subject: Tartan, The Worlds Most Favorite Design [print this page] As all are aware, tartan is a pattern or design created with criss cross lines of different colors or different shades same color. There are different types of tartans. In ancient days, many elite families used to keep their own tartan designs as their family uniform. People belonging to such families used to wear the family tartan during celebrations and on other occasions of importance. Tartans used to symbolize many thoughts and feelings too. A red tartan is often considered as the design meant for warriors and knights while a blue one used to symbolize the love and affection. Thus by wearing tartan dress, people used to communicate with each other in the language of minds.
Though tartan is a traditional design of Scotland, it was there in many other places in different parts of the world in different names. Though with slight changes, Irish tartan too was very popular since centuries. It was being used in America and I several countries of Asia even in ancient days.
In our times, tartan is being used in fashion dresses to uniform wears. This wide acceptability of tartan dress made it a favourite design of millions in the world. A variety of dresses, right from middies and top to jeans and shirts are available with tartan design. Tartan ribbon and tartan scarf are also favourite of many people.
History of tartan says that in the early stages, the design was limited to the people from elite families. That could be the reason for it to attract respect. Secondly, we can create a good number of varieties of designs with same color in tartan pattern. By changing the width of each line or by adjusting the distance between each line we can make each design differ from the other. This advantage made it the most sought after design for uniform. Many reputed organizations and educational institutions are using this design in their uniform.
As millions of designs are available in this pattern, each tartan dress will have a unique look. This is another reason for its popularity among the young generation. They are not only going for tartan for their dresses, even, door curtains, bed spreads etc are also preferred with tartan designs. They always prefer to wear tartan ribbon or scarf. Thus this centuries old pattern has become the favourite of one more generation.
Though with the development of technologies, the designing has become easy, and more varieties of designs have been introduced, the traditional ones such as Irish tartan, Scottish tartans etc are still in great demand. After all old is gold.
