In Bamako, Mali, every sidewalk was a runway. Women styled in bright-patterned pagnes and towering heels. The men, not to be outdone, strutted in embroidered tunics and distressed leather messenger ...

On any given day in Mylapore, Chennai’s love affair with Madras checks is in plain sight. A woman in a vibrant checked cotton ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. American prep style has been an inexhaustible reservoir of ideas for designers at least since Ralph Lauren worked as a ...

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 ...

According to fabric historians (which is a thing), the first Madras-woven yarn was spun from the "tip-skin" of ancient trees in (you guessed it) Madras, India (now Chennai). It made its way to the ...

For a brand that released its first collection just three years ago, the Original Madras Trading Company seems to be everywhere these days. From its own-label clothing, which can be found on its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The secret to its success? The original Original Madras Trading Company has been in the game for five decades, since the ...