The plaid remains in fashion

1560 is when the first plaid is said to be recorded. The plaid material is a piece of garment, which usually is knee length, and is worn by men and boys in Scotland. The plaid is the formal uniform for the Scottish men.

The plaid comes in varieties, from which one can choose from, depending on the requirements of the occasion. The plaid can be made a formal outfit as well as a casual outfit. The plaid fabric is usually woolen, which suits the climate of Scotland. The plaid would have been outdated owing to the Dress Act, 1746, had it not been for the Victorian Era, Queen Victoria’s encouragement to the people to wear the plaid, and King George IV and Sir Walter Scott who had emphasized on every man having his own piece of tartan. This is what also led to each family having a tartan of their own. Each clan owned a tartan which would distinguish them from other families.

The plaid fabric is often associated with the royalty. In the early days, when it had evolved, the plaid material was considered to be worn only by the royal family. Even today the convention speaks the same way; however the commoner today also has access to the plaid materials. The highland folks had access first and then gradually descended to the lowlands. The people outside Scotland now wear the plaid fabrics as a trademark of fashion rather than tradition. This is more a virtue than a vice as it helps keep the tradition intact and the folks still cry their heritage down the generations.

The plaid material was earlier woven and was of wool. But these are now no more restricted to woven material alone. The non woven material such as paper, packaging, wall stockings are increasingly adding the plaid material as a part of the design, which basically consists of the crisscrossed bands with horizontal as well as vertical bars, constituting of multiple colors.

The plaid is worn by both men and young boys. In fact, many high school girls love to adorn the plaid materials as it is very fashionable as well as smart. Mothers love to see their tiny tots dressed up in the plaid fabrics looking like a pure Scottish boy. The plaid is basically a garment which serves various purposes such as an outfit for a hunting event, or a formal dinner party. What one teams up with the plaid also matters and affects the overall get up as well.

Even today, there are hand stitched plaid materials as well as machine made materials available in the plaid market/industry. What matters is what one is looking for. The plaid industry has a lot to offer.

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