Need help selecting the right tartan for a gift

[Amelorn]

Two young ladies at uni have been exceedingly kind to this young man for his birthday (a flask with a 16 line poem, that they composed, engraved on it. Engraving is bloody expensive just for a name, let alone a whole poem). I am looking to buy them high quality woolens. Cashmere is a little too high quality for my (£££) means. However, worsted wool isn't. One is a Londoner of East Asian extraction, and the other is a tall, blonde Swede. I decided to buy them tartan stoles. I am looking for a tartan with blues and/or reds that is subtle and won't overwhelm the dresses that will be suitable for evening wear. Example: Royal stewart is beautiful (if cliché), but it commands one's attention to the tartan immediately. The tartan doesn't need any special significance, just the colors. So far, I have considered Anderson and Hunting Stewart. I need more to decided from though.

[gilmore]

There is a fashion tartan called Braveheart that might be what you are looking for. It's mostly dark blue and red. It also has the advantage of not being rare and therefore shouldn't be too expensive.

[billmcc]

Most women are very fond of the Isle of Skye tartan, but it isn't what I would call subtle.

[fluter]

St. Andrew's College is a nice, blue based tartan & may have some personal significance, as well. It's not common here, but perhaps someone carries gift items in it there.

Many blue and green tartans in the ancient colors are quite nice: Colquhoun, Gunn, Campbell? Holyrood looks like it would be beautiful. MacGregor "hunting" (actually MacGregor of Cardney) is a rich maroon and dark green variation on the MacGregor red and green tartan: I think it's quite beautiful, but I confess to a degree of bias.