80s/90s paris accessories black and white paisley cotton bandana - made in usa

a crisp white cotton bandana printed in dense black paisley by paris accessories, made in the usa. the composition inverts the usual bandana logic: instead of a heavy ground with a light print, this one leaves the white cloth open and lets a wide, intricate black border do all the work, with scrolling boteh, small florettes, and a fine scalloped edge, while the center field holds only a sparse scatter of tiny paisley sprigs and dotted rosettes around a single medallion. the corner mark reads all cotton, rn 13960, made in u.s.a., alongside the boxed paris logo and a star roundel reading crafted with pride in u.s.a. that last mark is the most precise dating tool on the piece. the crafted with pride in u.s.a. council was formed in 1984 to promote american-made textiles against imports, so its logo cannot appear on anything made before that year. one edge is a true selvage, the finished woven edge of the cloth, and the other three are hemmed.

please note: this one is unusually clean for its age, with the white still bright and the black print sharp.

all bandanas are gently cleaned and pressed. beyond that we let them be, so any fading, softening, or small marks of use stay exactly as they came to us.

dating: US RN registered identification numbers began at RN 13670 in 1959, so a printed RN sets the earliest possible date (holder lookup via the FTC RN database); the "Crafted with Pride in U.S.A." mark comes from the Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Council, founded 1984.

details

• era: 1980s
• designer: paris accessories
• origin: usa
• design: square cotton bandana in white with a black paisley print. wide, densely scrolled border of boteh, florettes, and a scalloped edge, with an open center field holding a sparse scatter of small paisley sprigs and dotted rosettes around a single medallion. printed corner mark reads paris, all cotton, rn 13960, made in u.s.a., with a crafted with pride in u.s.a. star roundel. three hemmed edges and one true woven selvage edge. materials and percentages - printed corner mark states all cotton
• condition: excellent: white ground is bright and clean with no yellowing, and the black print is sharp throughout. a few loose threads at one corner and a light softening of the hand from washing. no holes, stains, or repairs
• size & fit: one size. a standard square bandana that ties easily at the neck, head, or wrist, and works as a pocket square or a bag tie
• flat measurements: width 22 in, length 22 in