Three years after they hit it off at a get-together that was meant to set her up with another guy in the group, Lily, a ...

By the mid-1800s, the fabric was finally being produced in Europe, and the patterns had been Westernized from traditional Indian tree of life imagery to larger and looser floral motifs.

“The Victorians, with their winter gardens and potted palms, also saw floral or nature-themed patterns as a respite from the increasingly gray world outside their windows,” says Barzilay Freun ...

The curving patterns of floral motifs are useful to offset the straight lines and checks that adorn so much men's wear. And some of the most famous tie makers in the world specialize in flowers.