Plaid Fabric: Choose Your Own

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In the wardrobe of every woman there is certainly something checkered - at least a handkerchief. This coloring never goes out of style.

Strictly speaking, any checkered fabric has a Scottish and very noble origin.

Generational Ornament

The correct name for the checkered fabric is tartan (literal translation: "drawing"), produced in a unique old-fashioned way. Once, back in the IV century. BC e., the Celts created the checkered fabric (hence the name of the national Scottish men's skirt - kilt). They interwoven colored threads so that squares came out of strips of different colors. Each region of Scotland has its own special pattern, and each clan received its own iconic tartan. There are, however, universal tartans that can be worn by a representative of any clan. For example, Caledonia is a red-blue-green cell. Tartans are symmetrical, asymmetrical and two-tone. The most famous of the latter is black and red.

Fashionable Story

In 1822, the British king George IV visited Scotland in order to calm the unkind inhabitants, and, on the advice of Walter Scott, put on a checkered kilt. Local aristocrats, respectively, also dressed in national clothes. It was thanks to the English monarchs that products from the fabric into the cage became a non-trivial symbol of the traditional British restraint of aristocracy.It was then, in fact, as fashion historians noted, that the cell’s finest hour struck - gradually it became one of the most popular fabric colors.
In the 19th century, in Japan, school uniforms for pupils of prestigious educational institutions began to be sewn from Scotch. But even nowadays, Japanese schoolgirls wear plaid mini-skirts, which has become a separate stylistic trend in modern street fashion.
The rebellious spirit of the 70s completely changed the look at the traditional checkered colors, and she took pride of place in the clothes of ordinary people.

The most famous cell types

Clan names have been lost for centuries, and their sovereign checkered insignia are still popular and in demand. Perhaps the best known are:

Nova - the noble Burberry cage

For the first time, it was used by fashionable nonsense for lining in outerwear. Gradually, they began to use it in branded accessories - umbrellas, scarves. And today, a black-white-red-beige cell is present in all Burberry products.

Border Pattern

He is familiar to all pied-de-poule ("goose foot") - a symbol of respectability and elegance. In this figure, the corners of the cells, elongated diagonally, as if "go" beyond the edges of the square. The famous goose leg jacket of the heroine Audrey Hepburn in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" made this mega pattern popular, and the jacket itself became the most necessary thing in every woman’s wardrobe.

Glenchek (Glen Urquhart Check)

It's simple - the name comes from the place of birth of this classic drawing. Thanks to the Prince of Wales, with his non-standard preferences in fashion, the glenchek cage has become a fashionable pattern and one of the classic drawings of men's clothing.

Vichi Cell (Vichi)

• Dress with a full skirt model 123 Burda 9/2014 • Men's college jacket with a zipper model 134 Burda 9/2014
The design got its name in honor of the French town in which it was invented by local weavers. Before becoming a part of world fashion, the Vichy cage symbolized exclusively the country style and Provence.

Fashion today

Straight cut dress with pockets in the side seams model 121 Burda 1/2014
Cage is a very popular textile pattern. Famous designers regularly use it in their collections. Presenting this pattern in strict or mischievous light. Checkered fabric models have no age or stylistic restrictions.

• Short jacket with a turn-down collar model 127 Burda 9/2014 • Pullover loose fit model 114 In Burda 9/2014 • Short skirt-sun on a wide yoke model 104 Burda 9/2014
By the way, today not only checkered clothes are in fashion, but also hats, shoes, and even jewelry. We choose the right color in accordance with our preferences, to maintain the image in a single style. The starting point can be a favorite pair of shoes, a suit, and sometimes even hair color or just a “checkered” mood.
Read how to wear plaid midi dresses a la Brigitte Bardot and country tops on the GLAM website.
Photo: PR, pinterest.com, BurdaStyle.ru
The article was published on the materials of the magazine "Good advice" 3/2015
Material prepared by Julia Dekanova

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