English Version | Plaid and simple

03 Sep 2024
By Vogue Portugal

There's nothing simple about the chequered pattern. Except, perhaps, that it brings a touch of British countryside to any look.

Perhaps because of its association with the English fashion houses, the Windsor Royal Family and their country estates such as Balmoral or Sandringham, there is something noble about tartan, but also elemental, earthy and popular. But it's not simple: apart from the obvious multiplicity of lines and tones it can adopt as a weave and print, it's not even simple in its connections, because the connotation with royalty is not so linear, nor is its alliance with the countryside. A city basic in equal measure, it suits office looks in structured pieces like tailleurs just as much as it adapts to off duty in the middle of a city park or suburban forest in the fluidity of a round skirt. A versatility that the catwalk didn't shy away from exploring in a series of proposals that combine form and function in the plaid print, to any setting.

Translated from the original in Vogues Portugal’s “The Big Book of Trends” Issue, published September 2024. Full stories and credits in the print issue. 


PhotographyJuankr
StylingCaterina Ospina
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