Tartan Revised and Updated
Tartan Revised and Updated by Jonathan Faiers, published by Bloomsbury Academic on November 18, 2021, is a comprehensive exploration of the history and cultural significance of tartan. This revised edition includes new insights and an additional chapter focusing on masculinities, revitalizing discussions around the fabric’s traditional Highland origins and its modern reinterpretations by contemporary designers.
Readers will find a detailed examination of tartan’s dual nature, capable of expressing both conformity and subversion. The book situates tartan within broader philosophical, political, and cultural contexts, tracing its journey from clanship to contemporary fashion. It highlights the fabric’s influence on notable designers and its extensive impact both domestically and globally. Beautifully illustrated, this edition weaves together narratives from history, art, music, film, and fashion, showcasing tartan’s extraordinary versatility and appeal.
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An outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan. – Telegraph
Featuring new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of Tartan revitalizes discussions about the fabric’s traditional, sentimental Highland origins and its deliberate subversion by contemporary designers.
Tartan’s history has made it uniquely capable of expressing both conformity and subversion, tradition and innovation. Through positioning tartan within broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts, from the tartan-clad Highland regiments and Queen Victoria’s royal endorsement, to the fabric’s influence on Westwood and McQueen and a generation of Japanese designers such as Watanabe and Takahashi, Jonathan Faiers traces tartan’s development from clanship to contemporary fashion and its enormous domestic and global impact.
Beautifully illustrated and weaving together a story out of history, art, music, film and fashion, Tartan demonstrates that this most traditional and radical fabric has become one of extraordinary versatility and far-reaching appeal.
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