Scottish National Dress and Tartan

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Scottish National Dress and Tartan
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stuart Reid
SeriesShire Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:56
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149
Category/GenreHistory of fashion
ISBN/Barcode 9780747812180
ClassificationsDewey:391.009411
Audience
General
Illustrations 3 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Shire Publications
Publication Date 10 March 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Tartan is an enormously popular pattern in modern fashion. Beginning as Highland dress, it was originally peculiar to certain areas of Scotland, but is now generally accepted as its national costume: what was once ordinary working clothing of a distinctive local style has been formalised into a ceremonial dress, with tartans once woven according to the fancy of those who wore them becoming fixed with certain patterns prescribed for different families, areas or institutions. This process was not, as is popularly thought, a phenomenon begun by the romantic novels of Sir Walter Scott, but began long before as a reaction to the union with England in 1707. This book traces not only the early stages of that evolution, but the process by which the various tartans became icons of Scottish identity.

Author Biography

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen and served with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. He is the author of several critically praised studies of Scottish military history, including 'Like Hungry Wolves', the definitive study of the battle of Culloden, 'Wellington's Highland Warriors, and several Osprey titles on Highland soldiers.