Outlander has a unique task in trying to create wardrobes for two distinct periods, both from the 1940s to the 1960s and the 1740s to the 1760s. The clothes are beautiful and fantastic, but they are not the most accurate, unfortunately. However, the designers specifically tried to make Claire's clothes inaccurate as she was a 20th-century woman thrown into the 18th century. The tartan colors also likely would have been brighter.