Whit is a utility kilt?

[Monkey@Arms]

From what I heard.
At Dragon Con in Atlanta the Utilikilt guys claimed that a tartan should only be worn by a scot born in Scotland.(second hand gossip, can't confirm it)

I used to believe this but from what I've read since then I've come to this conclusion:
Wear the tartan you like, by doing that you honor the clan.
Exceptions to this rule are Royal tartans, corporate tartans, most military, and private family tartans (that you won't be able to get hold of if you're not a member of the family anyway)

Have I got it wrong?

UK has generally in the past staffed its event booths with volunteers, so its possible someone could say something that asinine, but I wouldn't give any credence to a hearsay statement like that. Certainly many UK wearers, like myself, also wear tartan kilts, and are not native born Scots. (At least not in this lifetime.) Your personal instincts are fine, as long as you don't try to impose them on others. Us kilt wearers are an independent lot.

Best regards,

Jake :(|)