The history of Madras
Hi Y'all! I hope you are doing well. My love story with plaid, gingham, and other plaid fabrics started when I was a child. One of the first outfits that I fell in love with was a blue tee and a matching Scottish skirt. I wore the skirt on special occasions such as Christmas and during a trip to Geneva. I must have been around 7 or 8. Geneva circa 1987 The love increased as I grew, going so far as to fight with my brothers for the ownership of a plaid green and white oversized men's shirt my Dad gave us, which we used to call Madras as teenagers. Now at 45, I am contemplating having an entire collection made with Madras for my brand. The fact that I saw some beautiful Madras fabric at the market a few months back did not help. But what is a Madras fabric? Madras fabric is a lightweight cotton fabric with check and stripe patterns. It is named after Madras (or Madraspatnam), which used to be the name of Chennai, a city in the South of India. There, people use it t...
