plaid
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For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
With tunic silhouettes, collars, ruffles, plaid and stripes, the pieces are a new playful summer uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The store’s front facade was wrapped in a giant plaid scarf made of 126,000 twinkling Christmas lights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
"Tartan and plaid are having a moment," says fashion stylist and writer Alexandra Fullerton.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
In the bedroom, I drag a comb through my hair and pull on a plaid dress that Mama loves but I hate.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Newsboy caps, button-down vests and a predominance of subtle plaids recalled "Peaky Blinders", while pocket watch chains consolidated the 1920s feel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
There are also many things it isn’t: no bright green garlands, no mixing of plaids in the same room, and no gift bags under the tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Ally and Jay’s rom-com caricature is the cleverest subplot in the movie — the pair are heightened Hallmark Channel ingenues who like fiddly coffee orders, coordinated plaids and the same shade of taupe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
Come for the messy, backstabbing celebrities, but stay for Alan Cumming's show-stopping plaids.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025
She was wearing an outfit of red plaids, lavender stripes, and aqua polka dots that she had matched herself.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
