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2. 1960s in fashion - Wikipedia

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   Psychedelic prints, neon colors, and mismatched patterns were in style. [3] US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives in Venezuela, 1961. In the early-to-mid 1960s, London "Modernists" known as Mods influenced male fashion in Britain. [4] Designers were producing clothing more suitable for young adults, leading to an increase in interest and ...

3. Mod (subculture) - Wikipedia

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   Mod (subculture) Two mid-1960s mods on a customised Lambretta scooter. Mod, from the word modernist, is a subculture that began in 1950s London and spread throughout Great Britain, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries. [ 1] It continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots ...

4. Check (pattern) - Wikipedia

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   Tartan. v. t. e. Check (also checker, Brit: chequer, or dicing) is a pattern of modified stripes consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical lines which form squares. The pattern typically contains two colours where a single checker (that is a single square within the check pattern) is surrounded on all four sides by a checker of a different ...

5. Modacrylic - Wikipedia

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   Modacrylic. A modacrylic is a synthetic copolymer. Modacrylics are soft, strong, resilient and dimensionally stable. They can be easily dyed, show good press and shape retention, and are quick to dry. They have outstanding resistance to chemicals and solvents, are not attacked by moths or mildew, and are nonallergenic.

6. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   Madras (cloth) Samples of cloth showing many typical Madras patterns. Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, lungi, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in south India.

7. Patchwork - Wikipedia

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   Patchwork or " pieced work " is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeating patterns built up with different fabric shapes (which can be different colors). These shapes are carefully measured and cut, basic geometric shapes making them easy to piece ...