How to Wear Plaid and Not Look Like You Belong In a Holiday Card

by Eliza Grossman December 21, 2017

I was five-years old when my mother brought home a green tartan dress complete with itchy crinoline and a green velvet beret. I was ecstatic about wearing the uncomfortable pouf for my first piano recital. But since retiring the adorable ensemble I haven’t been able to touch tartan. For me it seems like something reserved for childhood events or a curated family Christmas card. But with plaid all over the runway, I’m warming up to the idea of this versatile print. We rounded up the best plaid street style looks out there to help you rock this look now, and into the new year.