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If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter . Paisley has been a popular motif in fashion for centuries,” Jeremy Langmead, brand-and-content director of luxury menswear e-tailer Mr Porter , tells BBC Culture. In the same century, in the 1400s, some of the earliest recorded Kashmir shawls were produced in India, records from the 1500s, during Emperor Akbar's reign over the Mughal people in this area indicate that shawl making was already fashionable in India prior to Mughal conquest which took place in the early 1400s.

In Persian language, Boteh can be translated to shrub or bush, while in Kashmir it carried the same meaning but was referred to as Buta, or Bu. The design was copied from the costly silk and wool Kashmir shawls and adapted first for use on handlooms, and, after 1820, [19] on Jacquard looms.

will argue that Boteh Jegheh's origins stem from old religious beliefs and its meaning could symbolize the sun, a phoenix, or even an ancient Iranian religious sign for an eagle. Prince paid tribute to the rock and roll history of paisley when he created the Paisley Park Records recording label and established Paisley Park Studios, both named after his 1985 song " Paisley Park".

Used as women’s shawls, these printed pieces symbolized great status, but were also quite expensive and eventually demand outgrew supply. citation needed] In the 1970s paisley bandanas also became popular amongst gangs in California, most notably with two well-known rival gangs, the Bloods who would wear red bandanas and the Crips who would wear blue bandanas. The peak period of paisley as a fashionable design ended in the 1870s, [17] perhaps as so many cheap versions were on the market.Considered the first-ever bandana—at least as we know them today—it would go on to inspire political campaigns for centuries. Technological innovation in textile manufacturing around this time made it so that western imitations of Kashmir shawls became competitive with Indian made shawls from Kashmir. Hewson designed a bandana of her husband on horseback, decorated with cannons, flags and a ring of promotional text, highlighting Washington’s dedication to liberty and American independence. From its ancient Persian and Indian origins with its hidden messages and mysterious symbolism, the iconic motif has had quite a journey.