The Complete Book of Tartan
Author: Ian Zaczek
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2016-03-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844779741
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating history and visual directory of tartans, lavishly illustrated with over 700 images.
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Tartan: Romancing the Plaid
Author: Jeffrey Banks
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2015-02-17
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0847845567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam “Braveheart” Wallace did battle in it. Queen Victoria decked Balmoral in it. Madonna donned it to strut around the stage. Tartan, the beloved symbol of kin, clan and nation to the Scots, has evolved into the one of the world’s favorite fabrics. Serving as inspiration for designers of everything from haute couture to furniture, tartan mania is in full swing. Fashion world insiders Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle have written the definitive book on tartan, bringing together a dizzying array of images to tell the story of tartan’s humble beginnings to its current status as the ultimate emblem of great taste and high fashion. In addition to chronicling tartan enthusiasts from every age–including the incomparably fashionable Duke of Windsor whose closet was jam-packed with tartan kilts–Tartan profiles the designers who’ve made tartan an integral part of their work, from punk-inspired provocateurs Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Alexander McQueen to the more refined fashions of titan Ralph Lauren and Burberry. The perfect mix of a fashion and lifestyle book, this volume explores the global phenomena of tartan mania.
Tartan
Author: Hugh Cheape
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Hugh Cheape, Head of the Scottish Material Culture Research Centre at the National Museums of Scotland, explores the story of tartan from the medieval love of display to the Victorian invention of exclusive clan identity. With the spotlight also thrown on Bonnie Prince Charlie's kilt and 'ancient' tartans, the history of the Highlands and its society is brought vividly to life. A revised edition of a classic text, this book contains a full-colour section on clan tartans, with useful historical information to find our more about your own tartan, and family history and genealogy."--BOOK JACKET.
Clans and Families of Scotland
Author: Alexander Fulton
Publisher: Booksales
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780785810506
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an illustrated history of Scottish Highland clans and their associated tartans.
Scottish National Dress and Tartan
Author: Stuart Reid
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-03-10
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 0747813302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTartan 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.
The Secret Life of Tartan
Author: VIXY. RAE
Publisher:
Published: 2023-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781785305207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTartan + Tweed
Author: Caroline Young
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 2017-02-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780711238220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTartan and Tweed is a comprehensive look at the chequered history of tartan and tweed from their origins in the Scottish Highlands to their reinvention, growing and continued popularity and use in contemporary fashion design, music, art and film. Both tweed and tartan are fabrics with a strong cultural identity and history. But they have been reinvented to create multiple meanings, particularly when used in street fashions and in haute couture to mimic or parody the aristocracy, and to act as a subversive symbol of rebellion. This lavishly illustrated book focuses on fashion over the last century whilst looking back at the journey these fabrics have made from traditional cloth to stylish fabrics. We follow the early popularity of tartan and tweed including the fabrics' connections from crofters and clans to aristocracy, and look at tweed's dramatic recovery during an economic crisis and its subsequent re-invention as desirable luxury fashion fabric. The book explores the use of tartan and tweed in fashion in the collections of leading designers including Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Chanel who have used these textiles in a fresh, subversive way, while also paying tribute to their history. Making use of first person sources, historic documents, paintings and fashion photographs, this is a complete overview of tartan and tweed in Scotland and beyond.
Golf Girl's Little Tartan Book
Author: Patricia Hannigan
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 2011-10-21
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 1613121288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlay like a girl! A female golf writer offers tips, inspiration, and laughs for women who want to excel at the sport. Golf blogger Patricia Hannigan has a driving ambition: to get each of her thousands of female followers to play like a girl. That, she insists, is just the way for a woman to excel at golf—and, every bit as important, to have a lot of fun doing so. A witty and wise departure from oh-so-predictable instructional guides, Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book doesn’t focus only on technique. Hannigan also writes about attitude and the mental game, demonstrating how a gal who’s passionate about golf can use her womanly style to her distinct advantage on the course. From teeing off (don’t be coy about using those red tees) to getting teed off (don’t be timid about throwing the occasional tantrum), Hannigan entertainingly dispenses advice that’s sure to be useful to any woman intent on securing membership in the “boys’ club” called golf.
Tartan Titters!
Author: Allan Morrison
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 2008-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845022228
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Tartan Titters ' brings together the best jokes in the land for the very first time, and proves beyond doubt that Scotland is one of the friendliest and funniest nations on Earth.
Tartan
Author: Jonathan Faiers
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845203771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTartan has colonized the world. The flexibility of its design and the traditionalism of its symbolism - as well as the travels of the Scots - have taken the fabric around the globe. Traditionally the visual sign of clanship and district, tartan was popularized outside Scotland by the tartan-clad Highland regiments and Queen Victoria's royal endorsement. Hollywood has continued to sustain the romantic fictions of tartan from Brigadoon to Braveheart. At the same time, designers such as Westwood and McQueen have deliberately subverted the traditional and historical associations of the fabric, as have contemporary artists such as Matthew Barney. Post-punk, tartan now turns up in the most surprising places, influencing the conceptual clothing of a generation of Japanese designers such as Watanabe and Takahashi, the stage costumes of Outkast's Andre 3000 and contemporary interior design. Beautifully illustrated and weaving together a story out of history, art, music, film and fashion, Tartan contains everything you ever wanted to know about this most radical and most traditional of fabrics.
