: a twill pattern of broken checks
also
: a fabric woven in this pattern
called also glen check
Examples of glen plaid in a Sentence
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Ortega walked the carpet in a glen plaid suit from Oscar de la Renta‘s fall 2025 collection, adding on a burgundy button-up and matching satin tie.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
Her appearances have been accompanied by stylish, noir chic ensembles: a button-up white top and skinny black tie here, a glen plaid gray jacket and slacks there.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Kate wore a Zara dress, which features a glen plaid print in black and white.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
His signature look soon became a red bowtie paired with a gray glen plaid suit, and the outfit became as inseparable from the character as Pee-wee did from Reubens.
—Laura Zornosa, Time, 31 July 2023
Consider playing with textures, like a blazer dress in velvet, silk, or glen plaid.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2021
My go-to for drapery, pillows and chair upholstery is a glen plaid or houndstooth wool.
—Helena Madden, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2021
Black blazers go well with traditional khakis or taupe dress slacks or perhaps with a sophisticated pattern such as a gray glen plaid.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2021
Ratajkowski styled her glen plaid jacket as a standalone piece, a move that her peers Bella Hadid and Zendaya have also pulled in recent months.
—Maria Ward, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2018
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
Her appearances have been accompanied by stylish, noir chic ensembles: a button-up white top and skinny black tie here, a glen plaid gray jacket and slacks there.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Kate wore a Zara dress, which features a glen plaid print in black and white.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
His signature look soon became a red bowtie paired with a gray glen plaid suit, and the outfit became as inseparable from the character as Pee-wee did from Reubens.
—Laura Zornosa, Time, 31 July 2023
Consider playing with textures, like a blazer dress in velvet, silk, or glen plaid.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2021
My go-to for drapery, pillows and chair upholstery is a glen plaid or houndstooth wool.
—Helena Madden, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2021
Black blazers go well with traditional khakis or taupe dress slacks or perhaps with a sophisticated pattern such as a gray glen plaid.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2021
Ratajkowski styled her glen plaid jacket as a standalone piece, a move that her peers Bella Hadid and Zendaya have also pulled in recent months.
—Maria Ward, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2018
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“Glen plaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glen%20plaid. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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