Far Northern Attire

[Ceridwenae]

How much to get you unoffended? D:

Heehee, just to follow up on this (though I said I'd not be back in this thread, but just lightly skimmed through and saw your exchange which gave a grin), I'm actually of Scottish descent on my mum's side, from Clan Grant (craig elachie!), and as it happens, tartan has rules for its usage (not kilts, mind, afaik, but actual tartan does):

https://clan.com/help/terms-and-cond...rtan-copyright

That said, the Black Watch (modern) tartan is nice and one I'd recommend as a general use if anyone wants to wear it for real (in the wild!), and doesn't have a clan tartan of their own, or feels a bit awkward wearing a particular clan's sett. Historically speaking, though, tartans are for anyone, even the clan ones - they're used to welcome people in as much as to identify your clan and feel kinship; when we had my grandad's funeral, even my Norwegian husband wore the tartan (and was proud to do so, as he should be!).

We've even had a thread here before asking for proper tartan kilts/other stuff (I like sashes, myself, I personally wouldn't wear a kilt) - it's easy enough to design your own that doesn't infringe any copyrights* and would be fun to see.

*that said, not really sure how that pertains to a digital sett of pixels, and some designs are out of copyright anyway.

[SassyAssassin]

Heehee, just to follow up on this (though I said I'd not be back in this thread, but just lightly skimmed through and saw your exchange which gave a grin), I'm actually of Scottish descent on my mum's side, from Clan Grant (craig elachie!), and as it happens, tartan has rules for its usage (not kilts, mind, afaik, but actual tartan does):

https://clan.com/help/terms-and-cond...rtan-copyright

That said, the Black Watch (modern) tartan is nice and one I'd recommend as a general use if anyone wants to wear it for real (in the wild!), and doesn't have a clan tartan of their own, or feels a bit awkward wearing a particular clan's sett. Historically speaking, though, tartans are for anyone, even the clan ones - they're used to welcome people in as much as to identify your clan and feel kinship; when we had my grandad's funeral, even my Norwegian husband wore the tartan (and was proud to do so, as he should be!).

We've even had a thread here before asking for proper tartan kilts/other stuff (I like sashes, myself, I personally wouldn't wear a kilt) - it's easy enough to design your own that doesn't infringe any copyrights* and would be fun to see.

*that said, not really sure how that pertains to a digital sett of pixels, and some designs are out of copyright anyway.

Thank you this is all very informative but a question still remains about men in kilt and you are the one who can properly answer it.

Does it get the proper ventilation or is it held in captivity? Is it free?

[VelKallor]

Does it get the proper ventilation or is it held in captivity? Is it free?

" Dont ask..dont tell "