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Mar 30, 2022
Swirling with Inspiration: Joshua Light Show
Swirl prints and fluid textures have been showing up all over the runway. It’s enough to make a New York music fan of a certain age long for the days of the Fillmore East and the fabulous Joshua Light show.
Jan 9, 2022
Color - Spring / Summer 2023
Spring / Summer 2023 is sure to bring us balmy and bright colors. Pastels with a punch will still feature, along with sultry, warm toned neutrals.
Jan 9, 2022
Trend - Spring / Summer 2023
Check out our forecast for Spring / Summer 2023. We're loving new takes on psychedelic swirls, sophisticated geometric prints and nostalgic novelties. What are your favorite emerging trends?
Oct 8, 2021
Color - Fall / Winter 22
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Oct 8, 2021
Trend - Fall / Winter 22
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Oct 4, 2021
Starting a Design Hustle? Don’t Forget About Self-Care
There are plenty of perks that come with building a side hustle. But if you’re not careful, it can consume too much of your time and burn you out. Follow these simple tips for prioritizing your health and well-being.
Sep 27, 2021
Met Gala 2021
Check out our favorite print looks from this year's Met Gala. The Met Gala is one of the biggest and most exciting fashion events of the year. This year’s theme was In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, it was in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Costume Institute.
Sep 14, 2021
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Copenhagen Fashion Week is rising and competing with the bigger capital fashion weeks. However, Copenhagen Fashion We...
Sep 3, 2021
Women’s Fashion Prints Through the Ages
Follow us through 100 years of fashion prints! Fashion is constantly changing! Need a quick print? Shop Plumager®'s Library now!
Aug 4, 2021
History of Houndstooth
The Houndstooth plaid is characterised as being a duo-tone plaid, made up of four bands, two which are dark coloured, and the other two light, in both the warp and weft weave, which are woven in a standard, simple 2:2 twill weave. This creates the unique contrasting check and block shape of the Houndstooth. By experimenting with the size, scale and colours of the weave, many variations can be created.
Jul 14, 2021
History of Ikat
Ikat is 5000 years old! Ikat has Indonesian and Malay origins, but has been shown in history from pre-Columbian Peru, India, Egypt, and Guatemala, 10th century Yemen, Japan, Uzbekistan, and a few others. Learn more on our blog!
Jul 14, 2021
History of Madras
Madras Plais is a pattern comprising of coloured checks and stripes that intersect to create uneven checked patterns. The Madras is also known for being a lively and colourful plaid created in an array of bold colours, which is an expansion of its original staple colours of red and blue and black, made from the limited vegetable dyes of the time, that were used on the cloth. Today, pretty much any colours are used with Madras Plaid, the brighter the better!