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I love paisley. Both of my "nice" guitar straps are black and white paisley. I have an absolutely ostentatious purple paisley shirt that I wear out when I need to look like a God Damn Hell Ass Cowboy. A little of that print goes a long way when used correctly. A lot is fine too, if you wanna look like Nudie Cohn dressed you for karaoke night at the Tractor Tavern. I think it gets a bad rap from people who hate looking cool. Can also easily look choochie.

Playing cards, handkerchiefs, cowboy outfits, James Burton, Prince. Heavily associated with Psychedelic Country Music.


What does the PRF think?

Absolutely not crap.

There's probably something out there that doesn't look good in a paisley pattern, but I can't think of anything right now.

Carpets/rugs in a paisley pattern can look totally badass.

Not crap.

EDIT: as far as patterns go, though, my personal favorite is plaid, by a wide margin.

I like it but it doesn't like me back.

I don't wear it but it's pleasing to the eye.

My thought that jumps out (as I go through one of my grappling-with-graphic-design phases) is think of the badass who designed that pattern. What an impressive visual invention. Like "Look I made this pattern!" And then someone made a bandana out of it.

it almost always looks great on a guitar.

penningtron wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:59 pm I like it but it doesn't like me back.

Like colored pants, I wish I could pull off paisley.

And to think the PRF once considered wearing shorts onstage was crap. Y'all gone woke.

Full disclosure I used to rock a paisley shirt, and, my boy, the notorious B.O.G., sported a paisley headband. I am positive that we looked nothing like what we'd be seen in today. Prince barely did it. Crap.

Historically, not crap. Pretty fascinating how it came out of Persia and has made the rounds over the last 500 years, then landed on my dad’s tie in the 1970’s. It will always come and go.

On my person? No. I give it a flat crap.

Given everything that paisley did for me during my formative years, I cannot vote crap. Not crap paisley - thank you for everything : )