kashmir paisley

kashmir paisley

The paisley design has been influenced by many cultures, but came to the west as a result of the

trade in cashmere goods from the Vale of Kashmir, down to India, and then to Europe.Paisley

first came to the west in the late 18th century.After it the Paisley was came to seen in the kashmiri

shawls.Early 19th century paisley shawls were characterised by plain centres in pale colours and

wide borders at each end of the long, rectangular shawl.When cashmere shawls with paisley designs

were first exported, they went both to Europe and to the Middle East.the Islamic people avoided

representational depictions of objects of people in their shawls . In 1825 it was clearly seen

the Islamic design influence among the people.Seeing this the west also put it’s own aesthetic

demand (exoticism) cashmere shawls produced in Europe were particularly exotic, making up for

what they lacked in quality authenticity with enthusiastically imaginative designs