt form, is enough. We are however, in the realms of wearing ones attire to best effect. Therefore, there is an opportunity to add a bit of personal flair by perhaps wearing a club, regimental style tie or at least add some colour in tie form, other than tartan.

In passing, actors are probably the epitome of wearing whatever they wish whenever they wish and why not? Well the picture used as an example in this thread proves the point of this so well-------------but traditional kilt wear and in so many ways, it is not. Does it matter? Not one jot. Unless that is---------------------

-------------- you are using that picture as an example of how to dress in the kilt traditionally.