Every Fall, Without Fail
The Red Tartan is the one plaid we keep year after year. It comes back every fall, because some things shouldn't change.
The Plaid Story
Banned once.
Worn ever since.
Plaid has been a rebel's cloth for three centuries. We just moved it closer to the skin.
Shop PlaidSkull & Bones makes men's plaid underwear in three patterns: Red Tartan, Olive Noir Tartan and Pink Plaid.
Rebel Cloth
Why plaid is a menswear staple
Plaid started in the Scottish Highlands as tartan, woven checks that told you where a man came from. After 1746, Britain banned Highland dress, tartan included. It stayed outlawed until 1782. Nothing makes a pattern last like trying to kill it.
It never behaved after that. London punks ripped it up in the '70s. Grunge wore it unbuttoned over everything in the '90s. Designers keep sending it back down the runway. Plaid is the rare pattern that reads classic and rebellious at the same time.
At Skull & Bones, we put it where it does its best work: underneath. Tough on the outside, soft where it counts, with our logo on the waistband.
Olive Is the Anchor
Fall '26 is built around one color: olive. Olive Noir Tartan is the new plaid. Darker, quieter, harder to ignore.
Built for Everyday
Olive, black and gold tartan, finished with our signature logo waistband.
New for Fall '26
Olive Noir Tartan: The Olive Plaid of Fall '26
Olive Noir Tartan is our new olive green plaid, and olive is the color Fall '26 is built on. Red tartan announces itself. Olive Noir doesn't have to. Deep olive crossed with black gives you a plaid that wears like a uniform and looks like a secret. It pairs with everything in a fall closet: black denim, camel, washed grey, more olive.
Five silhouettes, one new plaid.
New Pink Plaid for Fall ’26
New Pink Plaid brings a little mischief to Fall ’26. Soft pink, sharp lines, and nothing shy about it. Against black denim, worn leather, and dark winter layers, it’s the detail nobody expects—and somebody remembers. The tartan keeps it classic. The pink refuses to behave. Wear it under your everyday uniform. Let the surprise be yours to share.
Find your New Pink Plaid fit.
Plaid was outlawed once. We took that personally.
Plaid, explained.
What's the difference between plaid and tartan?
Tartan is the Scottish woven pattern of crossing horizontal and vertical bands. In Scotland, a "plaid" was originally a length of tartan cloth worn over the shoulder. In the US, plaid now means any tartan-style check.
Is plaid still a menswear staple?
Yes. Plaid comes back every fall and has stayed in menswear for centuries, from Highland dress to punk to grunge to the runway. It reads classic and edgy at once, which is why it never really leaves.
What plaid underwear does Skull & Bones make?
Three plaids right now: Red Tartan (our evergreen, back every fall), Olive Noir Tartan (new for Fall '26) and New Pink Plaid (new for Fall '26). Styles include jocks, Y jocks, briefs, sport briefs, peek-a-boo briefs, trunks, boxer briefs and thongs, starting at $29.
Is the Skull & Bones Red Tartan back for 2026?
Yes. The Red Tartan returns every fall. This year it's joined by Olive Noir Tartan and New Pink Plaid.
What is Olive Noir Tartan?
Olive Noir Tartan is Skull & Bones' new olive green plaid for Fall '26 and the anchor color of the season. It comes as a jockstrap, thong, brief, trunk and boxer brief, $30 to $35.
How do you wear plaid underwear?
Let a little logo waistband show above dark denim or under an open flannel. Olive Noir pairs with black, camel and grey. Red Tartan works best with black and white.
Pick your plaid.
Looking for more Fall '26? The rest of the drop lives in New Arrivals.