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Nineteenth century gauze dresses incorporate the romance of the buta motif in fabrics that have no similarity to the original Kashmiri wools. The endemic and indivisible Paisley-wool ligature is dissociated in the West, chiefly because of its extrordinary popularity as it becomes a design motif for all seasons. By the twentieth century, paisley, in the West, came to be associated as much with silk and cotton - notably in home furnishings and men's neckties - as with wool.

Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European

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Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European
Ensemble, silk, wool, American or European

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