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TAKE THE QUIZtoile 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 model paired the blue version of the suit, which also includes a classic toile de Jouy print and a ruffle trim on the bust and straps, with a white collared crop top and a pair of low-slung cream trousers that gave the illusion of hip cutouts.
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Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 May 2022
Some of his greatest early masterpieces feature the toile de Jouy.
—Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023
Above: Antique headboards and toile de Jouy bedding bring Old Continental charm to a guest room at Casa degli Atellani in Milan.
—ELLE Decor, 24 Oct. 2022
For instance, back in May, Hadid was spotted wearing a one-piece toile de Jouy swimsuit from her collaboration with Frankies Bikinis as a party top.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
Think: Rattan furniture, toile de Jouy, and an overall calming color palette.
—Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 30 June 2022
The Bungalows feature the House’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s toile de Jouy prints around the walls in shades of rich pink and gold of neon framboise pink and punchy chartreuse.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 3 June 2021
Her design plays on toile de Jouy, the popular 18th century style of French wallpaper and textiles that shows imaginative pastoral scenes.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliquéd cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 May 2021
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Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 May 2022
Some of his greatest early masterpieces feature the toile de Jouy.
—Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023
Above: Antique headboards and toile de Jouy bedding bring Old Continental charm to a guest room at Casa degli Atellani in Milan.
—ELLE Decor, 24 Oct. 2022
For instance, back in May, Hadid was spotted wearing a one-piece toile de Jouy swimsuit from her collaboration with Frankies Bikinis as a party top.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
Think: Rattan furniture, toile de Jouy, and an overall calming color palette.
—Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 30 June 2022
The Bungalows feature the House’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s toile de Jouy prints around the walls in shades of rich pink and gold of neon framboise pink and punchy chartreuse.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 3 June 2021
Her design plays on toile de Jouy, the popular 18th century style of French wallpaper and textiles that shows imaginative pastoral scenes.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliquéd cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 May 2021
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy-en-Josas, France
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
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“Toile de Jouy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile%20de%20Jouy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.
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