What "Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz" • When Oct. 23-Jan. 8; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday • Where St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts ...

Gus Casely-Hayford’s story starts with an enslaved seamstress's alteration to a dress made of Indian chintz fabric and spans centuries of black struggle in fashion in America. Show more It's ...

Reddy was inspired by the book Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West written by Rosemary Crill. “I vividly remember my response to the spectacular plates, the desire to make something so beautiful.

Historians recount that Indian chintz marked the inception of the world’s first global fashion phenomenon. This isn’t just a historical footnote; it’s a testament to India’s creative ...

Long, long before the “ethnic” look had caught on in our country, Indian textiles could make a fashion statement in 18th Century Europe. Rosemary Crill, senior curator in the Asian department at the ...

Indian chintz has a global appeal and reputation. The printed, painted, stained or glazed calico textile featuring intricate patterns, predominantly floral ones, originated in 16th-century ...

Rangoli – Indian folk art – is created on the floor during some festive occasions. ... The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz and coincides with Diwali.

This Friday, October 28, the Saint Louis Art Museum hosts SLAM Underground: Vibrant, a party and cultural celebration keyed to the intriguing new exhibition, Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of ...

These were known as chintz, from the Indian word sheent and were used for fashion clothing and soft furnishings all over Europe, with an exuberance unknown to the western world.

We can't imagine an outfit more fitting than Kate Middleton's for a garden party in India. For a celebration of the queen's 90th birthday, the duchess stepped out in an Alice Temperley look that ...

It's 1786 in Alexandria, Virginia. An argument breaks out at the market between a black woman enslaved on George Washington’s plantation and a white woman who believes she has stolen her dress ...