Currently my stock is one tartan (8yd formal) and five solid (three tan/khaki, two black), sixth on the way (steel green). I'll be getting another tartan in a poly/viscose soon, I hope.

I really like the solids for daily wear. Solid black kilt, charcoal sweater, black jump (combat) boots is the look I like. No nonsense, but plenty of style. Or, tan kilt, light blue sweater over white button-down shirt, brown boots - business casual for the progressive man.

When I wear tartan, I feel a bit of a peacock strut in my walk. Also, I field a LOT more questions about clan, history and Scotland in general. At work (retail sales), the boss is not excited about that.

On my own time, the ladies respond to both, but much more to the tartan. And teenage boys don't yell "My sister's got a dress like that!" out of pickup truck windows. If I ever meet that twerp, I'll tell him "Yeah, she left it on my bedroom floor..."

-G