Good thread, and well made point Jock.

The interesting bit is that perhaps it is really all a mountain made of a mole hill.

Don't get me wrong, I wear only the Modern Boyd, or the Ancient Stewart as those are my lines from my mother's side. I might consider the new Ayershire tartan, but again, because of connections. I wear them out of a feeling of pride, and a desire to connect and associate myself that which is part of me. In doing this though, am I actually not mistaken? Modern Boyd was approved in the late 50's. Traditionally and perhaps most accurately, I should wear whatever was being woven at the time by the weaver in the district???
However, we make this great fuss over a thing I think would greatly confuse the original wearer. It seems maybe as though six hundred years from now there will be forums over whether to wear Levi's or lee's, and how and when to wear them.
I mean, we all know about Wilson's and traditions and romanticizing, so nothing need really be repeated there. My point, and perhaps more to the point is, that the kilt has been, and is making those evolutionary changes, just, in a way very slowly.
Whether or not, if ever, it will stop being, primarily,symbolic, rightly or wrongly, not if this forum and the folks here carry on.

JHMO
Scott