History is silent about who invented such a popular print and before the 18th century, evidence of its existence was not found. The middle and end of the 18th century fully boasts this invention. In Europe, the fashion for small peas is gaining popularity among high society and only polka-dot in the English version of the 19th century won the hearts of not only nobles, but also ordinary people.
This print is over a thousand years old. It arose in the Middle East and was called “buta”, “botekh”. There is still no unequivocal opinion about the original element: eggplant, cucumber, mango, feather, lotus. The drawing was used in the manufacture of very expensive Kashmir shawls.
At the beginning of the conquest of Europe (18-19 century) - this is an elite oriental gift, a fashionable fetish, a status element for the nobility. The industrial revolution and the Jacquard machine made it more accessible, diverse and gave a new name - paisley. For more than half a century, print has been associated with wealth, nobility and uniqueness. The end of the 19th century and the introduction of new printing technologies finally decided the fate of the "paisley" - mass does not lead to good. The print has lost its high reputation and has become publicly available. Only at the end of the 20th century, the paisley print returned to the high fashion catwalks.
