Tartan, that iconic Scottish plaid, is not just a pattern; it’s a tapestry of history, culture, and evolution. Historically, tartan has been a symbol of identity and belonging for the Scottish clans.

London-based design studio Plaid has designed V&A Dundee’s new exhibition Tartan, composing a spatial plan influenced by tartan grid patterns. It is the first major exhibition in Scotland in 30 years ...

“Oldest”,“rarest”,“most celebrated” ... these adjectives are intentionally avoided in the major new exhibition, tartan , at the V&A Dundee. It is ir Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

In the U.S., tartan and plaid are often used synonymously, but while a tartan is a plaid, not all plaids are a tartan. Tartans have the same pattern of stripes running vertically and horizontally, ...

V&A Dundee’s Tartan exhibition celebrates the iconic fabric in its many guises, from powerful symbol of royal power to punk non-conformity, writes Duncan Macmillan ...

Possibly the earliest existing scrap of tartan known today is a 16th-century piece found in a bog in Glen Affric, Scotland, which the V&A Dundee studied before the exhibition. The Scottish Tartans ...

Curator Mhairi Maxwell has selected five key items from the V&A Dundee's Tartan exhibition, which aims to "take a radical new look" at the pattern.

According to Town & Country, King George V — the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II — attempted to make it illegal to wear the tartan without the monarch’s permission. However, the plaid was ...

What is believed to be the oldest tartan in Scotland will be put on display at the V&A Dundee this April after scientists discovered that it dates back as far as 1500 AD.

A piece of fabric discovered in a bog in the Scottish Highlands might be the oldest traditional tartan ever found, new research suggests.. The piece of material could be up to 500 years old ...

Women’s clothing items like golf tops and tartan plaid skirts for purchase inside the RBC Heritage Golf Shop, Friday, April 18 2025 Anna Claire Miller Don’t leave the little ones out ...

“Oldest”, “rarest”, “most celebrated” … these adjectives are intentionally avoided in the major new exhibition, Tartan, at the V&A Dundee. It is ironic, therefore, that myself and the other curators ...