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May 19, 2012 7:30 AM EDT
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What Fashion's "Ethnic" Prints Are Really Called

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Ikat Print — Creating an ikat print is a complicated process that involves binding the threads, piecemeal dying, and weaving everything together after the threads have been dyed. Because of this, ikat fabrics are instantly recognizable by their up-and-down, almost bleeding-dye quality. This process has been practiced all over the world, from Mexico to Uzbekistan and Cambodia to Japan.

Photo: Courtesy of Mood Fabrics/Photographed by Guang Xu; Joe's Ikat Crops, $179, available at Anthropologie.

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