tartan

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The Ramones had songs based on “Saturday Night,” and they dressed in the tartan plaids of Queens, which is the black leather jackets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

William watched as his wife, Catherine, known as Kate, tried her hand at helping weave a two-mile-long tartan scarf at a mental health charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But she gives tartan a fresh look by using it in modern outfits like maxi dresses and matching sets, and by layering tartan skirts over jeans.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Her designs are made using traditional techniques such as pleating and draping and she sources tartan from local fabric mills honouring the "craftsmanship of traditional kiltmaking".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Professor McGonagall, in a tartan bathrobe and a hair net, had Malfoy by the ear.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling