Tartan is one of the most recognizable and iconic patterns in the world, deeply rooted in Scottish heritage. Originally associated with Scottish clans, tartan has evolved into a global symbol of ...

The heritage trend has been huge news over the last few weeks, and as we edge towards Christmas, the chicest and most festive way to show off the aesthetic is with a flash of tartan, and as far as I'm ...

Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who appeared to ...

The exact moment at which an element of design becomes a classic is difficult to pin down, but it likely occurs at the moment when it can be reworked and remixed to modern effect without losing any of ...

Since her landmark Anglomania collection for autumn/winter 1993, in which Vivienne Westwood melded the 18th century French craze for English tailoring with clashing clan tartans, this distinctive ...

V&A Dundee is launching a national appeal for everyday tartan objects to be featured in a major exhibition which opens next year. ‘Tartan’ will be a radical new look at one of the world’s best-known ...

Jonathan Faiers is the author of Tartan, the book which was the inspiration for the V&A Dundee exhibition. He's also one of the curators of the exhibition. “Oldest”, “rarest”, “most celebrated” … ...