How to wear your clan tartan other than a kilt

**Redcurlyhead** · 14th July 15, 06:59 PM

Hi! I'm new here. Been using your site for information for awhile though. Love the site. My husband is Scottish, Clan McAlister. His tartan is hard to find and expensive. He does have a couple of kilts he wears in other tartans. How can he incorporate his Clan tartan without making the investment in a kilt?

I wear a scarf tied in a rosette over whatever I'm wearing.

Thanks for the feedback!

**Tarheel** · 15th July 15, 03:40 AM

Well met dear lady. You're on the right track with the scarf when presenting tartan other than kilt form. There are handbags, jackets, umbrellas and any number of items made in a "tartan pattern" not of wool construction. Prices are the issue and choice for most of those things when it comes to retailers. Glad to have you with us here and hope other folks have better information.

**OC Richard** · 15th July 15, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Redcurlyhead

My husband is Scottish, Clan McAlister. His tartan is hard to find and expensive. He does have a couple of kilts he wears in other tartans. How can he incorporate his Clan tartan without making the investment in a kilt?

Do you mean him wearing some item of McAlister tartan while wearing a kilt of a different tartan? That's a topic that often comes up on these boards, if you use the search function you can probably find a number of those threads.

Here are a couple. These were found using the Advanced Search function, selecting "titles only", for the keyword "mixing"

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-yes-no-65293/

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...tartans-71733/

There have been a large number of threads on this topic which this search didn't show. I also tried using the keyword "different" but evidently it's regarded as too common a word for the search function to search. I don't know what other words might be used.

But if you mean when he's not kilted (in other words in "Saxon" dress) the most common thing I see is a tartan necktie.

**Father Bill** · 15th July 15, 04:56 AM

I wear pocket puffs, scarfs, and (when I'm not in a collar) a tie in tartan.

**unixken** · 15th July 15, 05:41 AM

If he wears a tie often, I'd suggest a tartan waistcoat (vest), with the tartan cut on the bias.

**OC Richard** · 15th July 15, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by Redcurlyhead

Clan McAlister... hard to find and expensive.

The first place I checked, J Higgins, has McAlister for the same price as all their other tartans

http://www.jhiggins.net/tartan-by-th...callister-mod/

Their "custom, cannot be returned" is something they put on everything they don't keep in stock.

**Redcurlyhead** · 15th July 15, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

The first place I checked, J Higgins, has McAlister for the same price as all their other tartans

http://www.jhiggins.net/tartan-by-th...callister-mod/

Their "custom, cannot be returned" is something they put on everything they don't keep in stock.

Thank you! I have not yet had an opportunity to check out all of the vendors listed here on the forums. I'll give them a shout.

**Redcurlyhead** · 15th July 15, 05:58 AM

He will typically wear his Scottish National kilt. And the shirt depends on event and weather. His kilt pin is McAlister. Being in Central Florida, it's usually warm when we are at events.

**ASinclair** · 15th July 15, 06:02 AM

Redcurlyhead,

I agree a tartan necktie is a good way for your husband to display his clan's tartan without wearing a kilt.

When dressing more casually, say he's attending a Highland Games, there are hats and T-shirts that could have tartan and/or clan badges on them.

Hope this helps.

**Kiltedjohn** · 15th July 15, 06:53 AM

You could take a look at the websites of various retailers, such as Scotweb. There are lots of tartan items listed, including clothing accessories, as well as other ornamental and gift items.