A heavyweight Hamilton Red Modern tartan woven by Lochcarron in a very modern take on a traditional Kinguissie pleated kilt that honours the wearers Scottish and Irish ancestry, with special additions to recall the places she has called home over the years. The reverse double box pleat in the centreback is flanked by a double fringe edge and hides a dramatic piece of dense Indonesian embroidery that compliments the colours and geometry of the tartan, pleated to both block and stripe. The symmetry in the sett is highlighted by a double fringe to both edges of the front apron, inset with Nigerian handwoven strip cloth from Urbanstax. This continues in the leatherwork, where a deep navy pair of buckle belts frame the waist and add embroidered details. On the inside a personal extract from W.B.Yeats Song of Wandering Aengus is a treasured memory of her grandmother.
