Tartan-wearing conventions among Scots

[Dall_Piobaire]

Ha, ha, ha...obviously that gentleman never saw paintings of 18th and 19th century highland Scots with their multitude of tartans from head to toe.

Darn it JRB, you beat me to it! I was just about to point that out! It seems all manner of Tartan was worn mix and match!

Of course, all this falderall is do to Wilson's regitster, or what ever it was called, and those two Russian lads, Whos' names escapes me. I am sure that it must have been the taste of the regional weaver that decided what tartan was available to who and when. Then, that would probably lead to district tartans. For the most part, unless I am mistaken, there were no consistent tartan affilations even at Culloden, as they used the plant badge to identify who was who. I believe I am not mistaken that even at the time of this grat marketing scheme, many clan cheifs didn't know they had a particular tartan or, what it might have been. Still and all, it has become a tradition, all be it only a couple hundred years, so I try to honor it!