Honestly, there is no "tartan police." In Canada, where 4,709,850 Canadians, or 15% of the population, listed themselves as of Scottish origin in the 2006 census, the claims to entitlement to wear one tartan over the other become irrelevant.
If you're one for exactitude, however, there are a number of tartans anyone can wear - so-called "universal" tartans. Some of the older universal tartans include: Hunting Stewart, Black Watch, Caledonian, and Jacobite. More modern tartans that can be worn universally are Scottish National, Brave Heart Warrior, Flower of Scotland and Pride of Scotland.
Many of these newer tartans include purple, because there were designed with the global Scottish wedding market in mind. Another universal tartan is Celtic Pride, designed by an American kiltmaker who registered the pattern with the intent that anyone of Celtic origin - Scot, Welsh, Irish or Brit - would have a tartan they were "entitled" to wear with pride.
You can see the wide range of tartans available from Tartan House Canada by clicking here.
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