Catwalk labels including JW Anderson and Gucci,as well as tall-street stores, own a new creation for 2018 – varying tartans spliced together to produce a tradition-busting skirtWe live in tumultuous times – so why not let your skirt reflect that? The latest design classic to read 2018’s room is the kilt. In the hands of modern fashion designers, or it has mutated from an item steeped in Scottish tradition to what we’re calling the ‘frankenkilt’. Rather than using one tartan all over to signpost your clan,the frankenkilt splices several together, creating a sort of anarchic feel that chimes with the zeitgeist. Think less the Queen with corgis in the Highlands, and more designer Charles Jeffrey in a kilt and bovver boots with a beauty spot.
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Source: guardian.co.uk