Ancient is one color version. Weathered is another. They are not the same and not used together.
For example - The Black Watch Tartan is woven in different color versions. Then there are the no. 1 and no. 2 versions which are not in this example.
The Modern version is as it is dyed with modern, Anyline dyes. The colors are deep and vivid.
The Ancient version is a simulation of what the Tartan may have looked like dyed with natural dyes. (this is also Campbell)
The Weathered version is a simulation of what the Tartan may have looked like if left out in the sun and faded for 40 years.
The Dress version replaces one of the background colors with white to create a lighter, more feminine Tartan. Not 'dressier' but more like a ladies dress.
But these are all, exactly the same Tartan.
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