Chevron Prints

The chevron art pattern can be dated back to ancient Greek Pottery. A few thousand years later the chevron begins to appear in coat of arms and insignia of rank used by the military and police forces. In the 1920s and 30s the Art Deco Movement emerged with an emphasis of symmetrical, geometric forms. This brought the chevron back into fashion.

Designer Pierre Cardin and design house Missoni claimed the chevron as an integral part of their fashion collections in the 1960s and 1970s, even expanding the pattern into zigzags. The zigzag is credited to designers Tai and Rosita Missoni in 1953. In 2011, Target released a collection of Missoni fashions featuring the chevron with a more affordable price point. This has helped the chevron look to take off.