35 plaids to pick from and UK goes for blue

One official color wasn’t enough.

The University of Kentucky now has an official blue plaid.

By this fall, the first plaid items – a UK tie for men and a silk scarf for women – will be on sale, but no price information yet.

Every fan’s dream is about to come true, at least one plaid tie or scarf for Christmas.

Other official items will be designed, beginning later this year, by students in merchandising, apparel and textiles, or MAT, in UK’s School of Human Environmental Sciences.

The university said MAT students created 35 plaids that were reduced to the “final four” by a panel of industry and UK representatives. The winning blue plaid was selected by Internet voting.

“To be able to actually create a product which will be on retailers’ shelves is a real thrill for our students and all who have been involved in this effort,” said Scarlett Wesley, a UK assistant professor and coordinator of The Kentucky Plaid Project.

Merchants are cheering, too. They’ve got a whole new product line that will appeal to one of the state’s largest groups of spenders.

Next up, The Kentucky Paisley Project, for those who can’t stand straight lines.

 

 

 

 

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