Seeing Clearly, Windowpane Patterns Through the Ages

WHERE IT CAME FROM

A variation of plaid, the windowpane check gets its name from how it looks; a repeating pattern of framed windows. Characterized by stark lines that are further apart than graph checks, they can be found in a variety of sizes and thicknesses. While we all know that plaid seems to have a recurring lifecycle: runway, flock to purchase, wear, discard, condemn, judge, burn…repeat! It’s no surprise that windowpane also gets caught up in the mix of it all. However, thanks to its more simplified take on it all, it seems to have far greater longevity over the years than its more ostentatious cousins, gingham and madras.

THROUGH THE AGES

The windowpane pattern can be seen through the ages, scrolling back to the beginning of the 1900s and fast forwarding to 2020 Paris Fashion Week. Largely due to its restricted colour palette, it seems whether pant or skirt the grid works as a timeless look and compliments any outfit. In over a century, what remains top of relevance is timelessness. Quality pieces that stand up year after year and easily paired with diverse tastes will never truly go out of style. 1960s suits photographed in Italy can still be worn in the every day. It is items like this that are an investment; collected and passed down, worn and re-worn with the same strong sense of self. All the while, the pattern is what manages to maintain the youthful edge of it all, standing out in the crowd against tedious solid-colour counterparts.

Seeing Clearly, Windowpane Patterns Through the Ages

The windowpane pattern can be seen through the ages, scrolling back to the beginning of the 1900s and fast forwarding to 2020 Paris Fashion Week.

WHERE IT CAME FROM

THROUGH THE AGES

1969, Marrian-McDonnell Pant Suit

2018, New York Street Style

1923, Woollen Coat

2018, London Fashion Week

1967, Safari Day Dress

2018, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

1967, Modèles Paterson

2017, London Fashion Week

1923, Checkered Coat

2017, Paris Street Style

1951, Italy

2018, New York Fashion Week

1973, House of Givenchy

2019, Milan Fashion Week

1969, Jacket

2019, Milan Fashion Week

2020, Paris Fashion Week

1996, Anna Sui

2018, Berlin

1985, Jean-Louis Scherrer

2020, Paris Fashion Week

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