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Tag: Tartan Day

1960s, Current trends

A Good Day for Tartan

April 6, 2020April 5, 2020by Sarah Sheehan2 Comments on A Good Day for Tartan
1960s coat, skirt, and short pants pattern Vogue Special Design 7175
Vogue 7175 (1967) Coordinates.

In honour of Tartan Day, a Sixties Vogue Special Design for coordinates, shown in what looks to be the Munro tartan.

Alba gu bràth!

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1950s, Current trends

The Gathering of the Clans

April 6, 2018September 4, 2018by Sarah Sheehan1 Comment on The Gathering of the Clans
The Gathering of the Clans, vintage tartan girl's dress pattern McCall's 2083 by illustrator Sydelle Hall
The Gathering of the Clans, McCall’s Pattern Book, Fall 1956. Illustration: Sydelle Hall.

In honour of Tartan Day, a mid-century schoolgirl in the Royal Stewart tartan.

Pattern: McCall’s 2083.

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