Team Scotland has unveiled its official tartan for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, created in collaboration with the award-winning Scottish designer Siobhan Mackenzie.

The new tartan, revealed on Tartan Day, is designed exclusively for Team Scotland, and takes a bold new direction while staying rooted in tradition.

It features a deep navy base, lifted with vibrant purples, pinks and greens, reflecting the energy of the team and the pride of representing Scotland on the international stage. At its centre is a striking metallic gold thread, introduced as a new yarn to symbolise Team Scotland’s ambition and pursuit of success at Glasgow 2026.

The design draws on the Team Scotland thistle, with the distinctive stripes from the head of the thistle running through the middle of the tartan.

Siobhan’s connection to the Commonwealth Games goes back more than a decade. She began her career as a tailoring technician at Glasgow 2014 before designing Team Scotland’s womenswear for Gold Coast 2018 and enhancing her involvement further by undertaking the full design and production of the tartan and opening ceremony outfits for Birmingham 2022.

She has also worked with Glasgow 2026 to design an official tartan for this year’s Games, taking place between 23 July and 2 August.

Siobhan Mackenzie said: “It’s an incredible honour to be asked to design a tartan for Team Scotland as the Games return to Glasgow.

“I wanted to create something that respects tradition but also moves it forward, with bold colours and the introduction of metallic gold to reflect the drive and determination of the athletes who will wear it.

“It’s also really important to me that everything is made in Scotland. From the weaving through to the final pieces. This is a celebration of Scottish craftsmanship as much as it is of Team Scotland.”

The tartan will feature across Team Scotland’s official kit for Glasgow 2026, including ceremony wear for athletes and team officials, and will become a defining symbol of the team at a home Games.

Elinor Middlemiss, Chef de Mission for Team Scotland at Glasgow 2026, added: “Tartan is one of the strongest symbols of Scotland’s identity and this design captures exactly what it means to represent the country on the international stage.

“Siobhan has a brilliant ability to blend heritage with something more modern and this tartan reflects Team Scotland perfectly. It’s especially fitting to see it unveiled on Tartan Day where so many people around the world celebrate their connection to Scotland and Scottish heritage.

“With a home Games coming up, this is something our athletes and team members will wear with pride and I’m sure it will become a big part of Glasgow 2026.”

Team Scotland will reveal its formal wear at a ceremony in Glasgow next Monday, with the tartan set for its first official showing ahead of this summer’s Games.

Team Scotland Tartan – Glasgow 2026