Corduroy by Don Freeman

Many of you are familiar with the book "Corduroy" by Don Freeman. For many of us, this was our first introduction to corduroy fabric. For those of you who may not be familiar with Corduroy, he was a teddy bear with green corduroy overalls who travels all over a department store during the night, then gets bought the next day by a little girl named Lisa. The corduroy we're typing about is a popular fabric for pants, like the ones above. Corduroy is a textile composed of twisted fibers that, when woven, lie parallel to one another to form the cloth's distinct pattern, a "cord," or "wale." Corduroy is like a ridged form of velvet.

Corduroy is considered a durable cloth. Socially speaking, the clothes made from corduroy are considered casual to business casual, and are usually favored in colder climates. Corduroy is most commonly found in the construction of pants. The material is also used in the construction of jackets and shirts.

For all of you adventurous people, try adding corduroy to your wardrobe and see what a difference it makes!