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    Quote Originally Posted by Dixiecrat View Post
    ... the women are taking over [Highland dancing] and the mills are now catering for them. Those new tartans with such colours as turquoise, cerise, raspberry, fushia, lavender, etc. are being introduced to entice the new dancers. The young and the 'hip' and the female.
    This statement would seem to underscore the sentiment behind the OPs original statement that many "dress tartans" are really intended as womens wear.
    Last edited by MacMillan of Rathdown; 24th November 09 at 08:04 AM.

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