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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Wicker is used to create elephants, giraffes, cacti and palm trees, while colors ranging from sand to beige and khaki set off the brand’s iconic toile de Jouy in midnight blue that decorates various elements, including the terrace.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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, 8 Jan. 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
Tropical Safari combines traditional French toile de Jouy motifs from African wax prints, depicting lush forests and palm leaves from the Orinoco River, and Weaved Basketry celebrating Colombian basket-weaving techniques.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Maje, a cult-favorite French brand, has teamed up with French café and bakery Maman to create the Pain au Chocolat latte, inspired by the French pastry, as well as a bespoke cup in Maje’s toile de Jouy print from the fall collection.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
The French luxury house has dressed the 111-year-old sanctuary’s cabanas in toile de Jouy, while shoppers can scoop up a Francis Kurkdjian’s new Dioriviera fragrance with notes of rose and fig.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 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
Photo: Courtney Racz What is your connection to toile de Jouy and narrative prints?
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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, 8 Jan. 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
Tropical Safari combines traditional French toile de Jouy motifs from African wax prints, depicting lush forests and palm leaves from the Orinoco River, and Weaved Basketry celebrating Colombian basket-weaving techniques.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Maje, a cult-favorite French brand, has teamed up with French café and bakery Maman to create the Pain au Chocolat latte, inspired by the French pastry, as well as a bespoke cup in Maje’s toile de Jouy print from the fall collection.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
The French luxury house has dressed the 111-year-old sanctuary’s cabanas in toile de Jouy, while shoppers can scoop up a Francis Kurkdjian’s new Dioriviera fragrance with notes of rose and fig.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 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
Photo: Courtney Racz What is your connection to toile de Jouy and narrative prints?
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Toile de Jouy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile%20de%20Jouy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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