# Can anybody identify the plaid in this scarf?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 6, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-the-plaid-in-this-scarf/135539 "2002-11-06T13:18:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kid\_Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kid\_Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_Gilligan)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-the-plaid-in-this-scarf/135539/1 "2002-11-06T13:18:58Z")

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As most of you probably know, plaids (or tartans) are used in Scotland to designate clans, military regiments, schools, etc.

In the far upper left corner of [this page](http://www.scarves-and-shawls.com/check_scarves.html) is a plaid design that I am sure you have all seen countless times. The beige one.

It is so ubiquitous that it begs the question, “whose is it.” Is it just a design belonging to a particularly lucky clothing designer? Does it signify some royal person, or highly regarded institution?

Plenty of sites I searched could locate tartans when supplied with names, but none could return names from tartans.

Help.

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**Author:** ![RussellM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@RussellM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RussellM)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-the-plaid-in-this-scarf/135539/2 "2002-11-06T13:42:19Z")

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It is, of course the [Burberry](http://burberry.com) Check

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> The Burberry Check, registered as a trademark, was introduced as a lining to the trenchcoat in 1924. Soon the red, camel, black and white check became synonymous with Burberry

Russell