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
Floating into her new school on a bubble of positivity that will stubbornly refuse to burst, Elle is a spot of color in a sea of black and plaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The red, white and grey plaid shorts have become iconic in tennis circles, and the surviving pairs have found good homes.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Kiffin, wearing a plaid top that appeared stolen from the Brady Bunch wardrobe closet, softened the tone of his departing statement, now saying he respected Ole Miss’s decision to exclude him from playoff coaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
She could wear plaid with plaid or tell him the truth or have bad breath, and he would still be just present with his accepting swiveling backside.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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
Gawaine was stretched face downward on the plaids.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
