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  • new stuff

    Coming soon!

    new tartan knickers
    ♥ New collection of corsets & dresses in tartan & tweed, and, of course, knickers...
    Highlights from the DtK catwalk shows in New York:
    Dressed to Kilt 2011
    Dressed to Kilt 2010
    Dressed to Kilt 2009


tartan & tweed

A seasonal range of tartan and tweed dresses and separates, from bustle skirt/corset combinations to elegant full-length tweed outfits. Be the belle of the ball...

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homecoming tartan corset
tartan dress and corset
blue tartan corset

HOMECOMING '09 TARTAN DRESS

Wool/Homecoming Tartan sweetheart-style corset with front clasp and double-lacing back (metal boning)

from £220 to order

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Wool/Homecoming Tartan bustle skirt
(fully lined)

from £150 to order




tartan waist-cincher
tartan bustle skirt
black sleeveless blouse

BUSTLE WAISTCINCHER

Mini tartan bustle skirt

from £100

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Cotton black sleeveless dress

from £45 to order

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Rounded-front tartan waistcincher with front clasp and back laces (metal bones)

£90


tartan bustle skirt
black sleeveless blouse
tartan waistcincher

BUSTLE + CORSET

Mini tartan bustle skirt

from £100

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Tartan sweetheart corset with front clasp and back lacing
(metal boning)

from £180

tweed bustle skirt and corset
tweed bustle skirt and corset
Lourdes Figueroa wearing Impractical Clothes tweed bustle skirt and corset

TWEED BUSTLE SKIRT + CORSET

patchwork tartan and tweed sweetheart corset

from £180

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tweed bustle skirt

from £120

tweed bustle skirt and waspie corset
tweed bustle skirt and waspie corset

WASPIE TWEED

rounded front waist-cincher with front busk and back lacing

from £90

PVC tartan corset
sweetheart corset
tartan strap skirt

EYELET-DETAIL CORSET + BONDAGE STRAP SKIRT

Black PVC/tartan sweetheart style front-lacing corset

from £100

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Tartan strap mini-skirt

from £70

tartan dress
kilt and corset
tartan shorts front-lacing corset

'SHKILT' + TARTAN CORSET

Tartan shorts/kilt combo

from £90

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Tartan point-front corset with front clasp. back lacing and metal boning

from £180

charcoal wool tweed dress with boned close-fitting crumbcatcher bodice
charcoal wool tweed full-length slimline fishtail skirt
wool crumbcatcher bodice and full-length fishtail skirt
charcoal wool tweed full-length slimline fishtail skirt

CRUMB-CATCHER

charcoal wool tweed dress with boned close-fitting crumbcatcher bodice and full-length slimline fishtail skirt (fully lined)
from £180

red denim backless dress with boned crumbcatcher bodice
red denim backless dress with satin ribbon back-lacing
red denim backless dress with full-length fishtail skirt

CRUMBCATCHER CORSETED BACKLESS FULL-LENGTH FISHTAIL DRESS

red denim backless dress with boned crumbcatcher bodice, satin ribbon back-lacing and full-length fishtail skirt (part lined)
from £160

tartan crumbcatcher dress 1
tartan crumbcatcher dress 2
tartan crumbcatcher dress 3

TARTAN CRUMB-CATCHER DRESS

full-length tartan crumb-catcher dress with fully-lined corseted bodice

from £200

tartan corset and mini bustle skirt 1
tartan corset and mini bustle skirt 2
tartan corset and mini bustle skirt 3

TARTAN CORSET & MINI BUSTLE SKIRT

tartan back-lacing sweetheart corset with front busk and spiral wire boning
from £180

tartan mini-bustle knee-length skirt
from £100

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )
tartan bustle skirt 1
tartan bustle skirt 2
tartan bustle skirt 3

knee-length tartan bustle skirt   from £100
rounded-front waist-cincher   £60
muslin peasant blouse   £45

( bustle skirt )

( waist-cincher)
tartan waist-cincher corset and gypsy blouse 1
tartan waist-cincher corset and gypsy blouse 1

WASPIE

waist-cincher corset  £60

short-sleeved gypsy blouse  £50

hotpants   £30

Royal Stewart tartan bustle skirt 1
Royal Stewart tartan bustle skirt 2
Royal Stewart tartan bustle skirt 3

ROYAL STEWART BUSTLE SKIRT & CORSET

knee-length tartan bustle skirt
from £100

tartan front-fastening corset
from £100

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )
westwood style wool tartan bustle skirt and sweetheart corset 1
westwood style wool tartan bustle skirt and sweetheart corset 2
westwood style wool tartan bustle skirt and sweetheart corset 3

WESTWOOD STYLE TARTAN BUSTLE SKIRT & SWEETHEART CORSET

knee-length muted wool tartan bustle skirt (lined) available to order
from £140
sweetheart front-lacing corset
from £110

sporran   £25

( bustle skirt )



( front-fastening corset )
white fake fur jacket with kiltpin fastening
tartan mini kilt and muslin peasant blouse

white fake fur jacket with kiltpin fastening
£70

LE KILT

mini kilt  £85 muslin peasant blouse   £45

tartan knickers
frilly knickers

FRILLY KNICKERS

Pantastic! —cute, sexy, surprisingly comfy

from only £10

frilly rose knickers
frilly roses


frilly rose knickers
tartan knickers


frilly rose knickers
frilly rose w/ bow