cheats: Saga of Scottish Heritage

Saga of Scottish Heritage

In old days, each elite family has its own tartan design and they used to wear these tartans in various occasions. It has been kept as a symbol of family status and there were laws for tartan registration. Each family kept their family weavers to weave their family tartan. Initially the tartan patterns used to weave in wool. Later it has started appearing in various other clothes too. With the help of modern equipments, it is being done in silk and cotton also nowadays.

Tartan patterns were initially used in kilts. Kilts are the traditional Scottish men's wear which resembles a miniskirt. It has many accessories too. Kilt accessoriesincluding, belts, ornaments, weapons, scarf etc have been designed to match the kilt design. As each family on those days had their own family tartan, they had their own designs in tartan accessories too.

Usually, the belt will be carried a buckle that have the family symbol embossed on it. The cap should have a badge with family symbol in the front. As the tartan pattern, kilts are also considered a part of rich Scottish culture. Even today, many people used to wear these traditional out fits on special occasions like marriages and festivals. In ancient days, they used to wear it during sports events too. At a time when every elite family had their own armies, a uniform, which has a design similar to that of family tartan were given to these army men. This helped to identify the armies.

Tweed jacketis another symbol of Scottish pride.

The type of jackets used to woven manually. It has been used as a winter wear in ancient days.

However, as the time passed tweed jacket also become a fashion wear and along with protection from the cold people used to wear it as a part of their fashionable dresses. This trend brought a lot of changes in the designs of these jackets. Now many varieties of jackets have been manufactured commercially by well known apparel manufacturers using the modern technology. The rough looking winter wear has changed to a fashionable outfit of the young generation now.

Any tradition or heritage that has been built over a strong base will never ruin. The attitude of the people all over the world about the Scottish fashions like tweed jacket, kilts and kilt accessories etc clearly underlines this fact. In coming days we can witness more positive changes in this trend. More and more fashion designers are working on it now around the world.