It's a fabric pattern. Imagine a droplet with the top tip bent over and you have the basic paisley shape. But to make it easier for you...

[She switches to video (boy, does this chip make it easy), giving him a shot of her with her hands working her hair into a ponytail while clad in said paisley shirt, a brown and cream tank top number with black lace trim.]

This is paisley.

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