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From rich woven silks, patterned brocades and intricate chintz to a range of less talked-about textiles, India's contribution to the global textile industry is unique.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

The jacquards and brocades within the Max Mara camel colored universe “give you a kind of swashbuckling cavalier feel,” the designer said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Velvet embedded with jewels, raw silk with hand-beaten sequin borders, silk brocades woven with gold.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

With golden brocades and rich navys, this is a swinging, stylish time.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022

Vaucanson not only made a mechanical duck, he also devised a machine that would automatically weave brocades.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton