Black Watch to the Stripe

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Sorry, I am probably being very dense here, but I don't understand the question.

Besides the Black Watch there are other Campbell tartans:

Campbell of Breadalbane, Campbell of Cawdor and Campbell of Loudoun. They have their choice, but if a Campbell wants to wear the tartan called the Black Watch, he really can't ignore the history that goes with it. Since 1725 the tartan and the regiment have been linked, not only in this country and the Commonwealth, but the rest of the world as well.

The OP is a Keeney not a Campbell so he is at liberty to use the pleating of his choice. He can pleat to the sett, to 'stand out' or be 'different', but in reality the only people who would notice (if at all) are other kilt wearers. If he pleats to the stripe he has the weight of history behind him.

I have no wish to be argumentative, but is there something I am missing?

Regards

Chas

Hi Chas,

What you might be missing is the fact that the Black Watch tartan is the Campbell tartan. I was curious about your statement "that the Black Watch tartan should always be pleated to the stripe." Are you saying that all Campbells ( except those of Cawdor, Breadalbane, and Loudoun ) should have their kilt pleated to the stripe, or should this just apply to those who wear the tartan as a "universal" tartan?

PS. Most of the Campbells I have met in Argyll (Argyll himself, Strachur, Airds, Lochnell) all wear the kilt pleated to the sett, of course. This ties in to some of the comments of Jock Scot in his fascinating thread about "theory and practice."