In tie-dying, bundles of ramie threads are bound tightly with cotton before dying so as to produce a geometric or floral pattern when the thread is woven into fabric using a simple back-strap loom.

UNESCO: Culture

By the time middle America catches on to a new style--say, slingback sneakers that slip on and have a strap in back--Skechers has a lower-priced lookalike in stores.

FORBES: Sole survivors

And Jones Golf Bags a popular '70s label revived a few years ago has turned back the clock to its light and minimalist beginnings: a sturdy nylon-and-vinyl body with a single wide strap.

WSJ: Golf Fashion: Is It Tee Time, or Martini Time?