Stripe (pattern)

The early history of stripes in fashion is unclear. However, in medieval Europe, a stigma existed against wearing striped clothing. During the 13th century, Carmelites monks are thought to have worn brown and white stripes. For more than 25 years, the monks resisted orders from eleven successive popes to give up their cloaks, only succumbing to Pope Boniface VIII's ban of striped clothing from all religious orders. The stigma of wearing stripes persisted as late as the 18th century, being associated with Europe's “outcast” population, such as prostitutes, clowns, hangmen, heretics, and lepers. Beginning in the 19th century, Europe began to embrace the Neo-classical style. In the United States during this time, the stripe's stigma was well entrenched. This led to prisoners wearing a Prison uniform of black and white stripes for both humiliation and to discourage escape attempts. This practice continued until the early 20th century, when striped uniforms were slowly phased out by the United States. Stripes entered mainstream western fashion in the roaring twenties, particularly in men's clothing like the pinstripe Suit. Stripes frequently appeared as part of school uniforms as well, first at public schools, then at universities. Fashion designer Coco Chanel incorporated stripes in her designs, having been inspired by the Marinière worn by French seamen. ==Usage and appearance==

As a pattern (more than one stripe together), stripes are commonly seen in nature, food, emblems, clothing, and elsewhere. Two-toned stripes inherently draw one's attention, and as such are used to signal hazards. They are used in road signs, barricade tape, and thresholds. In nature, as with the zebra, stripes may have developed through natural selection to produce motion dazzle. Stripes may give appeal to certain sweets like the candy cane. For hundreds of years, stripes have been used in clothing. Striped clothing has frequently had negative symbolism in Western cultures. Historian Michel Pastoureau explores the cultural history of these design decisions in the book, ''The Devil's Cloth.'' == Gallery ==

File:Galet peint MHNT.PRE.MAZ.15.jpg|Striped Azilian painted pebble from le Mas-d'Azil, Ariège, France (12,500–10,000 BP) File:Zen Garden, Shōden-ji Temple in Kyoto - 2005.jpg|Dry garden showing raked gravel stripes, Shōden-ji Temple, Kyoto File:Dress MET 1981.393.2 F.jpg|Striped blouse from 1800's File:Faragó Judy István beatzenész, mint jelzőmatróz egy AN-2-es aknásznaszád fedélzetén. Fortepan 13598.jpg|French Navy sailor wearing classic marinière shirt which inspire Coco Chanel of the stripe design File:The chilly woman (1879), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.jpg|Painting of woman wearing striped clothing File:Group photos of Household Brigade Cricket Club (1912).png|Group of men wearing striped shirt for cricket club photo group File:Musikheim frankfurt oder unterrichtsraum 1929.jpg|Classroom of Musikheim in Frankfurt, Germany designed by Erich Dieckmann (1929) File:New College IV in blazers 1860.jpg|Row Boat clubs college student wearing striped shirt File:SZ Shenzhen Futian Shuiwei cun Ren Ren Le Department Store clothing shop male polo shirt 條紋襯衫 uncle June 2017 IX1 04.jpg|Striped shirt sold at market in China File:William S. Soule - Illustration of Set-tain-te (White Bear) in prison 1870.jpg|Caricatures of prisoner in stripe uniform File:Smiling young woman in Madison, Wisconsin 2020.jpg|Smiling girl wearing orange, black and white striped shirt File:Barber-pole-01-down.gif|Striped Barber's pole with red, white and blue stripes spiralling endlessly File:Berlin-Marathon 2023 Flatterband bei Kilometer 25.jpg|Red and white barricade tape File:Paul Smith striped shirt.jpg|Paul Smith striped shirt File:20181204 Warming stripes (global, WMO, 1850-2018) - Climate Lab Book (Ed Hawkins).svg|Warming stripes graphic by Ed Hawkins File:Watching Beta Zeta by Morris Louis (2369889362).jpg|A museum visitor viewing Morris Louis's Beta Zeta at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin File:Streets of Tokyo.jpg|Zebra crossing, Tokyo File:Paris Palais Royal Colonnes de Buren 6.jpg|Les Deux Plateaux by Daniel Buren, Palais Royal, Paris (1986) == See also ==