A brown plaid is distinctly not what is pictured today as wedding-ish.

The couch and matching chair in the small living room were square, brown and orange plaid, and worn nubby.

In his bare feet, khaki slacks and a brown plaid long-sleeved shirt, he stood in front of dozens of notebooks and tape recorders and cameras and discussed a quarterback's responsibility.

One in dark green and brown plaid on khaki is $60 at Louis Boston, 131 East 57th Street, which also sells ties under its own label; a rose-colored paisley on navy is $55.

She was wearing a Western-cut shirt with a silver thread running through the brown plaid, tight jeans rolled up at the ankles, and heels with short white socks.

Some of their pieces were done in Chinese weasel dyed gold, rabbit worked into a black, brown and white plaid, and flying squirrel cut into squares alternating with embroidered velvet for a patchwork effect.

And Jessica offers another example: "One day, another friend came to school in this skirt from Express - ugliest skirt I've ever seen - red and brown plaid, O.K.?

I leaned down to her and her baby wrapped in brown plaid, and found her hand and stuffed the money in, my eyes closed as if reaching into a crevice to catch a salamander.

Jack's suit was expensive, a very muted brown plaid that brought out the color of his hazel eyes.

The sofa, coffee table, and chair combo was maple with upholstery of a muted brown plaid.