MacPherson Dress
A tartan of the MacPherson family.
Its design is pattern WBWBWKW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Modern trade variant of Dress MacPherson, supplied by Edinburgh kiltmaker Hugh Macpherson around 1980; popular with country dancers.
The MacPherson Dress tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacPherson Dress | W/10 K6 W62 DP52 W8 DP20 LB/8 | 314 | 1980 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacPherson Dress Purple
- MacPherson Dress, Purple
- MacPherson, dress
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