Color pattern
Bengal stripe
Alternating light and colored stripes of approximately equal width.
Also searched as: Regency stripe
Open the interactive guide ↗How it is made
In woven shirting, repeated warp color bands create the design. Thomas Pink describes its Bengal stripe as quarter-inch alternations, an example rather than a universal rule.
How to recognize it
The light and dark bands have similar visual weight.
Common uses
- Dress shirts
- Blouses
- Summer clothing
What to distinguish
Bengal is generally bolder than fine shirting stripes and narrower than an awning stripe, but names and widths vary across manufacturers.
Sources & further reading
Research checked 2026-09-27. Descriptions are original summaries; references support terminology and construction, not every product sold under a name.