2006-06-10 12:29:56 · 9 answers · asked by JesusFreak 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Polka dot is a pattern consisting of dots. Polka dot patterns are quite variable: they can consist of a series of dots that are equally spaced and sized, or a random arrangement of multicoloured dots or different sizes. Polka dots are most commonly seen on children's clothing, toys, and furniture, but they appear in a wide array of contexts. The pattern rarely appears in formal contexts, however, and is generally confined to more playful attire such as bathing suits. Occasionally white on black regularly spaced polka dots will appear on more formal clothing.
While polka dots are ancient, they first became common on clothing in the late nineteenth century in Britain. At the same time polka music was extremely popular and the name was also applied to the pattern, despite no real connection between the two.
The musician Randy Rhoads used a Flying V guitar with polka dots. The pop artist Dimitrios uses polka dots in all his works, as does Yayoi Kusama in many of hers. Blues guitarist Buddy Guy regularly plays a signature Fender Stratocaster painted in black with cream polka dots
2006-06-10 12:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although patterns of dots have been a popular design in many cultures throughout the ages, polka dots got their name in the 1800s. The polka, a Bohemian dance with a Polish name, became very popular, sweeping through Europe and eventually reaching Britain. It became such a fad that the British started calling all kinds of things polka somethings, including the pattern we now call polka dots. The name stuck, even though no one now associates polka dots with the polka.
2006-06-10 19:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually spelled "Polkadot" and was a kind of dress worn for doing the Polka dance.
2006-06-10 19:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by BBQribs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little Johnny, he started it. His mother had just put out the clothes on the line & little Johnny came along &with his dirty hands he poked @ the clothes & seen little dots appear, so he thought of it as a game & called it poke-a-dot.
2006-06-10 19:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
me! it is a fun one huh?
It us actually spelled polkadot and I can't seem to find the root of the word anywhere. Huh, it usually says in the dictionary.
2006-06-10 19:31:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually polkadot. And I do not know.
2006-06-10 19:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by proudmatriarch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
search on google.
2006-06-10 19:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poland
2006-06-10 19:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by snickerz93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol idont know y do u need to know that?
2006-06-10 19:31:08 · answer #9 · answered by kris b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋