In the season three episodes “Is there in truth no beauty?” and “The Savage Curtain” we see Scotty in the rarely featured dress uniform. But his uniform is different from the others - he wears a kilt along with a belt and sporran.
As a proud tartan wearer myself I always loved this detail, but only recently did I wonder 1) if the tartan is real and 2) if so, whose clan does it belong to?
Luckily Trekcore has screencaps that make solving these mysteries a bit easier. The tartan is fairly simple, just black and white. Most tartans include a mix of warm and cool colors so this is somewhat unusual. (See samples below).
So is Scotty’s tartan real?
Yes! Not only is this a real (official) tartan, it’s from the real Scottclan!
A clarification: many clans have more than one tartan variation! Scotty’s tartan is the black and white variation made for Sir Walter Scott. You can see it listed here in the Register of Tartans.
I found a website called Curious and Unusual Tartans which has a helpful article about Scotty’s tartan:
“The tartan which Montgomery Scott is seen wearing in episode “The Savage Curtain” is not the official clan Scott tartan, but rather, a variation featuring a black and white weave, which he was given the blessing of wearing by members of the clan, despite the actor being of Irish heritage. Even just a few years before his passing, actor James Doohan could be seen proudly wearing the Scott tartan on the red carpet, a symbol of his most well-loved character and his adopted heritage!“
In the season three episodes “Is there in truth no beauty?” and “The Savage Curtain” we see Scotty in the rarely featured dress uniform. But his uniform is different from the others - he wears a kilt along with a belt and sporran.
As a proud tartan wearer myself I always loved this detail, but only recently did I wonder 1) if the tartan is real and 2) if so, whose clan does it belong to?
Luckily Trekcore has screencaps that make solving these mysteries a bit easier. The tartan is fairly simple, just black and white. Most tartans include a mix of warm and cool colors so this is somewhat unusual. (See samples below).
So is Scotty’s tartan real?
Yes! Not only is this a real (official) tartan, it’s from the real Scottclan!
