Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
Right Tony. First of all I believe there is far too much reticence on your side of the pond about upsetting people by wearing their tartan. This is an inhibition that you must get under control before going to a good website such as the Scottish Tartans Authority and trolling through there until you find a few tartans you really like. Then you make a final decision and provided it is not one of the very few restricted tartans, go along to a good kiltmaker and have a kilt made in that tartan. Wear it with pride and know which tartan it is if anyone asks you, you could even throw in that it was your granny's tartan if you feel you must.
Your comment makes me wonder. Has anyone here ever encountered a Scot (or anyone else, for that matter) who was genuinly offended or upset at the sight of someone wearing a specific clan tartan who was not "entitled" to wear it? Other than the restricted tartans you mentioned I've never seen or heard of such an incident myself.