black stewart tartan

[ardchoille77]

Does anyone know if the black stewart tartan is very hot or not? This may seem like a kind of dumb or stupid question. I have been told that tartans that have black in them are very hot to wear and also attract heat because of the sun. Just figure I would get everyone's opinion. And also, is this a tartan you would see more at daywear events or more evening events?

Thanks

Ard choille

Mike

[Fearnest]

Just like any other colored garment - some are going to attract the sun's heat more than others. But the ventilation (IMHO) makes up for that in the summer, and it's a blessing in the cooler months!

As to your second question, I may be wrong, but I don't know that it makes a difference as to preferred time of day/formality of the occasion. I'm sure someone will chime in shortly.

In any case, it's a beautiful tartan!

[Riverkilt]

Don't think there's any difference of significance. I wore my Black Stewart to work yesterday, but its a SportKilt.

I have a 16oz Cameron Black and Red that has a lot of black in it, never noticed a difference.

Have black Utilikilts and never noticed a difference.

No clue where you live on the planet so not sure what you're dealing with in the way of heat...but...

Remember, about the only place a kilt touches your body is around your waist so any heat absorbed by black wool or whatever would only effect that area.

Sure, heat rises and keeps us toasty in the cold. But, heat also rises and forces circulation under the kilt in the summer. In other words, if its cold out the heat is gonna collect under the kilt like an island of warmth. If its warm - at least like out here in the desert - the heat will rise from the ground and force any heat trapped under the kilt out...sort of like what causes the summer monsoons. Maybe someone more expert in physics than me can explain it better. Jeez, there's a doctoral thesis for someone - Air circulation under kilts as related to ambient temperature -

Dang, I think I've confused myself....but no, black ain't hotter.

Ron

[Robert Lamb]

I have a Black Steward tartan Sport Kilt I wear ever day in the summer and I don't think it is any hotter than any other kilts I own.

[ardchoille77]

Thanks for all the help. If you had to choose, what mill would you get the Black Stewart tartan from? Strathmore or House Of Edgar?

Thanks

S Rioghal Mo Dhream

Mike

[Splash_4]

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[Geomantic]

I have a black Stewart standard from Stillwater and have worn it comfortably in summer at festivals, no problem!

[freddie]

As to being too hot to wear in warmer weather I don't think it would make any differance. As for daywear or evening wear again I don't think it matters. I believe that the Black Stewart was invented in Victorian times a a mourning tartan to wear at funerals (sorry to be so morbid !) and is a variation of the Royal Stewart with a black ground colour.

[ckelly327]

I have a Black Stewart SWK Standard and have worn it in St Patrick's Day parades when the temps were in the 30's and to play golf when the temps were in the 70's. Never noticed a difference. I would think that the differences that anyone would notice would be in the weight of the cloth or the type of the cloth and not in the colors in the tartan.

[Caradoc]

I have been told that tartans that have black in them are very hot to wear and also attract heat because of the sun.

Many garments in the Middle East are made of black cloth. It'll absorb more heat (i.e., convert light into heat) when exposed to light, but it'll also radiate heat faster than white cloth when in the shade.

Don't worry about it. Wear what colors you like. It all evens out.