Glen plaid
Glen plaid (short for Glen Urquhart plaid) or Glenurquhart check is a woollen fabric with a woven twill design of small and large checks.[1] The name is taken from the valley of Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scotland, where the checked wool was first used in the 19th century by the New Zealand-born countess of Seafield[2] to outfit her gamekeepers,[1] though the name glen plaid does not appear before 1926.[3] Glen plaid is sometimes nicknamed the Prince of Wales check, as it was popularized by the Duke of Windsor when Prince of Wales.[1]
Pee-wee Herman is famous for his light grey Glen plaid suit, and US President Ronald Reagan was considered "un-Presidential" in a gray-and-blue glen plaid suit on a European trip in 1982.[4]
Glen plaid as a woven pattern may be extended to cotton shirting and other non-woollen fabrics.
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- ^ a b c Ralph Lauren Style Guide; polo.com Glossary, Glen plaid, http://style.polo.com/glossary/default.asp?letter=G, retrieved 2008-11-23
- ^ Fabric glossary
- ^ Merriam-Webster's in-line dictionary.
- ^ Hugh Sidey, "Live Men Do Wear Plaid"
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