Plaid and Tartan

Checks and patterns borrowed from Schottish Highlands to create a special look.

Writes Italian Vogue.

Pictures in magazines look really breathtaking and make us want to buy. But in real how do we wear them in everyday life and don't look too old-school or awkward? Plaid or Tartan or whatever you choose is very tricky pattern, but I will try to come up with some basic rules how to wear it.

I know many people who just love plaid trousers, but to actually wear them AND look really good you must have slim or skinny legs and small bottom, otherwise your lower part will end up looking much bigger than it is in real. So if u happen to have bulky legs - avoid plaid trousers, choose skirt. If you do not have preference in type of clothing you want, buy plaid things only for body parts where your figure is in best shape possible.

Plaid coat has always been one of the best choices you can ever make. It looks stylish and sophisticated or romantic and playful, just accessorize it the way you feel and you are sure to look brand new every day. As well there is a very big bonus - it always emphasizes only best features of your body and tends to hide what u want to, just choose right cut.

Never mix up plaid with plaid. Wearing too much of it by matching plaid tops with bottoms will make you look distasteful in best case and up to avoidable in worst. If you happen to have many pieces at home and you really love them all, either wear one at a time or mix up just accessories and choose them in very similar or same plaid patterns if possible.

Plaid as option for evening. Quite possible. All you have to do is to find style and pattern that best matches the occasion and your body type. There is one very important rule abt plaid when you buy it. If u are petit, do not choose bright and bold, better go for smaller patterns and more neutral colors. And vice versa, if you are not petite at all - choose bigger pattern and bolder plaids.