Paisley (design)
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Paisley or Paisley pattern or Mango design: In Tamil, the design is known as Mankolam (Mango design) and has long been used in Tamil nadu, India. The traditional design is also used in gold jewelleries.
Contemporary style
Paisley was particularly popular during the Summer of Love, heavily identified with psychedelic style and the interest in Indian spirituality and culture brought about by the pilgrimage of The Beatles to India in 1968. Also, Fender Guitars made a Pink Paisley version of their Telecaster guitar, by sticking paisley wallpaper onto the guitar bodies. The modern recording artist 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".
