Tartan Day : The Significance of the Tartan.(Brief Article)

World and I | April 1, 2002| | Copyright

Tartan dress evolved over many centuries. The belted plaid, a large piece of cloth belted in the middle to form a combined kilt and upper garment, gradually developed into the kilt as we know it today. The addition of a jacket, hose, brogue shoes, and other adornments formed what is now referred to as "Highland dress." The distinctive patterns of individual tartans evolved as a means of identifying family, regiment, or district.

Originally, the dyes employed would have come from natural sources--black from alder bark, yellow from bog myrtle, red from lichen--and the ...

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