Hunk With Kilt, wish all the men wore them

There is an unbelievable varity (I believe over 5,000 at this point) but most tend to go with the family name tartans. that tends to be the Scottish rule of thumb. Irish tend to go with the county they live in. If you are neither Scottish or Irish you can get tartans of you're country (I've seen Amrerican, German, Canada, Italian (mine), Cornwall etc. If you live in the U.S.A. there is a good chance that there is a state tartan. I know Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota all have state tartans. There are also Corporation tartans, National tartans, job related tartans, etc. Good place to check is http://www.Electric Scotland.com

While this is good advice, you can quite honestly pick any tartan that catches your eye. Families and clans did things pretty much that way in the days before clans became "associated" with certain tartans. They would choose whatever the local weaver happened to have at the time. Clan association with tartans didn't really become commonplace until the Victorian era. Stoirmeil's link earlier in the thread has some better info on this topic.

My current collection of 8 kilts has a variety of tartans, including a traditional Irish Saffron solid, the Irish National, Hunting McLeod, Gordon, Black Watch, Pride of Scotland (liked the colours), etc.

I could wear the County Antrim Irish tartan as that's where my grandfather came from, but I don't like the colours in it.

I got a mini-kilt that I wear to festivals and stuff. I love it! Who cares what the "rules" are. No one follows them anyway. I think it's an awesome idea to get matching kilts. Go for it!

MMmmmmmmmmmm...mini-kilts...
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I've been to Milwaukee's Irishfest for about five years now.Seen alot of strange things but if someone were to ask me if the lasses should wear kilts I would have to say
GOOD GOD, YES!!!

Believe me, for the guys they are just as sexy on the lasses (my own opinion) and they are for the guys for you lasses.

There is another wonderful website for kilts if you cna't afford that high price right away.

http://www.greatscotshop.com

They have a payment plan were I believe you can pay around $60 a month after a $75 deposit? And they send the kilt as soon as it is finished.

Ok Lassies come clean! You just want to see us all lined up for battle in woad with our kilt drawn up to our chests in taunt to the ememy!

But of course we do!!

*is gobsmacked, contemplating the image*

I've also heard that anyone can wear any tartan, but NancyRaven had a really nice experience contacting the present chieftain for permission to wear the Hunting MacLean tartan. It's considered especially courteous, and much appreciated.

That was really nice idea. I'm hoping to officially join a clan when I find out more about my ancestry even though I've had offers. Unfortunately the Italian tartan doesn't really have a clan chieftain right now and hmmm...wait a minute

Ah'm game af th' rest o' th' lads are!

Roberto,

Are you in my Clan? Clan MacRoni ?

There is a tartan as well

In Service to the Dream,
Paula

Here's another good link for us ladies ... spotted it the other day.

Kilts

How come you kept it all to yourself for a few days?

Bit gratuitous, some of it, no? It can't ALL be about accidental (or deliberate) flashing.