SEERSUCKER

It is a summer fabric today made by alternating very tight cotton threads with softer threads in the weave: this special weaving method gives the fabric its typical wavy and slightly creased appearance.
The word seersucker is English, there is no equivalent in Italian. The term passes through Hindi and originates from the Sanskrit क्षीरशर्करा (kshirsharkara) and also from the Persian words shîr (شیر) and shakar (شکر), which literally mean “milk and sugar”.

It is a clear reference to the two-tone tone of the fabric and its slightly smooth and slightly curled surface: the name reflects the similarity between the smooth and rough stripes that characterize the fabric, and respectively the smooth consistency of milk and the irregular texture of sugar.

Seersucker was brought to Europe by the English East India Company in the 18th century. Restricted to England perhaps because of the unsuitable climate, it was used by the upper classes during their travels to Italy, during safaris in Kenya, or on long vacations in the English colonies in North America.
In America, 🇺🇸 it was used in the late 19th century as a fabric for work clothes, worn by laborers in the railroad and oil industries. Workers wore overalls, jackets, and caps made from a heavy dark blue version of seersucker fabric also called “pucker.” Precisely because of its durable and airy nature, it was appreciated by men who had to work alongside hot locomotives, engines, and furnaces.
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