{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-tartan-vixy-rae-9781785305207","title":"The Secret Life of Tartan: How a Cloth Shaped a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning exploration of tartan's origins, its links with art, landscape, contemporary culture and the outlaws of history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tartan is so much more than just a cloth. From its clan origins in the Scottish Highlands to the catwalks of Milan, London and New York, from its regimental history to its anti-establishment status, tartan has not only shaped a nation but has become an international style icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Tartan \u003c\/i\u003eis as colorful and interwoven as the threads of the fabric itself. From troops in Black Watch tartan controlling Highland rebels to the Balmoral tartan exclusively worn by royalty, from the first tartan on the moon to the pattern of choice for punk and high fashion alike, tartan truly has a remarkable universal status. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This landmark book is a visual guide to the poetry of tartan, looking at the dark past of the most majestic of cloths. It covers the types and styles of tartan, exploring color and craft, texture and cloth, viewing aspects of sustainability, from the handing down of kilts to the lost art of vegetable-dying yarn. It features the people behind the cloth: families, weavers and designers, mixing tradition and heritage with the contemporary. From the shortbread tin to the catwalk, regal palaces to highland bothies, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Tartan\u003c\/i\u003e showcases tartan's dramatic diversity and outstanding heritage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vixy Rae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785305204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785305207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black \u0026amp; White Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 6.02w x 1.06d","brand":"Vixy Rae","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897787277567,"sku":"9781785305207","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7d0b7d5-8299-4712-b91d-2ff7e2aa77b0.jpg?v=1721374744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-tartan-vixy-rae-9781785305207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}