Questions on wearing Stewart tartans

[CDNSushi]

Sushi-

If you're worried about the tartan police don't be. They don't exist. The lines about universal tartans, clan tartans, and the "right " to wear a tartan are fuzzy. With little exception anyone may wear any tartan. There is no law anywhere preventing it.

Yes, that is something I've been able to glean from many of the threads on this forum. I suppose that I should have clarified in my original post that I wasn't really worried about anything -- but rather, more curious about some of the technicalities, customs, conventions and traditions surrounding the whole affair. My question was meant to be more academic than practical just because I tend to be a very inquisitive person...

Being in Japan I'm sure you're seeing every spectum of the fashion scale. Complete fashion disasters included.

Enough said.

It sounds to me like you'd like to have a connection to your tartan, and I'm sure you'll be able to find a tartan with some significance. If you feel a connection to the Stewart go for it, but keep the entire Stewart range in mind. As the lines are fuzzy you can have the best of both worlds by wearing a Stewart tartan to which you feel connected, and like at the same time. The Black Stewart being an example.

Already ordered a Hunting Stewart... Anxiously waiting.

As for writing to a clan chief; not needed. They haven't the authority to tell you no in the first place, and it'd be uncomfortable if you'd had you're heart set on a tartan, and the reply was " we'd rather you didn't.". The alternative, however is to find a clan association to which ever tartan you choose, and get from them a list of highland events they'll be at. Then take the time to meet them and let them know how much you like their tartan. Connection or not, they'll appreciate the gesture.

Indeed. As for this, I was just curious, merely for the sake of argument, IF someone wanted to go this route, what would he do in the case of armigerous clans that have no legally recognized clan chief... Again, this is only my curiosity speaking here.