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Not the city, where I have spent time, but the cloth, the one that bleeds. Gentleman's Gazette has posted a nice piece, which you can read here:
https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/madras-guide-shirts-pants-history-where-to-buy/
Given that Madras was (is?) one of the pillars of prepdom, or Tradland, I thought this would be appropriate for the Trad Style forum.
It does point out a historical fact that not many people know. Yale, one of the bastions of the EE and the Trad style, was actually founded by Elihu Yale who made his fortune in Madras (the city not the cloth), back in the day. What I did not realize was that he ended up being the Governor of Madras! An American colonial governor of one of the principal redoubts of the East India Company? Amazing.
https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/madras-guide-shirts-pants-history-where-to-buy/
Given that Madras was (is?) one of the pillars of prepdom, or Tradland, I thought this would be appropriate for the Trad Style forum.
It does point out a historical fact that not many people know. Yale, one of the bastions of the EE and the Trad style, was actually founded by Elihu Yale who made his fortune in Madras (the city not the cloth), back in the day. What I did not realize was that he ended up being the Governor of Madras! An American colonial governor of one of the principal redoubts of the East India Company? Amazing.
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