MacLaren Dress tartan
Dress tartan of Clan MacLaren.
Designed in 1981 by L. G. Campbell MacLaren, and approved by the chief and the clan society that year. The blue ground of the standard sett becomes white, with a blue stripe running down its centre.
Thread count
B/4 W24 K16 G16 R4 G16 K2 Y/4Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. The slashes mark the pivots: the pattern runs to the end, then reverses back on itself.
Colours
- B — Blue
- W — White
- K — Black
- G — Green
- R — Red
- Y — M Yellow
Shades follow the Register's palette for this entry. Woven cloth varies by mill and by colourway.
Get the kilt
When you order a kilt, ask for the tartan by its full name — for example “MacLaren Dress” — and say which colourway you want. “Modern” is dark and strong, “ancient” is lighter, “weathered” is muted. The sett is the same in each.
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Wear the colours
Our own MacLaren range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
