Mens Tartan Trouser - Mackenzie
Style
The Mackenzie tartan trouser is our signature trouser design. This classic, flat front trouser offers a medium rise and a straight fit.
Features
- Belt loops
- Two slanted side pockets
- Two rear welt pockets with buttons
- Zip fly with French bearer design
- 100% Polyester
- Machine Wash
At the height of their influence, the clan was once the most powerful of clans in Northern Scotland. Thought to descend from the ancient Royal House of Lorn, the Mackenzies held lands in Ross-shire, stretching from the outer Hebrides in the west to the Black Isle in the east. After the Battle of Largs in 1263 which ended the Norwegian/Norse threat to Scotland, the clan was appointed part of the Royal Bodyguard, an honour they retained until the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The western stronghold of the clan Mackenzie was at Eilean Donan Castle at the mouth of Loch Duich in Kintail. They were extremely loyal to the Stewart monarchy and were rewarded for it by being appointed Earls of Seaforth, the 4th Earl following James VII to Ireland and France where he died in exile. The plaid is the regimental tartan of the Seaforth highlanders which was raised in 1778 and worn by members of the Royal Military College of Canada Pipes and Drums Band.
Royal & Plaid colour – Green, Navy with Red and White Stripe Tartan
Recorded in 1816
Additional Information
+ Straight Slim Leg Cut
+ Royal & Plaid colour – Blue/ Black and Green Military Tartan.
+ Various Sizes
+ Machine Washable
+ 100% Polyester
+ Officially termed the Government Tartan, for over 270 years this famous plaid has been worn by Scottish Soldiers, most recently by the Royal Regiment of Scotland founded in 2006. Its origins date back to 1725 when on the advice of Captain Wade, Commander in Chief of North Britain, King George I ordered a raising of a ‘Watch’ comprising six Independent Companies and a uniform “to provide Plaid Cloathing and Bonnets in the Highland Dress”. Through the centuries, the tartan known as Black Watch has been worn widely by Highland Military units, from Rob Roy’s sons in the Independent Companies and by The Thin Red Line at Balaklava. This elegant plaid has long been a symbol of loyalty, courage and sacrifice.
Royal & Plaid colour – Blue/ Black and Green Military Tartan. Created in 1725
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