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It is amazing to see just how much military has given to the world of fashion, a seemingly unsuspecting world giving so much to aesthetic appeal is just uncanny in all senses of the word.
The term "Blackwatch" does not refer to the style of pattern in a direct sense, but a Scottish military regiment, charged to watch and patrol the highlands, wore this dark pattern and has now become known as "Blackwatch tartan", or more accurately - the Black watch's tartan. It is also known as the "Universal" or "Governmental" tartan.
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The origins of The Black Watch can be traced back to 1725, when George II requested a series of 6 Independent Companies to watch and patrol areas of the Highlands. Following the Jacobite uprising in 1715, the watch was charged with carrying out the duty of:
"Employed in disarming the Highlanders, preventing depredations, bringing criminals to justice, and hindering rebels and attained persons from inhabiting that part of the kingdom."
The Regiment would at first where similar dark colours to each other but would later on have one regional uniform. The Military captains of the six
companies were; Lord Lovat, Grant of Ballindalloch, Munro of Culcairn, Campbell
of Lochnell, Campbell of Carrick and Campbell of Skipness. A month down the
line in mid May 1725, General Wade sent out the following command:
“"Take Care to provide Plaid Clothing and Bonnets in the
Highland Dress for the Non-Commission Officers and Soldiers belonging to their
Companies, the Plaid of each Company to be as near as they can of the same sort
and Colour."
Some have interpreted
this as Wade indirectly saying he would prefer if they were all consistent in
dress.
Our top selling W49 Ladies Tartan Wax Katrina on the left and W113 Quilted Biker Jacket on the right.
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Later on as with many other items of military dress, the Governmental Tartan saw it's way into mainstream fashion and secured its territory within the realm of the non military, Oxford Blue's range of blackwatch items branches into coats, jackets and coats which have proved to be popular choices.
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