Women's Tartan Plaid Jackets

Fitted blazers for structure, unstructured jackets for everyday, and longer coats where the sett has room to run. Length matters more than cut, since a short jacket compresses the pattern and a longer line lets it repeat properly down the body.

A longer coat, generally, because the sett repeats several times down the body and reads as a pattern rather than as a block of colour. A short fitted blazer crops the sett, which works in a muted colourway and can look busy in a bright one.

One solid colour, pulled from the quieter tones in the sett rather than the loudest. A fine knit, a plain shirt or a black roll neck. Nothing patterned, and no second tartan. Keep the bag and shoes to a single leather tone as well.

Close at the shoulder, which is the one measurement that cannot be altered afterwards, with room to close over a fine knit. A sett makes pulling at the button and gaping at the lapel obvious, so send bust, waist and sleeve rather than ordering to a dress size.

Yes, and it makes a strong suit. Order both together so they come from one cutting run, since tartan woven in different batches can vary slightly in shade and the difference shows when the two sit next to each other. See womens plaid suits.

Yes, and order both in one go so they come from a single cutting run. Tartan woven in different batches varies slightly in shade, which is invisible alone and obvious when jacket and skirt sit together. For the matching lower half, see women's plaid suits.