We find ourselves loving plots whose history we don't know, sometimes not even the definition.
But if you think about it, each of us has a story.
There's a story for everything.
We want to tell you about four plots, four of our favorites. We'll also feature some others we absolutely love.
When it comes to wool coats and winter blazers, these four textures are among our favorites. Essential must-haves, sought after by everyone and always in style.
All strictly vintage textures.
Let's start from the first one:
1 The Vichy Plot
This fabric was born in the city of Vichy, France, and is a “great classic”.
This fabric, imported into England from Malaysia during the reign of Elizabeth I, was originally called “ Gingham ”, from the Malay dialect “ Genggam ”, meaning “ stripes ”, since it was initially produced only in stripes.
It was then Napoleon III who made Vichy , then known mainly as a holiday resort, the production site of the fabric which took the name of the city.
Cinema was one of the first fields in which Vichy checks were appreciated, in fact we find traces of them as early as the 1930s, where in “ The Wizard of Oz ” the young protagonist Judy Garland wears a blue and white dress that will accompany her throughout the fantastic journey.
Our beloved Dorothy, who marked all of our childhoods, or at least mine, as I grew up with her, her braids and her red patent leather Mary Janes.
This fairytale-like plot, a 50s-style Picnic, makes us dream.
2 Houndstooth
Originating in Scotland around 1800, the term pied de poule actually derives from the French and means “ hen's foot ” because the pattern resembles a chicken's foot.
In its traditional black and white version, it began to appear first on trousers and scarves and then on outerwear made of woven wool cloth which, thanks to their weight, provided extra protection from the cold and for this reason they quickly became the favorite garments of shepherds who wore them during their long days at pasture. But the houndstooth pattern was not only loved by the less wealthy classes and in the early twentieth century it started to become popular even among the nobles who elected it as a symbol of elegance and style.
Christian Dior himself contributed to the great success of houndstooth when, in the late 1940s, he decided to use it in the packaging of his famous perfume, Miss Dior.
Here's the beautiful Lauren Bacall wearing a houndstooth blazer.
But even the great Sophia Loren is no exception with a houndstooth dress.
3 Prince of Wales
Of all the theories (and legends), the most widely accepted one is that the origins of this fabric date back to the beginning of the 19th century, when a group of English landowners decided to emigrate to nearby Scotland.
Unable to wear the designs of the local clans (George IV asked clan members to wear different “colours and patterns” when attending audiences), the new emigrants adopted as their distinctive emblem of dress a certain type of checked pattern, known as the glenurqhart plaid , aka “glenurqhart plaid” (the name of a valley in Invernesshire).
Over time, this design became part of the British textile vocabulary with the name of glen plaid (also called glen check ) and from the time of Edward VII it was used for the suits of the heirs to the English throne, from whose title it takes the name “Prince of Wales”.
Prince of Wales is a distinctive wool fabric pattern, characterized by a large check motif alternating with smaller checks and houndstooth. The checks can be plain or decorated with colored threads, which define the design and liven up the look and style.
To understand the characteristics of the Prince of Wales fabric, we rely on the Dictionary of Fashion Terms, which explains that "the checks are made up of a part of houndstooth or "star effect", with a part of pinstripes or grisaille with a checkerboard design, a very dense two-tone chain or weave with infinite possible variations, in more or less large ratios, in different weaves.
4 Tartan
Its origin is commonly linked to Scotland and in particular to the Highland area.
The kilt, a skirt that would become the symbol of Scotland, was born in the 17th century . But there are many different types of tartan, each of which, starting in the late 18th century, represented a clan of Scottish high-society families. It was Queen Victoria who made it a status symbol in the 19th century, sporting it with her husband Albert during their stays at Balmoral.
He entered the world of fashion after the Second World War, when the kilt became a popular garment among ordinary people.
Even Hollywood stars show it off.
The 1950 shot of Audrey Hepburn in London wearing a plaid jacket and bow tie is famous.
Or the one from 1964 that sees Brigitte Bardot sporting a kilt with a red short-sleeved sweater and a matching bow on her head.
Or even the cheeky Twiggy wearing a tartan miniskirt around the sixties.
In the 70s, tartan became a symbol for Preppie and Ivy League girls.
In a punk key it becomes a symbol of rebellion.
In the 80s tartan became a trouser, in the 90s it became grunge, accompanying several rock stars.
In short, decade after decade, right up to the present day, tartan remains a symbol of character and great style.
These are just four of the many plots that exist and their stories.
But they are undoubtedly our favorites.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments ♡︎
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