As far as which Anderson to go with, it's not only a matter of which colour scheme (Modern, Muted, Ancient, Weathered, Reproduction) but of which mill.
I know all tartans vary from mill to mill, but it seems to me that Anderson Modern varies more than most.
One mill's Anderson Modern has the background blue a beautiful pure turquoise blue. An old friend always used to wear a kilt made up in that and it was one of the nicest kilts of any tartan I've ever seen.
Another mill's Anderson Modern has the blue closer to a Royal Canadian Air Force blue, more dull and muted.
I really like Anderson in Reproduction/Weathered colours, soft and lovely.
Personally I'm not a fan of the colour Orange so Anderson Ancient, in which all those red lines become orange, doesn't appeal to me.
About pleating to the stripe, an actual kiltmaker will probably chime in with this, but what kiltmakers like, when pleating to the stripe, is to have a stripe surrounded on each side by a wide enough band so that you don't have other stripes invading each pleat. Gordon is an example of what kiltmakers like to see.
Anderson is a rather complex busy tartan and I don't see any stripe that occurs in isolation which would be a good candidate for pleating. I also don't know if the blue bands are wide enough for 'pleating to the block'.
I think every Anderson kilt I've ever seen (until this thread) has been pleated to the sett.
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