You've likely seen cozy red and black buffalo plaid clothes making the rounds during Christmas time -- it's become a festive favorite! Buffalo plaid adds sophistication and warmth.

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 ...

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 ...

Depending on your personal style barometer, plaid might mean a couple of different things. For some guys, it means red-and-black checks, generally worn in the fall near a roaring fire (beard ...

This week, we're sharing the first episode of "Buffalo Extreme," a three-part series from our play cousins at NPR's Embedded. The series follows a Black cheer squad, their moms and their coaches ...

PITTSBURGH — Fall is flannel season, we all know that. But what do you call that striped pattern featuring red and black often on plaid: buffalo check or lumberjack? According to the Scottish ...