Need help and/or advice

[ByDand]

Last week my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I bought her a diamond "past, present and future" necklace + 2 beers & pizza (cheap dinner date), she bought me a bottle of cask strength Laphroig and then said my "other" gift would be my choice of tartans for a new kilt. That left me with several hundred choices and so I narrowed it down to two. The Highland Granite or the Saltire (pleated to the flag). I can't make up my mind so I thought I'd let you help me out with this.

Please help, cause the longer I take to decide........the longer it will take to get the kilt. ??:

[Phil Wright]

Lucky you!!!

I'd definately go for the Granite. It looks really good, is a bit more unusual at the moment and would be far more adaptable than the Saltire. I'm all for promoting the cause, but .....
Hope it works out well
Phil

[MACKAY]

If I had a choice between only those two, I would take the Highland Granite tartan in a hot second.

PS: Congrats on your 20th!!!!!

Brian Mackay

[Prester John]

Granite.

Congratulations on your 20th.

Now, go out there and get that tank. What are you waiting for?

[Colin]

Congrats. Personnally I like the Saltire, which I assume is the tartan kilt with the pleats forming the saltire http://www.saltiretartan.com/kilts.html

[caig]

The Granite without doubt in my humble view.

[Hamish]

Congratulations to you both of making your 20th Anniversary. Well done!

As for your choice: I'd agree with those ahead of me - The Highland Granite is a beautiful tartan which can be worn formally or informally. The Saltire, on the other hand, whilst holding a slight attraction for me, is something of a 'novelty' tartan. I have seen it being worn and it is truly effective when those pleats are swinging, but I still see it as a 'fun' kilt and not one to be taken seriously.