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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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Shibori Print — A Japanese-developed process of tie-dying, shibori involves folding, twisting, and manipulating cloth into lovely, organic patterns. Typically done with blue dye, there are a few distinctive styles of shibori, including concentric circles, striated lines, and scales. Don't call it child's play either — master shibori artists can create some ridiculously elaborate patterns that'd make your camp T-shirts look like... well, camp T-shirts.

Photo: Courtesy of RugRabbit; Upstate Reversible Tank, $96, available at Bona Drag.

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