Tartan, that iconic Scottish plaid, is not just a pattern ... banning of tartan following the Battle of Culloden in 1745. The Dress Act of 1764 even prohibited wearing kilts, aiming to suppress ...

A few months ago, if you’d suggested I wear a tartan outfit that wouldn’t look out of place in Outlander, I’d have raised an eyebrow. Yet here I am racking up plaid dresses like the laird of ...