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Lily James looked unrecognizable as she swapped out her signature buttery blonde ombre for a gothic hair transformation. The ...
The blue dyes used to give jeans their signature color come at an environmental cost, but a new breakthrough eliminates the need for harsh chemicals.
Female indigo buntings are light brown with faint markings. Males are vibrant blue even though their feathers lack blue pigment and are actually black.
Indigo: The Indelible Color That Ruled The World Catherine McKinley traveled through nine West African countries a decade ago to track the history of indigo, the blue dye that was made very ...
Indigo De Souza plays The Blue Note at 8 p.m. Monday, July 14; Primer shares the bill. For remaining tickets or more ...
The Blue That Enchanted the World Indigo is growing again in South Carolina, revived by artisans and farmers with a modern take on a forgotten history ...
Indigo is making a comeback in South Carolina—here’s where to find it Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites ...
South Carolina great A'ja Wilson's new Nike signature shoes sell out in minutes. Her father Roscoe Wilson says the success of ...
When I Get That Mood Indigo at M+B, Los Angeles is a tribute to the complex substance that is indigo, in which artist Bhasha Chakrabarti experiments with quilting, painting, and papermaking. The ...
There's a thematic sense of ritual flowing through SOMArt's "The Indigo Project." The group art exhibition focusing on the cultural and spiritual significance of the purple-flowered plant, an ...
Ancient South Americans made blue fabrics to dye for. A piece of approximately 6,000-year-old woven cotton material from Peru gets its blue hue from indigo dye, making it the oldest known example ...
In a study published Wednesday in Science Advances, researchers report scraps of indigo-dyed fabric found in Peru that dated back to 6,200 years ago.