"Rules" for wearing family tartan

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I have to admit, the items posted above are beautiful indeed.
Yet, a question remains;

Were any of the above carried /used by real highlanders, or merely by rich Victorian and Edwardians, playing the part?
It is a fact that in the late Vic. era and beyond, the way to win the "Best dressed highlander" competition was to be dripping in arms and accoutrements..

There were "real Highlanders" during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I think what you are trying to say is "were there any Highland gentlemen living in the Highlands in the Reigns of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, or did they all live in the south?"