For much of history, the color of clothing was limited to plant-based and other natural dye colors.  The first synthetic dye was accidentally discovered by an eighteen year old student attending the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1856.  Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), was experimenting with a synthetic formula to replace the natural anti-malarial drug quinine.  He produced a reddish powder instead of … Continue reading In Vivid Color