Debuting his new personal tartan at the Braemar games, King Charles declared himself an early adopter of fashion’s favourite fabric
When King Charles debuted his new personal tartan at the Braemar Games in the Highlands at the beginning of September, he wasn’t just writing a new chapter in the long-running royal love affair with the traditional fabric, but he was also declaring himself an early adopter of one of autumn/winter’s biggest trends.
And with Princess Anne joining the King by wearing her own dashing Stewart Hunting kilt and Queen Camilla in a bespoke plaid look, the senior royals could almost have stepped straight off the new season catwalks.
From the ancient castles of Scotland to the ateliers of Paris, tartan remains a look which, when done right, can exude timeless elegance, edgy cool, rebellious spirit or something impishly inbetween. It was the fabric worn by Queen Elizabeth II in the final public picture ever taken of her, and the look loved by the ultimate punk, Vivienne Westwood. How’s that for versatility?
King Charles in King Charles III tartan. Created this year by the Scottish tartan authority, the King debuted his new tartan at this year’s Braemar Games