From the Scottish Highlands to underground punk clubs, tartan has cemented itself as part of the subcultural uniform. Originally worn as a symbol of the wearer’s clan, the check design used to signify the life of the gentry and the wearer’s long and noble heritage. It was adopted into streetwear a couple of centuries later for very different reasons: a metaphorical two fingers to the establishment. Today it still forms a key part of the Fred Perry uniform.
