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26th September 23, 03:04 AM
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What's strange is that they didn't really follow the colours of the FanX logo, which are nicer than the colours seen in the tartan.
The colours, in person, are what I would call Navy Blue, Old Gold, and white.
Navy Blue has a purple cast, it's more or less a dark blue-violet (which becomes apparent when you mix Navy Blue paint) and in some versions the FanX logo does tend to look a bit purplish. But using lavender is just wrong.
Old Gold as seen, for example, in some sports team colours can have an orange cast. The tartan does seem to use the correct Old Gold, more or less, but I would be careful not to go too orange.
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th September 23 at 03:06 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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26th September 23, 08:51 AM
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On my screen, the actual logo looks not unlike the Irn Bru colors. The tartan is very ugly to be sure, but I suppose that's the price paid for the ability to design tartans today, such as a tartan for a website or Facebook group. Isn't the whole point of the Registry to record tartans without offering artistic judgment? That said, I wouldn't wear that tartan if someone gave it to me.
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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3rd October 23, 05:07 AM
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3rd October 23, 12:13 PM
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While I'm not a fan of the tartan, I wouldn't classify it as ugly and I've seen much less appealing tartans in the Register. What IS ugly is the judgment and elitism displayed in this thread. Some people obviously like this tartan and why shouldn't they be allowed to register it even if it's not to your liking? Also, I would rather people wear so-called ugly tartans and still be part of the kilting community than to not wear kilts at all.
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3rd October 23, 03:58 PM
#5
Well at least it has a good backstory. I’ve head of a tartan(hopefully you know the name better then me) that not only has a colour meaning but a thread count associated with the death of the creators dog(the tartan was ugly as well)
Clan Logan Representative of Ontario
https://www.instagram.com/clanlogan_ontario_canada/ (that's where i post my blogs)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVgTGPvWpU7cAv4KJ4cWRpQ
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11th October 23, 05:11 AM
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 Originally Posted by Patty Logan
Well at least it has a good backstory.
What's the quote?
A scar is like a birthmark with a better backstory.
Of course the early tartans didn't have a backstory other than being woven to be as attractive as possible.
The idea that a tartan should be based on colours derived from a non-aesthetic source, such as the colours of a flag, is quite recent.
Last edited by OC Richard; 11th October 23 at 05:16 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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