Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion - The Tartan Titan and the Highland Fashion Cult

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tells the story of dandyism and male peacockery through the ages. The Tartan Titan and the Highland Fashion Cult. By the 19th century, Romanticism and nationalism in Scotland were in full flow. With the royal endorsement of King George IV, the kilt and tartan - a fabric once banned for its associations with the Jacobite cause - had gained cult status. A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.