And it's a color that's associated with power, culturally speaking." Blue is also the color of the slave trade: Dyed indigo ...

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 ...

Blue jeans are a commodity that has become hard to miss in the modern world. Researchers have long known that this 'recent' development has roots in the centuries-old practice of indigo dyeing ...

Kaji Kakuo is revolutionizing the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese indigo dyeing, breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo.

The docile, nonvenomous eastern indigo snake is known for its lustrous, blue-black body; the reddish-orange hue on its chin, throat and cheeks; and its large size, as long as 7 feet from nose to tail, ...