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How to Wear a Tweed Jacket

16.03.2011, Author: highlander

The tweed jacket is a classic style for both men and women. This versatile garment can be worn with casual or dress ensembles, depending upon how it’s paired with other pieces.

For a lasting and practical addition to one’s wardrobe, a tweed jacket can be a very smart choice. Selecting a quality piece in a timeless style will allow for many options in when or how one enjoys this classic look.

Favored heavily by those who enjoy a traditional style, a tweed jacket is often considered a wardrobe basic.

A highly adaptable piece such as a tweed jacket is an essential in putting together a polished and refined style.

The gentle pattern really makes this a neutral piece in fashion terms, meaning it can be worn in a wide variety of ways. Paired with jeans and a casual shirt, the polished sophistication of tweed can lend an classy appeal to weekend wear. Czytaj całość »

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Dressed to Kilt – Charity Show

27.04.2010, Author: highlander

This April New York City hosted the 8th Annual Dressed to Kilt Charity Fashion Show, an event organized to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Erskine Hospital in Scotland as a part of the Tartan Week.

Dressed to Kilt - Kyle MacLachlan

The fashion show has been hosted by Sir Sean Connery (accompanied by his wife Micheline) in effort to help Friends of Scotland charity organization founded by Connery in its mission. Friends of Scotland organize a benefit every year and the theme of this year’s fashion show was “Mad for Scotland”.

Various styles were presented during the runway performance, from the most conservative, worn by Matthew Modine, Alan Cumming or Kyle MacLachlan, to absolutely crazy and abstract pieces like the ones presented by Joan Jett or Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan.

There was a lot of tartan, accompanied by wonderful performance and great humour on both guests and models’ sides. Wonderful clothes created by both young, creative Scottish designers and world’s top designers were displayed in the most entertaining manner by people known and unknown. Celebrities were walking along veterans and even children, all dressed in variations about the Scottish kilt. Czytaj całość »

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Kilts – For Each Day of the Year

15.04.2010, Author: highlander
Tartans - kilts

Image via Wikipedia

What is it about kilts that most people find intriguing? Kilts are one of the most recognizable pieces of national dress in the world. They may look like skirts, but are worn by soldiers of the Highland regiments, men not known to be sissies. Many women find men in kilts irresistibly sexy, plus there’s that whole “what do they wear under their kilts” question.

Kilts as we know them have only been in existence for a few hundred years. Ancient Scots wore tunics like most men in that time period. A garment of woven wool called a belted plaid was worn over the tunic as a sort of outer garment, coat, and traveling blanket all wrapped up in one. Due to the length, they were pleated, wrapped about the body, and belted. This was the beginning of the kilt.

Kilts are now available in many tartans, representing clans such as Stewart or McDonald. For many years they were only worn on special occasions or by the military, but they are now becoming more and more popular for daily wear. Most men find them quite comfortable. Unlike the tight pants that many men wear, they are not constricting at all. They are comfortable all year round–warm in winter and breezy in summer. Czytaj całość »

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The Classic Styling of Tweed in Fashion

1.03.2010, Author: highlander

When choosing pieces to add to your wardrobe, the classic stylings of tweed can add to your collection in a way that will last for many years. Tweed has been used in fashion for decades, but it is interesting to note that its origins are actually very humble.

[photo by: Adam UXB Smith]

Tweed jackets and clothing was worn originally by folks who lived in the countryside and was well suited for jackets to keep the wearer toasty warm in the bleakest of conditions. Czytaj całość »

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Scottish Weddings – Whose Tartan Is It Anyway?

5.12.2009, Author: highlander
Scottish wedding wows the crowd, Bellagio, Italy
Image by David Spender via Flickr

Much has been written, and less understood, about Scottish tartan and who should wear which tartan or indeed who is entitled to wear whatever tartan. I would like to discuss this point and give my opinion of the answer to this problem and hopefully shed a little light on the area.

The Scottish nation has been going for quite a wee while now and it has successfully spread its wings to many distant corners of the world. It still seems to have kept a lot of its traditions and especially with evenings like Burns Suppers, continues to flourish well even outside its borders; in fact some would contend it flourishes better outside its borders!! Czytaj całość »

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