1
a
: a lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk usually decorated with a printed pattern
b
: an imitation of this fabric
2
: an article of clothing made of foulard
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This is the first book of its kind to explore the history and artistry behind Gucci foulards, offering an in-depth look at their cultural significance, craftsmanship, and evolution over the decades.
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
The different Ascot Chang shirts combine with either the polka-dot tie or its less formal counterpart, a silk foulard tie, to create different personalities.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Like a golden thread running through the collection, models wore drum bags featuring a guitar pick as a lock, or music notes as brooches holding together a silk foulard.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 21 June 2024
Foley, bless him, wears a foulard.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The best looks were ones that fused the two eras, such as a loose cerulean trench coat with voluminous layers, twinned with a striped blue silk foulard.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 20 Jan. 2023
The hotel also offers an eco-printing and botanical workshop where guests use the property’s autumnal botanicals to decorate a silk or wool foulard or pocket square that is then steamed to imprint the natural pigments onto the fabric.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
Every moment featured a view of the Tour Eiffel, a champagne glass, and an Hermès bag or foulard in sight.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2022
The textiles are mostly wools and crepes, some textured, but there were also soft silky dresses with neat foulard ties at the neckline.
—Colleen Barry, ajc, 26 Feb. 2022
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
The different Ascot Chang shirts combine with either the polka-dot tie or its less formal counterpart, a silk foulard tie, to create different personalities.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Like a golden thread running through the collection, models wore drum bags featuring a guitar pick as a lock, or music notes as brooches holding together a silk foulard.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 21 June 2024
Foley, bless him, wears a foulard.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The best looks were ones that fused the two eras, such as a loose cerulean trench coat with voluminous layers, twinned with a striped blue silk foulard.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 20 Jan. 2023
The hotel also offers an eco-printing and botanical workshop where guests use the property’s autumnal botanicals to decorate a silk or wool foulard or pocket square that is then steamed to imprint the natural pigments onto the fabric.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
Every moment featured a view of the Tour Eiffel, a champagne glass, and an Hermès bag or foulard in sight.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2022
The textiles are mostly wools and crepes, some textured, but there were also soft silky dresses with neat foulard ties at the neckline.
—Colleen Barry, ajc, 26 Feb. 2022
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“Foulard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foulard. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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