Mixing Tartans on accesories??????

[Nick]

In my opinion, no. Mixing tartans in one outfit doesn't work visually, tartans by themselves are complex most of the time and more than one together normally ruins the harmony created by matching everything in the outfit.

I'm sure many will disagree with me on this, this is just my thoughts on the matter. I'm not a member of the tartan police, certainly, and I'm not saying anyone should or shouldn't do something. I just wouldn't.

[cavscout]

I personally think as a rule it would be too much of a clash to mix tartans.

Perhaps if you took a "basic" tartan like Black Watch, you could get away with mixing another similar but more elaborate tartan with it but to take one like Sir Sean is waring above and put them together just looks bad in Civilian fashion. A military uniform can do things with colors that civilian dress cannot by supporting it with tradition or several other reasons. A kilt is such an ornate garment by itself, that it would not take much to create an overly flashy or gaudy outfit by piling on too many other various pieces.