The tragic love story depicted in the Willow pattern first appeared in 1790, designed by Josiah Spode. It reflected the fashion for anything Chinese at the time. The blue and white china is still produced today and stocked in Briscoes all over the land. Recently I have seen it in two unlikely places which makes me wonder if it is cool again; NZ Fashion Week at Adrian Hailwood's A/W 10 show and in a Summer Accessories Must Have List in The Age. (Bag by Nancybird.) They look pretty cool to me.
