Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
I would not get too wound up with all this matching up business. This idea is a very modern thing, in last 30 years, and seems to be coming from the North American area.
I second Jock. People here tend to post many pictures here dressed in a monochrome look of black and white, or the dreaded black on black. And it seems that some consider complementary colours to be "like" colours. For example; black watch kilt, black shirt, black hose and black tie. Regardless of how often I hear that it looks good, it does not.

A gentleman should know how to dress himself, and with the internet to use as an informaiton source for those whom dressing up is foreign, there should be not reason for the lack of colour seen in so many kilted wardrobes.

The key is complementary colour, which are colors that are of “opposite” hue in a colour wheel. And of course good taste and common sence. Get what ever tartan you want, don't get caught up in the monochrome look.

Frank