Tartan has spent centuries communicating identity. In 2026, it is also turning heads on the street. British Vogue called tartan skirts the first street-style trend of the year, bringing a familiar heritage textile into a fresh fashion conversation.
For Kilt and Jacks, a made-to-order clothing brand established in 2017, the opportunity is bigger than a seasonal trend: helping people wear traditional influences in ways that feel entirely their own.
The brand offers more than 5,000 tartan options alongside custom-made men’s kilts, practical utility kilts, Highland jackets, women’s kilts and tartan skirts. Its collections also extend to leather jackets for men and women, connecting ceremonial clothing with contemporary wardrobes.
A centuries-old pattern, an individual point of view
The Scottish Register of Tartans recorded its 10,000th design in 2025, a milestone that illustrates just how varied the textile’s history and modern uses have become. For some customers, choosing a tartan is a connection to family or heritage. For others, the colours and pattern are an aesthetic choice, a wedding detail or a way to celebrate a personal milestone.
Those different motivations sit side by side in the Kilt & Jacks Men's Kilts collection, where traditional tartan styles share space with cargo and utility kilts built for a more practical, everyday look. The range is not an attempt to replace Highland tradition; it is an invitation to wear it beyond the most familiar occasions.
The distinction matters. A kilt selected for a wedding needs a very different presence from one worn casually, while a tartan skirt might be styled as part of a contemporary outfit rather than ceremonial dress. Giving customers choices in style, fabric and measurements allows each garment to begin with the wearer rather than a fixed idea of where it belongs.
From Highland dress to the modern wardrobe
Kilt & Jacks’ offering brings those ideas together across categories. Classic kilt jackets and waistcoats help complete formal Highland looks; women’s kilts and pleated tartan skirts reinterpret familiar patterns in different silhouettes. Leather outerwear provides another expression of the brand’s tailoring focus.
In the Kilt and Jacks Men's leather Jackets collection, biker, bomber and café racer-inspired styles bring an unmistakably modern counterpoint to tartan and traditional dress. The brand also offers women’s leather jackets, making its approach to individual fit and personal style relevant beyond Highland wear.
“Heritage should never feel locked away in the past. A tartan may reflect where you come from, but the way you wear it should also express who you are today,” said Marlon Silburn, Managing Partner of EclipseEdge Group LLC, which operates Kilt & Jacks. “That is the idea behind giving customers so many choices in style, pattern and fit.”
Made to order, with an international outlook
Rather than limiting every customer to a standard ready-to-wear combination, Kilt & Jacks supports made-to-order garments and measurement-based tailoring. Its customers include shoppers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Spain, where Highland weddings, cultural celebrations and everyday fashion bring different expectations to the same underlying craft.
There is a timely idea behind the renewed attention to tartan: a traditional pattern does not need to look identical on every person. Whether worn at a wedding, on the street or as part of a carefully chosen outerwear look, its meaning can evolve without losing its roots.
About Kilt & Jacks
Established in 2017, Kilt & Jacks is a custom-made and made-to-order apparel brand specialising in Scottish-inspired clothing and contemporary outerwear. Its collections include men’s tartan and utility kilts, Highland jackets and waistcoats, women’s kilts, tartan skirts, leather jackets for men and women, and Highland wear accessories. Offering more than 5,000 tartan options, Kilt & Jacks serves an international customer base and is operated by EclipseEdge Group LLC.
Media contact
Marlon Silburn | Managing Partner, EclipseEdge Group LLC (Kilt & Jacks)
Site: https://www.kiltandjacks.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (352) 717-0423
Registered office: 7901 4th St N, Ste 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, United States
Source: 38 Digital Market News
Release ID: 2684965
