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  2. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s ...

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    A madras print lines the border of "The Official Preppy Handbook," which was published in 1980 and sold more than a million copies. - Tony Cenicola/The New York Times/Redux

  4. Madras (costume) - Wikipedia

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    The Madras is made up of five individual pieces of clothing. The costume comprises a white cotton or poplin blouse, known in French Creole as a chimiz decolté or chemise decoltee, finished with Broderie Anglaise and red ribbons. [4]

  5. Nalli (wardrobe store) - Wikipedia

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    Nalli was established in T. Nagar in 1928 by Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, a weaver who belonged to the Padmasali community. [1] Chinnasamy Chetti was a famous weaver of Kanchipuram sarees who had been weaving silk sarees since 1900 and gifted a Kanchipuram saree, the Durbar Pet, as a souvenir to George V during his visit to India in 1911.

  6. Binny and Co. - Wikipedia

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    Binny and Co was founded in Madras by John Binny as a general, clearing and forwarding agency in 1797. The company's first headquarters was a building then known as Amir Bagh on Mount Road. The company, then moved to a house a few blocks away, where Hotel Taj Connemara is now situated. [2]

  7. Jounen Kwéyòl - Wikipedia

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    Jounen Kwéyòl is usually observed by wearing the island's national wear, which is composed of the Wob Dwiete and jip ensemble for the women and a Madras (a special type of plaid material) jacket, white shirt, black slacks, and red sash for the men. Today, however, people frequently use Madras to create less formal versions of traditional ...