These are NEW tartans that Kelly and Rocky created and registered with the
Scottish Tartan Authority in January 2007.
Below are pictures of the tartans
and a brief description of why the colors were chosen. These tartans are
currently available
in wool,
so we can make kilts in these tartans in our 5
yard wool and Premier models.
If you're interested in any of them, please let us know! Email us at
rocky@usakilts.com or call us at the shop: 610.935.3444
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American Heritage Tartan
The American Heritage tartan was designed by USA Kilts to honor Americans with
or without Celtic heritage. It is a private fashion tartan designed for
ANYONE to wear, regardless of clan affiliation. The colors red, white and
blue were chosen to represent the colors of the American flag. The color
black was chosen in remembrance of the brave men and women who have died in
defense of our country.
This tartan was designed as a salute to firefighters, everywhere in the world, who are ready to sacrifice their lives everyday for the protection of others. It was also designed to memorialize those firefighters who have already made the ultimate sacrifice.
The red background of the tartan represents fire and the fire trucks;
The black is in remembrance of those who have already made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty;
The green and gold represent the Irish community which has such strong ties with the organization and occupation of fire fighting;
And lastly, the three red lines in the middle of each square are: 3 red threads, 4 red threads, and 3 red threads – representing the 343 NYFD firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11/2001 – the largest amount of fire fighters who ever perished in a single day in the history of the United States.
(A portion of all sales of this tartan will be donated to Firefighter’s charities and therefore this tartan is ONLY available through USA Kilts and may not be reproduced anywhere without the expressed written consent of USA Kilts.)
The German American tartan was designed by USA Kilts to honor German Americans
and their contributions to American History. It is a private fashion tartan
designed for ANYONE to wear, regardless of clan affiliation or nationality.
The colors chosen in this tartan represent the flags of both countries,
America and Germany.
The German Heritage tartan was designed by USA Kilts to honor anyone with
German heritage. It is a private fashion tartan designed for ANYONE to wear,
regardless of clan affiliation or nationality. The colors were chosen to
reflect the colors in the German flag.
