2001-07-28 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- Poet Robert Burns had one. Actor Sean Connery wears one around his waist on occasion. And now, after more than 151 years of statehood, California has its own ...

A space scientist has had a Mars Exploration tartan officially accepted and recorded with the Register of Tartans. Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh, hopes to ...

The most recognizable royal family tartan is the red Royal Stewart tartan, which dates back to at least 1800. Its origins are unknown, but the pattern definitely has a royal pedigree. King George IV ...

You don't have to be Scottish royalty to enjoy the beauty that is tartan plaid; this traditional pattern is actually making a big comeback in home decor in the form of plaid furniture, throw blankets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A familial identifier. A symbol of royalty. An expression of punk culture. A popular holiday motif. Over the years, tartan has ...

Rabbi Mendel Jacobs was never much of a kilt man. Although he is the only Scottish-born rabbi living in Scotland, he had always preferred suits to the traditional dress of his home country. Until now.

The exact moment at which an element of design becomes a classic is difficult to pin down, but it likely occurs at the moment when it can be reworked and remixed to modern effect without losing any of ...

THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL visited Wembley vaccination centre on Tuesday for her latest public engagement. She wore a green tartan skirt for the occasion, prompting fashion experts to wonder if tartan is ...

Jonathan Faiers is the author of Tartan, the book which was the inspiration for the V&A Dundee exhibition. He's also one of the curators of the exhibition. “Oldest”, “rarest”, “most celebrated” … ...

British luxury brand Burberry has won a copyright lawsuit against a Korean apparel company over its patented tartan pattern. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Burberry, Thursday, ...

“Oldest”, “rarest”, “most celebrated” … these adjectives are intentionally avoided in the major new exhibition, Tartan, at the V&A Dundee. It is ironic, therefore, that myself and the other curators ...