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 ...

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 ...

Deck the halls with yards of tartan. Is there anything more festive than a Christmas tree covered in deep red and green tartan bows? Or a navy, green, and black tartan table cloth setting the stage ...

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 ...

Inside a corrugated iron shed in Gunnedah, in north-eastern New South Wales, siblings Fred and Marie Lawson adjust the threads on their fabric looms. Gunnedah weavers have officially registered and ...

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” … ...

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 ...