"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Queen Elizabeth's grandfather King George V, her father King George VI, and, of course, the Queen ...

Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But there are other official designations that are lesser known, including a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Heralding back to history, Tennessee State Parks recently reminded people that the state does, in fact, have an official tartan. The tartan has roots across the Atlantic ...

Scotland is a land filled with stunning landscapes, a deep-rooted history, and lively traditions, and it boasts some of the most iconic and culturally significant clothing you'll find anywhere. From ...

Tartan may well be “the most categorised textile on Earth”, said Cal Revely-Calder in The Daily Telegraph. There are more than 11,000 recognised varieties of this grid of “geometric patterns of ...

A nationwide appeal for tartan memorabilia has been launched in Scotland for a major exhibition celebrating the world-famous fabric. Curators at V&A Dundee, a popular U.K. museum located in Dundee, ...

After laying submerged in a peat bog for more than 500 years, the world’s oldest true tartan has been recreated and made available for consumers. The Glen Affric tartan, which takes its name from the ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Bully Tartan, a design by alumna Elizabeth Costa that celebrates the university’s beloved live mascot, now is registered officially with the Scottish Register of Tartans. The ...

Though the royal family is often seen wearing tartan while in Scotland, the pattern is especially prevalent at The Ghillies Ball, as seen in The Crown's fifth season. The ball was first held by Queen ...