The checked fabric Madras was adopted by the affluent elite of 1950s America, and has been an "old-money" wardrobe staple ever since. But the fabric's origins go back to a South Indian fishing village ...

The claim: Nonrespirator ear loop masks do not protect people against coronavirus, and it is explicitly stated on the packaging of masks As mask-wearing has become a common method to stop the spread ...

Color fastness is important to keep the vibrancy of African textiles. To test this, lightly dampen a small, inconspicuous ...

During the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020, as Americans were being increasingly required to wear face masks in order to patronize businesses such as grocery stores, some social media ...

Kattam and Kodu (Checks and Stripes) have been the hallmark of Tamil textiles for centuries. And one of the most interesting of these checked textiles are the Real Madras Handkerchief (RMHK), also ...

A new exhibition attempts to unravel the complicated legacy of the iconic checked cloth worn by rebels and royals alike. In this archival photo, a woman decorates tartan “bonnets.” Known as plaid in ...

There are a lot of claims circulating on social media about the effectiveness of different kinds of face masks. A viral post that includes a long text purportedly written by someone "OSHA 10&30 ...

Kollywood or Bollywood, street or catwalk, the lungi is just two metres of checked cloth but it’s always a few yards ahead of the rest on the fashion map. Other Indian designers are working with it ...