1
: any of many plain or simple twill weave fabrics
especially
: linen
2
: a mock-up model of a garment
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There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
Thornton upholstered the headboard in the same blue-and-white toile as the wallpaper but used different designs of similar colors for the window curtains, bed coverings, and assorted cushions, so the room feels neither too disjointed nor too monotonous.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2024
What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
Taking pride of place at the entrance is a toile by Nathan Vandenberghe, a bachelor student at Esmod Paris who won a competition organized by the department store.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
Thornton upholstered the headboard in the same blue-and-white toile as the wallpaper but used different designs of similar colors for the window curtains, bed coverings, and assorted cushions, so the room feels neither too disjointed nor too monotonous.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2024
What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
Taking pride of place at the entrance is a toile by Nathan Vandenberghe, a bachelor student at Esmod Paris who won a competition organized by the department store.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Toile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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