Tartan fashion this Christmas

the kilt is back

The passion for plaid, fast becoming one of fashion’s longest-lasting relationships, is as predictable as tinsel at this time of year.It was barely two years ago that Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, and our own Alexander McQueen all tripped into tartan territory.Now, here we are again, poised for another round of highland games.

The trend, this season, covers all the extremes from the psychedelic plaids of the young fashion pretender Henry Holland and the clash of the tartans in Dolce&Gabbana’s D&G collection to the more muted touch employed by Yohji Yamamoto in his Y-3 range or the upmarket Aspen-meets-Auchterarder approach of Ralph Lauren.Comme’s Kawakubo also revisits the theme with punk overtones, while Vivienne Westwood has once again subscribed to the revival in her younger Red Label collection.

Tartan, however, does need to be treated with a certain amount of care.Sassenachs such as the extrovert Jean Paul Gaultier and Madonna on her 2001 Drowned World tour may be able to carry off a kilt, but it is generally wise to start with a pinch of plaid to avoid looking like an extra from Brigadoon or a Bay City Rollers groupie.

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