Society
Brian Kenety|14.06.2012

Havel’s kilt? Late Czech president gets own tartan

Václav Havel, the late dissident Czech playwright turned statesman and champion of human rights causes, has been honored with his own official Scottish tartan. Its creator, Giles Jackson, a professor with a background in business and in particular social entrepreneurship, was inspired by Havel’s call upon PEN International members to get directly involved in issues of the day. The (indirect) result? The Liberation Kilt Co., whose slogan is ‘Dress to protest!’

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