Summary
Students at top U.S. colleges started wearing it, turning it into a trend 🎓.
Today designers worldwide love it, but the handloom weavers need help to keep making it.
Key Points
5 points1
Madras checks originated on India's Coromandel coast.
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The pattern is made of bright, square designs on cotton.
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Ivy League university students popularized the fabric in the United States.
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Global fashion designers are now bringing it back to the runway.
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Handloom artisans who create the cloth are facing economic challenges.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsMadras checks
A bright cotton cloth with small square designs.
handloom
A simple machine that people use to weave cloth by hand.
artisan
A skilled person who makes things by hand.
Ivy League
A group of eight famous colleges in the United States.
Coromandel coast
A coastal area in the south part of India.
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