Archive of Scottish Banner articles

ince December of 2004 I have written a monthly column on Highland Dress for the Scottish Banner newspaper. I will be archiving my articles which appear in that publication here, running a month or two behind the current issue.

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December 2004 -- What's the "Official" Word About Tartans?

January 2005 -- One of the First American City Tartans Rediscovered!

February 2005 -- Of Kilts and Yardage

March 2005 -- You Can't Judge a Tartan By Its Name

April 2005 -- What "Goes" With the Kilt?

May 2005 -- The Kilt & How to Wear It (from 1901)!

June 2005 -- Those Embarrassing Questions

July 2005 -- Which Tartan Is Mine?

August 2005 -- Variety is the spice of life! (kilts from the past)

September 2005 -- Breacan Na'n Clerach (The Tartan of the Cleric)

October 2005 -- What Does a Scotsman Wear Under His Kilt? SOCKS!

November 2005 -- The Humble Hummel Bonnet

December 2005 -- What Defines a Kilt?

January 2006 -- Who Says Tartan is Just for Scots?

February 2006 -- Feeling the Need for (Harris) Tweed!

March 2006 -- A Tartan By Any Other Name

April 2006 -- The Original Military Tartan; the Black Watch

May 2006 -- Getting Started: So You've Just Bought Your First Kilt!

June 2006 -- A Highland Dress Reading List

July 2006 -- The Solid Colored Kilt

August 2006 -- The Evolution of the Kilt -- Part I: The Feilidh-mor

September 2006 -- The Evolution of the Kilt -- Part II: The Feilidh-beag

October 2006 -- The Evolution of the Kilt -- Part III: The Modern Tailored Kilt

November 2006 -- Tartan Symbolism

December 2006 -- Handy Guide to Buying a Kilt

January 2007 -- Tartans and Heraldry

February 2007 -- Old Myths Never Die

March 2007 -- The Right to Go Left (On what shoulder should ladies wear the sash?)

April 2007 -- Restricted Tartans and Copyright

May 2007 -- Tartan "Wont and Usage"

June 2007 -- Tartan Happens

July 2007-- Non-Scottish Tartans

August 2007 -- The Stewart Tartans

September 2007 -- A Tartan Register

October 2007 -- Should Kilts Be Protected?

November 2007 -- Neo-Jacobite Attire

December 2007 -- Why We Wear the Kilt

January 2008 -- The Burns Tartans

February 2008 -- English Tartans?

March 2008 -- Irish Tartans

April 2008 -- Is the Kilt an English Invention?

May 2008 -- Some Thoughts on Kilt Weight

June 2008 -- What About White Hose?

July 2008 -- The Military Origins of Clan Tartans

August 2008 -- What to Wear to Formal Events

September 2008 -- Purveyors of "Tartan Tat" Taken to Task

October 2008 -- Tartan Terminology

November 2008 -- "Ancient" Colors Revisited

December 2008 -- Clan Chiefs and Tartan

January 2009 -- An Historic Moment

February 2009 -- The Most Interesting Tartans You've Likely Never Heard Of

March 2009 -- Defining Some Fabric Terms

April 2009 -- Those Pesky Rules!

May 2009 -- Tartan: From Fraud to Fact

June 2009 -- Tying the Knot( neck ties and kilts)

July 2009 -- Some Thoughts on Non-Scottish Tartans

August 2009 -- The Kilt Jacket

September 2009 -- Dressing Like a Gentleman - Daywear

October 2009 -- Dressing Like a Gentleman - Eveningwear

November 2009 -- Colors and Tartans

December 2009 -- Organic and Eco-Friendly Kilts

January 2010 -- Reasons Why

February 2010 -- Looking at Old Sources

March 2010 -- The Creative World of Tartan

April 2010 -- Choosing a Tartan: Practical Advice

May 2010 -- A Traditionalist's View of Dressed to Kilt

Last updated 4/2/10

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