MAD ABOUT PLAID AND TARTAN

Check Mate- Knitted gray kimono jacket by 2% worn with a tartan dress by GTW Fab

Tartan Tale- Update the classic schoolgirl look with this oversized striped pull over by 2% paired with a black and white tartan skirt by GTW Fab

Vintage Youth- Back and white long sleeved tartan pullover paired with a red skater skirt, both from GTW Fab.

Clash of the Tartans- Cool and cozy blue and red tartan pullover worn with a black button down sleeveless top, and a blue skater skirt, all from GTW Fab

Everyone is mad about plaid!  It’s clearly a key trend of the season and it’s everywhere: on the runways and on the streets.

Whether it’s a great gingham, herringbone, or the ever classic tartan, plaid has been around for ages, and it certainly looks like this is one print that’s here to stay.  And while plaids of season’s past have followed more traditional and classic paths, the fall of 2014 brings cool new ways to wear it.

                         

A look that is no longer confined to a schoolgirl's skirt or a Scotsman's kilt, this season’s plaids and tartans melt into modern, half-abstract lines cast in red sequins as seen in Kenneth Cole; or take a more sophisticated route as Victoria Beckham draws inspiration from the attitude of the modern woman.  There are also unapologetically bright plaids, blurred plaids with a quiet elegance from Salvatore Ferragamo, as well as grungy plaids from Vera Wang.

           

With style icons leading the way– Rihanna and Emma Watson earlier in the same puffball Alexander McQueen dress, Kate Bosworth’s tartan a-list update, Jessica Alba’s cool and casual splash of tartan goodness –plaid rocks Manila’s stylish set.  And GTWBYSM offers an amazing mixture of on trend and hip plaid and tartan fashion. There are updates on the classic schoolgirl look, folk inspirations with blanket coats and cozy knits, and crisp minimal silhouettes with different size checks in complimentary shades.

                  

Photographed at the Tagaytay Highlands. The collection is available exclusively at GTWBYSM of The SM Store. 

Mad for Plaid- Just g tartan top worn worn with a sleeveless shell and midi length pencil skirt, all from GTW Fab

Off the Grid- Talking tartan from GTW Fab.

Put a Plaid on It- Get that cowgirl style with a long sleeved button down top by Crissa layered with a brown button down sleeveless top by Jag thug, and paired with black short by GTW Fab

Square Route- Put a downtown spin to plaid with tartan pants by It Girl worn with a red-cropped top by GTW FAB

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