The company introduced a buffalo check shirt in 1950. But where did this distinctive large black and red check pattern originate? There are a few competing theories.

The origin of buffalo check isn’t Minnesotan at all, or even American. It’s Scottish. The pattern, which alternates red checks, black checks, and dual-tone red and black checks, is listed in ...

Sure, plaid, and flannel are in, but why not go for the original? We’re talking about the Woolrich Buffalo Check flannel wool shirt. It’s been around since 1850 and is about as straightforward as you ...

And one design really stuck: a simple red-and-black-checkered plaid. Of course, in order for Paul Bunyan types to know what to ask for at their local mercantile, it needed a name. Turns out, the ...