Plaid works for holiday and wintry days ahead. It’s dignified and playful, preppy and punk. In the words of Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep—the freshly minted update on the Preppy Handbook—“What’s not to love?”
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Vivienne Westwood
Not Your Granny's Tartan
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Crate & Barrel
Not Your Granny's Tartan
Increase your tweed and heather quotient this holiday with Crate & Barrel’s new Plaid Plates. Shades of moss green, peat brown and grey-skies blue evoke Highland hillscapes. Green stoneware plate ($8.95) from Crate & Barrel. CrateandBarrel.com
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Nemo Niemann
Not Your Granny's Tartan
Offset a tartan ensemble with Barbour’s classic Burghley riding coat ($449) from Horse Country Saddlery in Warrenton. Perfect for dynamic hill walking at home or abroad. HorseCountryLife.com
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Mini Boden
Not Your Granny's Tartan
Get in touch with your inner Gaul. Mini Boden’s groovy gilet ($46) somehow manages to be old world and edgy at once. Pair with their Funky Rib Waist Skirt ($34) for a winning look. BodenUSA.com
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Saks Fifth Avenue
Not Your Granny's Tartan
Make a splash on even the rainiest day with Check Rain Boots ($225) by Burberry from Saks Fifth Avenue available to order through the Richmond store (804) 320-6960.
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Designers Guild
Not Your Granny's Tartan
Not a fan of the wintry Scottish country house look? Use a lighter touch with Designers Guild cotton/linen blends. Add mink trim for louche appeal. Morelli fabric in Berry and Teal is available to the trade and retail from Williams-Sherrill, Richmond. DesignersGuild.com
No story on tartan would be complete without the work of Vivienne Westwood who has turned out vanguard designs in plaid since the 1970s, including these looks from Fall 2010. VivienneWestwood.com
Click on the slideshow above to see how this old fashioned favorite, now officially back in the limelight, reveals itself in a variety of other fashions and home décor.
