The bold design was created by Glasgow School of Art graduate Jilli Blackwood who says she took inspiration from the Scottish Highlands and the four seasons, with spring represented by the colour turquoise, summer by coral, autumn by caramel and winter by navy.

"The tartan I've designed looks at the Scottish landscape through different eyes," she explained.

"The blue is the spring water of Vatersay Bay in Barra, the caramel colour in the background is the late bracken on the hills when winter is coming.

"The coral and red and pink is the summer hills when heather bursts forth at the end of August.

"The dark colour, I suppose, is a nod to the Commonwealth Games Scotland corporate tartan."

Blackwood added that the tartan, which she describes as "a modern cloth", has been designed for both men and women, and shrugged off the suggestion that the colours would perhaps be more suitable for women's tastes than for men's.

"It is not a feminine tartan; it is a unisex tartan," she told BBC Scotland.

"It definitely works for both.

"We are modern Scottish people.

"I love traditional tartans but we just mustn't get bogged down in them."

Jon Doig, Team Scotland Chef De Mission, gave his approval of the "fantastic" tartan.

"We wanted to bring a real design element to the tartan for the parade uniform," he said.

"Inspiration has been drawn from all parts of Scotland, elements of the Scottish landscape and environment.

"We have drawn down on those things rather than looking at, say, our own team colours."

Hannah Miley has said the tartan is "amazing" ©Getty Images


Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer Hannah Miley called the tartan "amazing" and said it will "definitely make the Scotland team stand out".

"It's the first thing that people notice," said the Delhi 2010 400 metres individual medley gold medallist.

"You instantly know who the Scottish team are because the kilt and the tartan are unique to us and we're very proud of it and it makes you stand tall.

"It's the one part of the kit that quite a lot of people are excited about getting.

"The fact that the designer has made two separate things, for the females in the team it is quite exciting and special.

"The guys have the kilt and the girls have something special to wear as well."

The official Scottish outfits have not yet been revealed, but Blackwood said she is going "to make them look marvellous" and confirmed that they will be unveiled "very shortly".

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