stripes and checks context ideas.

a few key points from my note book.

checks

- tartan, red, green, yellow, blue, scotland highland.
- punks, trousers, zips, rips, reds, vivienne westwood.
- burberry, cream, black, green.
- gingham, tea rooms, summer, school, babies, white.
- dogtooth, YSL, 60's.
- tweed, cord, jackets, brogues, donegal tweed, space dyeds, block checks, madras plaids.
- district check (tell you were you're from, the land you own...)

stripes; spacing, colour, proportions, simple, clean, thin, thick, vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

- pin stripes, laceline stripes, spiral stripes, chalk stripes, can be professional and casual.
- bretton stripe, french, political.
- seaside, arcades, beach huts, deck chairs, umbrellas, pastel colours, escapism.
- sailor stripes, navy, white, red, gold, uniform, broad stripes, monochrome, nautical, boats.
-circus, red, yellow, costumes, clowns, baggy, tents, russian revolution.
- regency, maps, wallpaper, rank and regiment, flags.
- membership and identity stripes.
- football stripes.
- bar codes, rulers, measuring devices.
- animal stripes, nature, organic shapes and form.
- road signs, symbols, hazards, warning.