What do Oscar de la Renta and Rasul Mirzaahmedov have in common? The New York fashion designer and the Uzbek master weaver share a passion for ikat, a fabric created through a complex process called ...

All the items in “Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat” — well, all but one — were woven with the same painstaking technique. But the robes, wraps and wall hangings on exhibit at the George ...

BIRMINGHAM, AL --(Marketwired - February 23, 2016) - The Birmingham Museum of Art presents a vivid collection of robes and accessories featuring intricate ikat designs in its upcoming exhibition All ...

Oscar de la Renta looked to a print based on the ikat weaving technique native to Uzbekistan, in which a pattern is created from tie-dyed thread, as inspiration for several of the outfits presented in ...

Uzbek artist Dilyara Kaipova’s eye-catching textile designs, which draw on characters from comics and films, such as Captain America, Batman and Darth Vader, are helping to give Uzbekistan's fabric ...

A complex art form called ikat is weaving a spell on Washington museum curators and New York fashion designers. Ikat is a style of weaving that has been performed worldwide, from Japan and India to ...

It's time to put away your polka dots, stripes and paisley prints because there's one pattern on the fashion radar that isn't going anywhere. It's ikat we're talking about; the traditional dyeing ...

Some human works last for centuries, or even millennia. Ancient pottery, carvings from Greece, India and China and even pre-historic cave paintings survive through the years and give us plentiful ...

From bold geometric motifs to intricate floral patterns, ikat fabrics showcase a rich tapestry of colours and textures, making each piece a true work of art The mood for this holiday season is ...