Shoulder plaid(e)/ Day plaid(e)

[Chef]

I'm laughing because I am one of those snooty Scots who didn't have a clue what you were talking about until I saw a picture of the "day" plaids.

There is no great mystery here, my grandfather used to "wear" one and I have done it myself. It's nothing more than a light weight 1/2 size tartan blanket (sometimes called a lap blanket) that is folded and carried over the shoulder. It was used for sitting on, wrapping around a bonnie lassie etc.

I have seen some people wear a pinned fly plaid during the day and I have also seen a very few use tartan folded in the plain fashion you suggest with no brooch. My understanding was that unlike the decorative fly plaid (although it can be used if necessary) this paid was meant to be used. Primarily as a wrap or to sit on. I think what happened is someone figured out it was cheaper and more practical to use one of the 1/2 size blankets. If you think about it, it sort of brings the whole idea back to being a useful garment.

We sell a ton of these blankets as corporate holiday gifts, so they are always around and I almost always take one "worn" this way to events during he cooler months. My wife is always grateful.