Toile is a classic pattern with a storied history. Fabrics featuring pastoral scenes and exotic landscapes rose to fame with help from Marie Antoinette and quickly became a status symbol that spread ...

Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we look at tips for adding classic toile de Jouy patterns ...

One of the season's most interesting patterns was first introduced in the 18th century, and you might associate it more with wallpaper and museum artefacts than runway fashion: toile, also known as ...

What I wouldn’t give to live inside the pastoral scenes of a toile de Jouy print. The sheep grazing and hounds leaping paint a countryside fantasy I’ll never understand as an L.A. native. Still, for ...

For classicists, maximalists, and general lovers of home decor and interior design, it’s impossible to resist the charms of toile de Jouy. With its bucolic scenes and eye-catching contrast, the ...

I’ve previously waxed poetic about my adoration of textiles. Just last week we explored the rich history of Indian block printing. You may even know that in my past life I worked for a batik company.

The 18th-century monochromatic print fabric beloved by Marie Antoinette now has myriad variations. By Ginanne Brownell In a scene from the recent film “Another Simple Favor,” Anna Kendrick’s character ...

How exactly did a thick cotton fabric festooned with frolicking shepherdsses, bales of hay, and general pastoral merriment become one of today’s biggest design fixations? We’re talking about toile de ...