Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture ...

People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

On Tuesday, Eileen Fisher will launch the Indigo Overdye Collection, a line of secondhand garments overdyed with indigo by Seattle-based dye experts, Botanical Colors.

Production of indigo dye was a major industry in 19th century Bengal, India. Indigo factories were sited on river valleys for the water supply, and because indigo plants (several species of ...

The high-quality indigo dye created in Tokushima is famous for its deep hue. The indigo plants are grown and harvested by a master craftsman. The leaves undergo a traditional process of long ...