Seersucker
Seersucker is a thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindi[citations needed], which originates from the Persian words “shir o shakar,” meaning “milk and sugar”, probably from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth surface of milk and bumpy texture of sugar[1]. Seersucker is woven in such a way that some threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled appearance in places. This feature causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin when worn, facilitating improved heat dissipation and air circulation. It also means that ironing is not necessary. Muslim traders traded the fabric throughout a wide area. [1] During the British colonial period seersucker was popular as a material in Britain’s warm weather colonies. When Seersucker was first introduced in the United States it was used for broad array of clothing items.
