toile de Jouy

noun

: an 18th century French scenic pattern usually printed on cotton, linen, or silk in one color on a light ground
broadly : a similar printed fabric

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The Traditional Choice Is your bedroom already teeming with storied patterns like toile de Jouy? Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026 Similarly, when Dior’s prior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was in-house, her summer fashion collection with toile de Jouy — which then became her signature — was integrated into a summer makeup collection with a Riviera theme. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 Recently, Cider quietly opened an Amazon storefront, where some of the brand’s eclectic styles—an amalgamation of aesthetics from cottagecore toile de Jouy to Y2K leather—are now shoppable on the internet’s biggest retail platform. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025 Linen, wicker, and toile de Jouy replace the city’s usual flashy neon and leather. Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 As the name suggests, the haute couture bar is designed by Dior, which has upholstered bamboo comfy chairs with a white and dark green toile de Jouy design. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Desserts in the two new addresses reinterpret house codes such as the Granville rose, the toile de Jouy motif and the button. Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024 The chaise lounges have been covered in its iconic toile de Jouy print, and there's a pop-up Dior boutique and poolside spa. Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy-en-Josas, France

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toile de Jouy was in 1784

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“Toile de Jouy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile%20de%20Jouy. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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