
History : When was the polka dot invented?1800sThe term itself first appeared in the mid-1800s (“Scarf of muslin, for light summer wear … surrounded by a scalloped edge, embroidered in rows of round polka dots,” 1857), and “polka dot” fabrics have been intermittently fashionable ever since. Polka dots are so demure and faintly feminine. ... Polka dots come from [...]