
Originally Posted by
terry dresbach
Certainly. We wanted to steer away from the clan tartans of the Victorian era. It just starts getting very complicated in a LOT of ways, too numerous to go into. The very first time we had all of our Highlanders walk on set, someone said, "they look like they just grew up out of the ground". scotland herself is a character in the show, and we wanted to honor her, and tell her tale and the tale of the people who so intimately lived on the land. Ron also wanted the only red in the show, to be on the Redcoats, the invaders of the land and its people.
Terry is such a treasure and it's so fascinating to hear the background and thinking behind the creation of such amazing and beautiful outfits.
When I first saw the Outlander tartan, it reminded me very much of a kilt I had made last winter. It's a weathered clan tartan (MacKay) and is just a little different than the Outlander tartan.
I understand about not wanting to use clan tartans, but I wonder if the Weathered MacKay had been an influence on the design of the Outlander tartan.
Last edited by bonnie heather; 21st September 14 at 05:53 AM.
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