tartan ties: how do you REALLY feel about them?

[thescot]

Before I ordered my first kilt, I purchased a balmoral bonnet and a tartan tie (Robertson Hunting), and I still wear it often with a sport coat.

[beloitpiper]

I own a tartan tie. But when I wear it with a kilt, I always wear a waistcoat to break up the tartan, as it were.

[Fougasse]

I have two tartan ties: one wool tie (Gordon); one silk tie (Dress Gordon). I wear them quite often, but not with my kilt.

[RockyR]

While I don't personally own any tartan ties, I would wear one with a suit or with a blazer and pants (even though I only own 3 pairs of pants and 2 are jeans), but would not wear one with a kilt.

With my kilts, I wear solid color ties that pull out a color in the kilt. I try (if possible) to match the tie to my hose as it 'balances' the outfit top to bottom.

[Nighthawk]

I like tartan ties.

However if I wear one with a kilt then I wear a waistcoat to break up having the two right next to each other.

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

That's my thought, also. Or I'll wear two variants of the same tartan- MacLoed dress kilt and MacLoed hunting tie, for example. Also, I really like wearing tartan accessories with solid kilts. I wear MacLeod dress tie and flashes with my green Flamingo kilt.

While I don't personally own any tartan ties, I would wear one with a suit or with a blazer and pants (even though I only own 3 pairs of pants and 2 are jeans), but would not wear one with a kilt.

With my kilts, I wear solid color ties that pull out a color in the kilt. I try (if possible) to match the tie to my hose as it 'balances' the outfit top to bottom.

I do the same thing some times- forest green hose and tie really make the Colorado state tartan pop.

[Ryan Ross]

Like most others, I think they're great with a suit, or in shirt and tie format.

With a kilt, I'm not a fan; never worn one that way.

...I guess it might look ok with a solid color tweed kilt, provided you had the right tweed and tartan to work with. Not really sure.

[MacKay71]

Not with my kilt!

[Lachlan09]

Not with a kilt - they can look good but I'm not a fan of wool material for ties, for me too rough and "frictional" !

[YoungMan]

Tartan ties with a kilt strike me as poorly as tartan flashes. It always reminds of people who are over color-coordinated. You know what I mean, that one girl in pink from head to toe, and everyone just wonders why she doesn't break it up a bit. If you really love your tartan that much, then I won't fault you being enthusiastic. I just think you should save the tie for some time when it's really going to pop against an otherwise bland outfit.

[fluter]

Not with a kilt - they can look good but I'm not a fan of wool material for ties, for me too rough and "frictional" !

They can be had in silk, too, which is quite nice.

Speaking of which, Beau Ties, Ltd. is offering Lindsay, Malcolm, and Scrymgeour along with their existing tartans.