Are you allowed to wear two different tartans?

Another question often asked is "can I wear two clan tartans"?

The answer is yes you can, there are no hard and fast rules or regulations governing the wearing of clan tartans.

Many traditionalists believe you must be a clan member to have the right to wear the Clan tartan.

This is simply not true, lots of people wear more than one tartan (Prince Charles is a good example as he is often photographed wearing different tartans).

Another common situation is when someone chooses to wear their mothers family tartan, as well as their fathers.

I myself thought long and hard before deciding on the tartan for my own kilt, finally opting to go with my fathers because it is predominantly green, which happens to be my favourite colour .

Traditionally many Scottish Regiments and those of the Commonwealth have there own tartans, which naturally allows the soldiers serving with these regiments to wear both their regimental and their family tartans.

All units associated with the British Royal Family wear the Royal Stuart Tartan, this is of course regardless of whether they have family connections to the Stuart clan or not.

And the Royal Family themselves wear the Balmoral tartan which was designed for them as they have their official Scottish residence there.

In fact the Royal Stuart Tartan is more commonly seen at Scottish weddings than any other Tartan, the reason being that when men hire highland dress for a wedding (which they do more and more often these days) Royal Stuart is the most popular choice.

So the tartan you choose for your kilt is simply your personal choice, and my advice would be to choose what you like and don't allow anyone else to tell you what you can or can't wear.

Kilts are for anyone who wants to stand out from the crowd and wear one, they are both comfortable and fashionable and although they are not inexpensive, if you want to buy two different kilts in different tartans then simply do so.

Perhaps one for casual wear and one for formal wear, the possibilities are endless, you decide.

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