As well as colour, traditional forms of weaving and stitching are being reinterpreted. ... ‘The Fabric of India’ runs at the V&A in London until January 10 2016. Photographs: V&A.

Although Ogilvy, Nair and Jacobson shot madras into superstardom in the US during the 1960s, the fabric’s link with the Ivy League had started centuries earlier with Elihu Yale, the colonial ...

In recent years, Indian fabrics have woven their way into the heart of Western fashion, infusing it with a vibrant blend of color, texture, and cultural richness. Renowned for their intricate ...

Lucky is how I feel each time I travel to India. No matter how many times I've visited, I see and learn something new. The world's largest democracy is complex, layered and unquestionably a ...

This season’s collection is a sea of distinctive vegetal colors: dusty brick red, sea green, ... As Babbar puts it, “India and Indian fabrics have much more to show to the world.

By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — On the cover of Lisa Birnbach’s “The Official Preppy Handbook,” a tongue-in-cheek 1980s guide to looking, acting and ...

Shani Himanshu & Mia Morikawa Brand: 11.11 Himanshu and Morikawa started 11.11 in 2009 and have designed a line of khadi denims, having created the fabric in collaboration with Arvind Mills Ltd ...

Having its roots in India and being a big heritage product of our culture, Chintz is an Indian fabric and a rare handloom find that was banned in Europe during the British Raj. (Image Credits ...

Originally worn by Indian laborers, madras became a staple of preppy American fashion in the 1960s after advertisers spun its tendency to bleed in the wash as a selling point.

But the most exciting quality Nair pitched to Jacobson, Karkaria said, was the fabric’s weakness-as-strength — it would bleed with every wash, creating a new kind of check and a “new” garment.