Tartan Plaid Hats & Caps

Fashion headwear rather than ceremonial. Flat caps, bucket hats, berets and trapper hats in woven tartan. For traditional Highland caps, meaning the Glengarry and the Balmoral with their badges and ribbons, see the dedicated Highland headwear range instead.

In a bright modern sett, it is a statement and will be treated as one. In a muted, weathered or grey based colourway it reads as a check hat rather than a tartan one and passes without comment. The sett does all the work here rather than the shape.

A flat cap sits close and suits most people, particularly with a slightly longer face. A bucket hat adds width and sits better on a narrower face. A beret is the softest shape and the most forgiving. If you are unsure and buying online, a flat cap is the safest of the three.

Run a tape around the head just above the ears and across the middle of the forehead, keeping it level. Order to that measurement rather than to a general size, since head sizes vary far more than clothing sizes do and a cap that grips is uncomfortable within an hour.

On styles where the sett is selectable, yes, across over 5000 clan, district and fashion tartans. Set it at checkout. If your surname is not listed, try spelling variants, then send us the name so we can check whether it is a sept of a larger clan.

For casual wear yes, at a games day or a walk. For formal Highland dress no, since the occasion expects a Glengarry, a Balmoral or nothing at all. A fashion cap with evening dress reads as a mismatch. Knitted styles are in caps and beanies.