Saturday 30 November 2013

Bunch Of Tarts

No, I'm not talking about Mr Kipling's sweet jammy delights that we all like to munch down on every once in a while (there's an innuendo in there somewhere..) but I am talking about the rise of scottish print this season.

You may relate tartan to either an Mel Gibson screaming 'FREEDOM!' at the end of Braveheart (great film), or a mohawked punk with more piercings than sense, but tartan is not one to shy away from this season with many high street retailers producing garments with the print design on.

Type in 'Tartan' to the search bar on the Zara website and you will be given 56 tartan print pieces of clothing flash up in front of your face, my favourite being this tartan zipped tube dress, even if the weather is in minus temperatures. I imagine it would team well with some black tights (100 denier, I don't cope with the cold) heeled boats, and a black oversized collared peacoat with gold accessories which would really jump out, a winter warmer for the Christmas party season. (i'm not a huge fan of the tied jumper around the waist that Zara have teamed it with, my Mother always told me that looked scruffy).



Do the same with Topshop and you'll get a grand total of 136 tartan delights to peruse upon, from trousers to pyjama bottoms, River Island 121 items, Forever 21 a disappointing 3 items and ASOS unsurprisingly taking the lead with 154 tartish wonders, so it's safe to say you're spoilt for choice on this one.

So why not pay homage to William Wallace this season and tart yourself up, whether it's in a scarf or a two piece suit, you'll be playing the bagpipes and eating short bread before you know it.

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