Tartans

Later, Scottish dancers in tartans marked the next Commonwealth Games in 2014 in Glasgow. ❋ Jason Burke In Delhi (2010)

On arriving, he discovered two men in tartans, with their back to the opposite wall, furiously assaulted by a throng of Edward's soldiers. ❋ Unknown (1875)

One wore English armor, with his visor closed; the other, a knight, was in tartans. ❋ Unknown (1875)

McQueen dedicated a whole collection of gorgeous red tartans and black lace to the Widows of Culloden. ❋ Tamie Adaya (2011)

Look to Junya Watanabe for the most directional styles that look great with punk-chic tartans and slick leather separates. ❋ Holli Rogers (2011)

Woven ballet flats from India, Scottish tartans and alpaca sweaters sought to challenge the idea that the best products came from Italy. ❋ Christina Passariello (2011)

I now bring many elements of the chalet into other projects including a house in Windsor and a London penthouse, such as thick wool curtains, rough timber and lots of materials such as leather, fur, Scottish tartans and sheepskin. ❋ Helen Kirwan-Taylor (2011)

The included leather carrying strap keeps the tartans compact and portable. $80, pendleton-usa.com ❋ Michael Hsu (2011)

But the collection to be shown at New York fashion week next month will include items like grey linen wool plaid trousers and dark grey wool tonal plaid pants and blazers — "a fresher take on plaids and tartans," says co-designer Daniel Silver. ❋ Ray A. Smith (2011)

His Scotch Symphony, replete with misty ruins and ceremonial tartans and set to Mendelssohn, is less a tribute to Scotland itself than to the romantic ballets of 19th-century Paris, especially La Sylphide. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Scotland, as I mentioned before, brings to mind tradition and family loyalty (think of the clans and the tartans), but by the same token it is a place where acts of great barbarity and betrayal took place, where the land has been as tough and unyielding as it is beautiful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

McQueen dressed Parker for numerous red carpets, and clad both the actress and himself in tartans at 2006's Costume Institute Benefit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His 1995 show "Highland Rape," a collection of ripped lace dresses and tartans, doubled as a comment on the ravaging of the Scottish Highlands by the English. ❋ Christina Passariello (2010)

Choice of over 500 tartans. – www.kilts-n-stuff.com ❋ Unknown (2010)

There were no crossed claymores with tarnished blades hanging on the wall, no moth-eaten tartans draping the chairs, no ancient shields embellished with the Hepburn coat of arms on proud display. ❋ Teresa Medeiros (2010)

Like Scottish tartans or Navajo blankets, antique rugs offer clues about the lives and folklore of ancient peoples. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He used tartans in his work, but it wasn't a pattern with which he was identified. ❋ Unknown (2010)