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Definition of toile
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: a mock-up model of a garment
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The toile covers just about everything down to the lampshades, making the room feel bigger and camouflaging its awkwardness.
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Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, "From the Archive: Skirted Furniture That Will Make You Want to Go Back in Time," 27 Mar. 2021
Despite its Irish origins, toile is quintessentially French.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com, "How to decorate in French Country style," 17 Mar. 2021
Amazon Trends might come and go, but toile can transcend the test of time.
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Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, "25 Vintage Peel and Stick Wallpaper That’ll Wow Your Walls," 9 Mar. 2021
Roche Bobois furniture, blue-and-white Delftware, sisal rugs, toile wallpaper.
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New York Times, "A Provençal Estate That Is a Home and a Gallery," 2 Mar. 2021
Each is decidedly fashionable: One of Bode’s has a sweet cowboy boot charm, while Off-White’s sports the house’s logo, and Erdem’s is covered in a toile print.
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Sarah Spellings, Vogue, "The Met Store Released a Special About Time Collection—With a Wide Selection of Masks," 28 Oct. 2020
Options include Winnie the Pooh, jungle toile, mermaids, nature, paisley, and over 30 more prints.
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Popular Science, "Swaddles to keep your little one cozy and comfortable," 11 Jan. 2021
The latest toile must-have item is unexpectedly from Converse.
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Rachel Besser, Vogue, "The New Converse Collab Is Pure Art," 13 Oct. 2020
The cushion is detachable, which is important: Toogood envisions a world where the Puffy can be adorned in say, toile, or any fabric that catches her imagination.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Faye Toogood Has a New Cult Chair," 1 Oct. 2020
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“Toile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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