It is no exaggeration to say that tartan is a totem of Scots, because every Scot uses it to announce his family history to the world. Plaid in Scotland means "plaid wool". Because Scots originally lived as families, each family gradually formed its own unique checkered pattern. This concept has not passed away with the passage of time, and it has been preserved for thousands of years. Behind every grid, it represents the existence of a family.
Nowadays, with the development of society, although the concept of family in Scotland has been indifferent, these unique plaid patterns have still been preserved. It can be said that wearing the wrong plaid pattern is a joke. In particular, some tartans have been requisitioned by the royal family, and these are absolutely not allowed to be worn by civilians. There are also some special colors, such as the combination of black and white lines on the gray background, which are only used in some extremely sad occasions such as funerals. If you wear it wrong, you will be in big trouble.
The name of the plaid legend.
When it comes to the popularity of tartan, one person has contributed a lot, and that is the great Scottish writer walter scott. At that time, George IV toured Scotland on behalf of the House of Representatives in Hanover, England. At the welcoming ceremony, what arranged for Scottish family leaders to wear kilts made of checkered patterns representing their own families to attend the party? This made tartan famous overnight and became popular in England, including many members of the royal family. Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, decorated each of their rooms in the Luer Palace in Barmor with their own original plaid and named it Barmor Luer. Now, this grid is designated for royal use.
The Duke of Windsor in Bold Beauty is also a supporter of tartan. In short, Clare Waight Keller, the design director of the Scottish pringle, said, "The invention of the pringle rhombic lattice was an accident when making sweaters for the Duke of Windsor." As a result, driven by the British royal family, more and more people followed suit, and tartan has since stepped onto the fashion stage and gained worldwide recognition.
Plaid was first used in fashion as the lining of windbreaker products, but this design later caused everyone to fall into a confusion, because everyone could not tell whether you were wearing Burberry or Daks. Therefore, following the method of the Scottish family, each brand has also designed its own unique plaid: Burberry has a light brown background with white, black and red lines; Aquascutum is a unified combination of black, brown and yellow; Daks is also dominated by light brown, plus black and red are thick lines; Scottish pringle jumped out of this circle and showed people in a diamond shape. In the long run, these tartans are as deeply rooted in people's hearts as the logo of these brands. In this way, tartan stepped onto the world stage, appeared in major shows and movies, and was well known by people.
The Old English Plaid Complex
However, after a long time, plaid has been regarded as a synonym for the British, but it has nothing to do with fashion, but a symbol of tradition and gentleman. It was not until the appearance of a man that this pattern was changed. He was the golden boy christopher bailey. "I don't matter, Burberry is really bigger than the sky." This big boy from Yorkshire is always modest. After eight years of foreign baptism, he returned to his hometown. When asked what attracted him back, he said, "What attracted me to Burberry was its rich historical background, not just its clothes, but its spiritual temperament."
The founder Thomas Burberry is a very clever creator. In his time, cars became a very important means of transportation. He invented a series of automobile clothes, which changed the clothes of later generations. His designs are not limited to this, from coats designed for life in the Arctic to cocktail dresses designed for a metropolis like London. Later, everything proved how correct Burberry's choice was. Christopher bailey not only made Burberry's sales increase by 30% in the first year, but also let Burberry reveal the typical British fashion and some flavor of return, which made people feel the essence of Burberry brand at once. Bailey himself said, "That should smell like nobility, or a little military uniform."