A foulard is a lightweight fabric, either twill or plain-woven, made of silk or a mix of silk and cotton. Foulards usually have a small printed design of various colors. By metonymy, it can also be an article of clothing, such as scarves and neckties, made from this fabric.[1] In men's neckties, foulard is a pattern rather than a material; it is a small-scale pattern with basic block repeat, also called a set pattern or a tailored pattern.
History
editModern era
editRalph Lauren's fashion industry success began with his importation of foulards from London to the United States.[4]
In 1989, a public debate over headscarves erupted in France when three Muslim girls in a state secondary school refused to remove their headscarves to comply with the school administration's concept of secularism.[5] It became known as the "affaires de foulard."[6]
Foulard fabric is also used in home décor wall coverings.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "foulard", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2023-12-22
- ↑ Tikkanen, Amy (2010). "Foulard". Britannica. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "What does foulard mean?". www.definitions.net. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ↑ Fury, Alexander (March 16, 2016). "Just Dandy: T: Men's Fashion Magazine". New York Times: M2.91.
- ↑ Scott, Joan W. (2005-01-01). "Symptomatic Politics: The Banning of Islamic Head Scarves in French Public Schools". French Politics, Culture & Society. 23 (3). doi:10.3167/153763705780793531. ISSN 1537-6370.
- ↑ Moruzzi, Norma Claire (1994). "A Problem with Headscarves: Contemporary Complexities of Political and Social Identity". Political Theory. 22 (4): 653–672. doi:10.1177/0090591794022004005. ISSN 0090-5917.
- ↑ Rybczynski, Witold (1987). Home: A Short History Of An Idea. US: Penguin Books. p. 7. ISBN 0140102310.