India, Aug. 31 -- Once forgotten, paisley resurfaces this season, challenging perceptions of style, heritage, and identity while redefining contemporary fashion's visual language, says Sakshi Priya

What does it mean when a pattern, once relegated to the margins of taste, returns to dominate runways and wardrobes alike? How can a swirl of teardrops - paisley, in its intricate complexity-simultaneously evoke heritage, identity, and audacity? And why, in a season defined by novelty, does this "forgotten" print compel us to reconsider the very language of style?

Paisley, with its swirling teardrop form, has always been more than decoration. It is history stitched into fabric, a motif that has travelled from Persian courts to Scottish looms,...