In the 1820s, as part of the Romantic revival, tartan and the kilt were adopted by members of the social elite, not just in Scotland, but across Europe, prompted by the popularity of Macpherson's Ossian cycle and then Walter Scott's Waverley novels.
Pada 1820-an, seiring dengan kebangkitan Romantisisme, tartan dan kilt dikenakan oleh kalangan elit sosial, tidak hanya di Skotlandia tetapi juga di seluruh Eropa, yang didorong oleh popularitas puisi Ossian karya Macpherson, dan diikuti oleh novel Waverley karya Walter Scott.