Setts may be registered with the International Tartan Index ( ITI ) of the charitable organisation Scottish Tartans Authority ( STA ), which maintains a collection of fabric samples characterized by name and thread count, for free, and / or registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans ( SRT ) of the statutory body the National Archives of Scotland ( NAS ), if the tartan meets NAS's criteria, for UK ₤ 70 as of 2010.

Some punks wear tight " drainpipe " jeans, plaid / tartan trousers, kilts or skirts, T-shirts, leather jackets ( which are often decorated with painted band logos, pins and buttons, and metal studs or spikes ), and footwear such as Converse sneakers, skate shoes, brothel creepers, or Dr. Martens boots.

He, along with his ' production team ', mounted what in modern days could be termed a PR event, in which the ( rather tubby ) King was dressed in tartan ( worn over pink tights ), and was greeted by his people, many of whom were also dressed in similar tartan ceremonial dress.

Northumbria has its own check or tartan, which is similar to many ancient tartans ( especially those from Northern Europe, such as one found near Falkirk and those discovered in Jutland that date from Roman times ( and even earlier ).

But, there are also many schools which have different type of uniforms such as vast, suit-like jackets, sailor style uniforms, pinafores, culottes, school-issued t-shirts, tartan skirts, military-style uniforms, and so on.

The government issue tartan they were required to wear was dark and may have contributed to the name they were given locally, which was Am Freiceadan Dubh ( Gaelic m. The Black Watch ), but it is also possible that the name was given by those who claimed its recruits had " black hearts " for siding with the " enemies of true Highland spirit ", or that it derived from their original duty in policing the Highlands, namely preventing ' blackmail ' ( Highlanders demanding extortion payments to spare cattle herds ).

A university tartan was created in 1992 as part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the university which took place in 1995.

The area was depressed as a result of the Highland Clearances, which had deprived many of their homes and jobs, and faced with laws which sought to eradicate their culture, including the right to wear tartan, to play bagpipes, and to speak Gaelic, many were emigrating to Canada or to the Scottish lowlands.

Each band also has its own tie, which can match the kilt tartan, or is sometimes merely a block colour.

The word plaid, derived from the Scottish Gaelic plaide, meaning " blanket ", was first used of any rectangular garment, sometimes made up of tartan, particularly that which preceded the modern kilt ( see: belted plaid ).

In the mid-19th century natural dyes began to be replaced by chemical dyes which were easier to use and were more economic for the booming tartan industry.

Muted refers to tartan which is shade between modern and ancient.

The Dress Act was part of the Act of Proscription which came into force on 1 August 1746 and made wearing " the Highland Dress " including tartan or a kilt illegal in Scotland as well as reiterating the Disarming Act.

Famously, Montgomerie was left with only one shirt to play in during the Monday playoff, a dark tartan design, which did not help his cause in the very hot playing conditions.

Like most Scottish universities, RGU has its own tartan ; it mirrors the university's official colours of Royal Blue, Red and Gold which appear on the coat of arms ( although purple is now used more frequently day-to-day ).

As a royal regiment, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is permitted to wear the Royal Stewart tartan, which was a privilege granted by HM King George VI, and is worn by the regiment's pipers.

The Mills are known for producing Manx tartan which is used to make a variety of items from hats, scarfs and kilt skirts to capes and rugs.

Unfortunately, at the time the only soap made by STV was Garnock Way, which English ITV companies had no interest in, as they wished to have a soap, in their words, “ with Scotch Lochs, Hills and purple heather ” more tartan feel to the show.

Although a wide range of colours and patterns are available, the traditional swanny pattern is a dark tartan which could be described as a ' reverse gingham ', with thick criss-crossing stripes of either blue or red over a black base.

The original uniform of the corps appears to have been a " shooting " dress, consisting of a tartan, lined with white, trimmed with green and white ribbons ; a white sash, with green tossels ; and a blue bonnet, with a St. Andrew's cross, a tartan coat, with knee-breeches and white vest ; and a " common uniform ," the coat of which was " a green lapelled frock.

The regiment wears the tartan of the Clan Murray of Atholl and has as its cap badge the clan crest approved by the Duke, which it wears along with a sprig of juniper, which is the clan's plant, and is presented by the Duke on his annual inspection.

Over the next three seasons, the Cat began wearing flashier outfits ( like a tartan three-piece suit ) and more leather and vinyl outfits ( with boots ).

Late in the 19th century when the Queen Victoria opened the Glasgow Exhibition, Her Majesty's Scottish Bodyguard wore their dark green tunics ( formerly of the " Black Watch " tartan ), with black braid facings and a narrow stripe of crimson velvet in the centre ; shoulder wings and gauntleted cuffs similarly trimmed ; dark green trousers with black and crimson stripe ; a bow case worn as a sash, adorned with two arrows forming a St. Andrew's cross surmounted by a crown ; a black leather waist-belt with richly chased gold clasp ; a short, gilt-headed Roman sword, like an English bandsman's ; Highland bonnet with thistle and one or more eagle feathers.

Symbols like the tartan, the kilt and bagpipes are widely but not universally liked by Scots ; their establishment as symbols for the whole of Scotland, especially in the Lowlands, dates back to the early 19th century.

The decoration in an actual Sami hat is, like the rest of the Sami costume, indicative of the person's place of origin or even his clan, much like the Scottish tartan.

It was made from wool or a wool / linen combination and twill woven in a pattern of colored stripes which today has become known as tartan, though originally the word tartan referred to the type of cloth ( like linen, or cotton ) and not the pattern of colors as the word almost exclusively signifies today.

The new dress is green with green and red pin stripes in a tartan like pattern.

Regardless of what type of uniform any particular school assigns its students, all schools have a summer version of the uniform ( usually consisting of just a white dress shirt and the uniform slacks for boys and a reduced-weight traditional uniform or blouse and tartan skirt with tie for girls ) and a sports-activity uniform ( a polyester track suit for year-round use and a t-shirt and short pants for summer activities ).

Regardless of what type of uniform any particular school assigns its students, all schools have a summer version of the uniform ( usually consisting of just a white dress shirt and the uniform slacks for boys and a reduced-weight traditional uniform or blouse and tartan skirt with tie for girls ) and a sports-activity uniform ( a polyester track suit for year-round use and a t-shirt and short pants for summer activities ).

In one version, a tartan pattern skirt is worn with an over-the-shoulder plaid, a white blouse and petticoat, and a velvet bodice.

The regiment is one of the six Scottish line infantry regiments, and wears a version of the Government Sett as its regimental tartan.

In one version, a tartan pattern skirt is worn with an over-the-shoulder plaid, a white blouse and petticoat, and a velvet bodice.

It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.

This kind of twill, when woven according to a given sett or written colour pattern, ( see below ), is called tartan.

One of the most-distinctive features of the authentic Scots kilt is the tartan pattern, the sett, it exhibits.

As an example, the Wallace tartan has a thread count given as " K4 R32 K32 Y4 " ( K is black, R is red, and Y is yellow ).

This is called a symmetrical tartan.

Traditional black-tie Lowland dress is a variant of the normal black tie that includes tartan trews rather than the usual trousers and may include a suitable kilt jacket instead of the dinner jacket.

The Alma College Kiltie Marching Band is famous for wearing formal Scottish uniforms including the official Alma College tartan.

The character of Humphrey is a tall, shaggy brown bear with a large, glossy nose, straw boater, tartan waist-coat and oversized yellow bow-tie.

* 1861 – The first color photograph, an additive projected image of a tartan ribbon, is shown by James Clerk Maxwell.

The University of Calgary tartan is associated with the university and with its pipe band.

However, the Ross red tartan, missing here, is a clan tartan.

The frame is of pre-cast reinforced concrete with columns in groups of four and the whole is planned as a tartan grid, allowing services to be carried vertically and horizontally so that at no point in a room are services more than ten feet away.

In Canada, while most groups use colour neckerchiefs, there is also an optional alternate universal pattern tartan neckerchief: white plaid on red for Scouts, gold plaid on dark green for Cubs.

Although there are no rules on who can or cannot wear a particular tartan, and it is possible for anyone to create a tartan and name it almost any name they wish, the only person with the authority to make a clan's tartan " official " is the chief.