As the name suggests, the dress Gordon tartan has been ideally suggested as a form of light and bright wear. This tartan has its own unique style and has been suggested as a wedding wear for the users. The Gordon dress tartan has a much brighter look and lighter feel, as compared to most of the other tartans available in these categories. The use of the bright colors for accentuating hues and bringing out lights has been successfully used for weddings.
The common colors used in the Gordon dress include royal blue, dark gold orange, green, white and black. The Gordon dress tartan can be used for making the belted plaid, which is very long and requires 6 ells of double tartan cloth. This can be worn wrapped around the body and it is held in place by a waist belt. The lower part of the Gordon dress tartan has been left loose with pleats for forming the kilt. And the upper half gathered together drapes over one shoulder and is left hanging down the back. Even the use of a brooch on the shoulder can be done for keeping the outfit in place and look stylish enough for a wedding.
The Dark Island tartan is one of the most unique styles of tartans available since ancient times. The unique factor about the Dark Island style is that it has a subtle black-on-black shadow set, which enables the creation of an on-trend look. This Dark Island range is unique and striking.
The Dark Island tartan has been made from 100% pure new wool tartans, which are made from the top quality Scottish mills. The Dark Island tartan comes with a tuck-in selvedge along with a piece dyed for a stylish tone. This dyed piece of the Dark Island has been known for its tone-on-tone ‘shadow’ tartan. This set pattern of the Dark Island tartan can subtly give the reproduced effects for kilts and help their creation with a difference.
The Dark Island tartan is available in the shades of black and navy and this is the most unique feature of this tartan. These materials can be used only for garments and not any other purposes due to its dark hues. However when worn with the right cut and design, the Dark Island tartan emerges as a winner for formal occasions or even for ceremonies where the use of bright colors is not required or feasible.
If the Royal Stewart had been the first tartan that most people could think of, then it has good competition from the Hunting Stewart. Apparently this tartan had been the favorite of the late Queen mother and has been loved by many others around the world. The hunting Stewart tartan is available in both modern and traditional designs, which accentuates the changing tastes of the people towards the fabrics.
The use of the basic colors in these Tartans has remained the same with alterations in the combinations of the colors. Even through green, black and blue control to rule most of the hunting Stewart tartans, there are other combinations available here like use of browns and yellows to heighten the color. These are tartans, which are available in pure wool and the fabrics are consistent with slight changes in the color combinations available for the same.
Overall the hunting Stewart tartans are good quality tartans, which have been most commonly woven in pure new wool. And this is ideal for people who are not allergic to wool and can be used for making the best kilts available. The material is ideally used for kilts, except for the people who are trying to make a fashion statement using other fabrics.