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Young, Caroline.
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Tartans -- History.
Tweed -- History.
Plaid -- Miscellanea.
Fashion design.
Clothing and dress -- Scotland.
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Young, Caroline.
Tartans -- History.
Tweed -- History.
Plaid -- Miscellanea.
Fashion design.
Clothing and dress -- Scotland.
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Tartan + tweed / Caroline Young and Ann Martin.
by
Young, Caroline.
Frances Lincoln Limited, 2017.
Call #:
391.009411 Y69t
Subjects
Tartans
--
History.
Tweed
--
History.
Plaid
--
Miscellanea
.
Fashion design.
Clothing and dress
--
Scotland.
ISBN:
9780711238220 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Tartan plus tweed
Tartan and tweed
Edition:
First Frances Lincoln edition.
Description:
235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-228) and index.
Contents:
The Story Of Tartan
--
The History Of The Kilt
--
Myths Of Tartan
--
The Popularity Of Tartan
--
Tartan In Street Style
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Tartan In Contemporary Fashion
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The Origins Of Tweed
--
The Fall + Rise Of Harris Tweed
--
Coco Chanel In Scotland
--
Tweed In Contemporary Fashion
--
Tweed In Fashion Cultures
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Tartan, Tweed + Royalty
--
A Buyer's Guide To Tartan
--
A Buyer's Guide To Tweed.
Summary:
A comprehensive look at the chequered history of tartan and tweed from their origins in the Scottish Highlands to their reinvention, growing and continued popularity and use in contemporary fashion design, music, art and film. Both tweed and tartan are fabrics with a strong cultural identity and history. But they have been reinvented to create multiple meanings, particularly when used in street fashions and in haute couture to mimic or parody the aristocracy, and to act as a subversive symbol of rebellion. This lavishly illustrated book focuses on fashion over the last century whilst looking back at the journey these fabrics have made from traditional cloth to stylish fabrics. We follow the early popularity of tartan and tweed including the fabrics' connections from crofters and clans to aristocracy, and look at tweed's dramatic recovery during an economic crisis and its subsequent re-invention as desirable luxury fashion fabric. The book explores the use of tartan and tweed in fashion in the collections of leading designers including Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Chanel who have used these textiles in a fresh, subversive way, while also paying tribute to their history. Making use of first person sources, historic documents, paintings and fashion photographs, this is a complete overview of tartan and tweed in Scotland and beyond.
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Martin, Ann.
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