In Paisley Patterns: A Design Source Book, Valerie Reilly describes paisley as “one of the most enduring motifs that man has ever devised,” having been in constant use for more than 2,000 years.

“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.“And especially in the West ...

As paisley patterns migrated from Iran to Turkey, along the way they entered the Jewish communities of the Islamic world, where they were etched and drawn in Judaica and art, including ceremonial ...

The search is on for the nation’s stash of Paisley Pattern in a celebration of the design that helped create fortune in the Scottish town that gave it its name. Did you know with a Digital ...

THE original Paisley patterns are to become an international best-selling fashion item after they were snapped up by a top design house yesterday. Kanebo Fashion Research, of Japan, the fashion ...

A collection of rare textiles, many not seen by the public for decades, have been revealed at the Paisley Museum to mark the launch of the PaisleyMake Festival of Creativity and Design.

THEY are among the most famous Scottish textile brands in the world. Now talks are under way between Harris Tweed and Paisley Pattern to find a way to strengthen the largely unknown historical ...

More than seven billion unique Paisley patterns are to be created - one for every person on earth - to support the town's bid for UK City of Culture.

Paisley-print chiffon in Ronit Zilkha's 2004 collection, Paisley: a designer heritage I bet Leslie Phillips has got one. I have an awful feeling that, in the 1970s, one of my male relatives might ...

It was in the 19th Century that the paisley pattern first attracted a rebellious, progressive following. Its story was part of a wider “dialogue” between eastern and western cultures at the ...