Tartan, the instantly recognizable Scottish plaid, is far more than just a pattern; it’s a rich historical narrative woven ...

TARTAN has been worn in parts of Scotland for hundreds of years and is one of our biggest cultural exports. There are currently thousands of these patterns around the globe with many of them being ...

As a Scot, the summer of 2009 was quite hectic for me. I had just passed my Viva [oral exam] at the University of Glasgow and had been informed of my impending summer PhD graduation. I was also an ...

John McLeish, left, and Peter MacDonald, right, of the Scottish Tartans Authority, examine the Glen Affric tartan — Scotland's oldest-known true tartan — with James Wylie, a curator at the Victoria ...

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Textile designers and tartan experts have banded together to recreate the oldest piece of Scottish tartan for modern production, allowing fans of the famed plaid to wear a piece of history. Using ...

Is it us, or is tartan everywhere right now? It seems we can’t walk past a shop window or magazine cover without seeing the ...

The long piece of tartan worn over the shoulder or as a cloak as part of Scottish Highland dress is also called plaid.lucentius / E+/ Getty Images The famous Canadian Tuxedo refers to denim on denim, ...

Tartan comes in many forms, from the traditional clan designs to Irn-Bru, American and even Edinburgh Zoo Panda variations. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

There are thousands of officially registered Scottish tartan designs, but only one is dedicated to the “witches” of Scotland. Certified earlier this month, the tricolor pattern is intended as a ...