WHAT'S YOUR CLAN?
A) Menzies B) Gordon C) Malcolm D) Stewart E) Mackenzie F) MacLeod G) Black Watch H) Buchanan
Technically a "tartan pattern" is made up of perfect squares, so it can be turned 180 degrees or upside-down + look exactly the same. A plaid, on the other hand, can have stripes that clearly run in a specific direction.
We love slight touches of tartan or plaid somewhere in the home.
I reflect back to the comforts a warm flannel shirt + my favorite cashmere throw brings at this time of year, with snow on the ground + a frigid chill in the air.
This is the go-to source for all the details like:
A tartan plaid, is Scottish, as opposed to American or English. That means the instantly recognizable Burberry pattern that looks like a tartan plaid, is officially just a "check" because they're Brits!
In other words: all tartan is plaid, but not all plaid is tartan.
Hot chocolate anyone?
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