Quote Originally Posted by glengall1
...but Edinburgh is definitely the kilt capital of Scotland most definitely.
Coming from Inverness myself that is the type of thing most tourists think about Inverness. Lots of deer, castles and kilt wearing men because its in the highlands etc.

In Scotland (at least when I lived there) most men wore kilts for formal events only and, due to the price, never really for casual wear.

Can't say I've ever really caught onto UK's which is most likely due to my fathers influence (he's a traditionilist who disdains PVC, acrylic or cheap impersonations of what he calls 'proper' kilts.)

On a side note...have any of the American members of this site ever wondered about wearing a tartan from a different clan? The Stewart tartans were created for the English to wear (or allowed to wear) but as far as I know, in the old days, you weren't allowed to wear the tartan of another clan unless you were of that clan.

Clearly that no longer applies but that's probably partily the reason that the 'grouchy' old Scottish women I've read about in some posts start being all grouchy.