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    Mizzou Plaid

    Hello All,

    A new tartan has just been registered for the University of Missouri and is called "Mizzou Plaid".

    Now some people will love it and some will hate it - that is not what I am asking. When I look at it, I find that I can't focus on it properly. Whether this is to do with it being an asymmetric design or the number of white lines all in the same area, I don't know. My eye keeps getting dragged back and forth and I can't settle on any one part of the sett.

    Is this just me, or have they designed an optical illusion tartan?



    The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Mizzou Plaid" tartan is shown below.

    Reference: 10104

    Designer: University of Missouri
    Tartan date: 20/06/2009
    Registration date: 23 November 2009
    Category: Corporate

    Restrictions:

    Registration notes: This tartan emerged as a result of a semester project and contest of the Textile and Apparel Management Department at the University of Missouri. Approximately 100 students, enrolled in various classes, participated in the creation. Black and gold are the official colours of the University of Missouri, crimson red and blue are used to incorporate the University's historical colours.

    Registrant details: Mr Scott Chalmers, 45 Grovepark Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, G20 7NZ
    SCOTT@GAELICTHEMES.COM



    Regards

    Chas

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    I saw this as well, and my first thought was how would I work this out on a kilt,it's a very busy pattern and I can't help but feel that if they were hoping to turn it into kilt, they would have done better to have spoken to a kilt maker.
    Anyone walking behind someone wearing this might need some medical attention from the strobe effect!

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    Awful !! Reminds me of the Esher stairs.


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    This would be a great thread for the heraldry & tartans section!

    T.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    This would be a great thread for the heraldry & tartans section!

    T.

    Indeed it would!

    Thread moved

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    That is a little too busy for my eyes.
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    too busy for me also... but, hey.. they tried.. hopefully the sett is very large..
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    I'd find all these diagonal black and white stripes rather hurtful on the eye.
    All credit to them though for attempting a tartan.
    Perhaps the black and white patterns in this tartan were inspired by the Shepherd's tartan.
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    I think the key phrase here is "approx 100 students participated in the design. . ."

    Tartan by committee = too many cooks in this broth!
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    I think the only thing you could pleat this to (besides the sett, and that would be a challenge) without the pattern messing up at the taper is "no stripe," á la the IOS when that option is chosen. And then you might end up looking like a bumblebee.

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