Queue up the “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” song on Spotify, because it’s time to take part in this ...

The dorsal patterns of female black swallowtails and pipevine swallowtails are very similar--two rows of yellow dots, diffuse clouds of tiny blue dots, and an orange, yellow and black eyespot-- ...

Once associated with the plague, the polka dot jhas become a wardrobe power-player for everyone from Minnie Mouse to Kate ...

The polka dot pattern has been around for over a century and is a trend that continues to come back into vogue. When Miss America debuted a polka dot bikini in 1926, Disney followed suit shortly ...

Polka dots are a major part of fashion, but that wasn't always the case. Here's the history behind the design—and why they're called polka dots in the first place.

That was before I read Jude Stewart's Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage and Other Graphic Patterns ($25, Bloomsbury), which was published this month.