What Are The Types Of Plaid?

Plaid element has a long history, and there are about 4,000 registered plaid patterns at present, which cover almost all the arrangement and combination methods we can think of. Six basic stripes crisscross to create a kaleidoscopic pattern, similar to the existence of totems. In the subsequent historical process, the plaid patterns were brought to more places, so that the plaid element to take root in different cultures.

1. Tartan

It is said that the plaid appeared on the Scottish Highlands over 1,700 years ago and became popular all over the world.

Among the plaid elements, Tartan is undoubtedly the most well-known one, with six basic colors: black, white, red, yellow, green and dark blue, and at least two to six colors are interwoven into Tartan.

In addition to the classic red, black and green pattern, the most famous pattern is undoubtedly the beige, red and black pattern of the British luxury brand Burberry, which has long become the iconic symbol of the brand.

2. Glen plaid

The highly scholarly Glen plaid is made of small checks interleaved to form a transitional check. The clothing trend started by the Prince of Wales of Great Britain. The most difference between the Glen plaid and Tartan is that the Glen plaid contains tiny houndstooth.

This type of plaid is composed of small plaid and forms a transitional visual impression of depth and shallow. The colors that often appear include black, gray, and white.

Because the Glen plaid line is smaller, the texture is relatively more advanced, so it is often used as a custom fabric for men's suits.

3. Houndstooth

Houndstooth is composed of patterns arranged like birds, which originated from Glen plaid and was favored by the English aristocracy. In 1948, the man Christian Dior, a fashion giant of the generation, applied the plaid pattern once named "canine pattern” to the packaging of perfume, and officially named the pattern "houndstooth".

4. Vichy

The Vichy pattern, also known as Gingham, originated in France. It is woven with two colors yarns, and the overlapping part will appear dark, so the gingham pattern has three colors.

The three most classic patterns of the Vichy are blue and white, red and white, and black and white.

Compared with the above three plaid patterns, the Vichy pattern is the best to identify, and the temperament reflected can also make the British gentleman into an elegant and romantic retro girl. The best interpreter is the legendary actress Audrey Hepburn.

5. Madras plaid

Madras plaid originated in India during the British colonial period, and later India transformed this preferred Scottish plaid, resulting in Madras plaid, so the plaid shape is similar to Scottish plaid, but the color is Indian style, the color is more pure, bright, and jumpy. Its color combination and layout style are more rich, red orange yellow green blue indigo violet almost all have.

6. Checkerboard

Checkerboard was once the exclusive plaid of the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, and it is also a classic plaid pattern. The square two-color plaid has become a highly recognizable brand symbol.

7. windowpane plaid

The shape of windowpane plaid is two fine lines crossing to form large squares like window frames, which breaks the boredom of classic plaid and brings a simple and atmospheric style.