Tapestry, brocade and needlepoint techniques inspired heavy jacquards and intricate embroidery across AW26 collections. Dries Van Noten used tapestry-like floral jacquard on skirts, trousers, bags and boots; Ralph Lauren wove upholstery fabrics into ready-to-wear.
Tapestry, Brocade and Needlepoint Take Centre Stage in AW26 Fashion
Furnishing cloth became clothing.
Mark
Why does a story about fabric patterns matter?
Mimi
Because it shows one idea spreading across price levels. The same tapestry and jacquard look appears in a €29.95 scarf and in €4,900 Dior trousers.
Mark
Which designers are leading it?
Mimi
Dries Van Noten and Ralph Lauren. Julian Klausner put floral jacquard on skirts, trousers, bustiers, bags and over-the-knee boots, and Ralph Lauren brought sofa and curtain fabrics into ready-to-wear.
Luke
Is the trend measured anywhere, or is it an editor's observation?
Mimi
It's an editor's observation. There are no sales or buying figures in the piece.
Mark
What keeps such ornate clothes wearable?
Mimi
Contrast. The advice is to pair them with a crisp poplin shirt or jeans.
Luke
The metadata says retail buying may follow this styling. Does the article actually say that?
Mimi
No. That's a forward-looking inference. The article only gives the styling advice and the product list.
Mark
And the product list?
Mimi
It runs from clothing to cushions, a tablecloth, fabric by the metre and even makeup. Luke would point out that the prices are listed, not proof of demand.
Luke
Exactly. Prices show positioning, not popularity.
Il Polso
- Dries Van Noten used floral jacquard on skirts, trousers, bustiers, bags and boots
- Ralph Lauren brought furnishing-style fabrics into ready-to-wear
- Dior Byzance Ornemental jacquard trousers cost €4,900
- Zara tapestry-print jacquard scarf costs €29.95
Tapestry, brocade and needlepoint techniques inspired heavy jacquards and intricate embroidery across AW26 collections. Dries Van Noten used tapestry-like floral jacquard on skirts, trousers, bags and boots; Ralph Lauren wove upholstery fabrics into ready-to-wear.
The Gloss highlights how centuries-old tapestry, brocade and needlepoint techniques shaped the AW26 collections, with designers such as Dries Van Noten and Ralph Lauren leading the trend.
The AW26 collections kept returning to the kinds of cloth most people associate with old drawing rooms: tapestry, brocade and needlepoint. According to The Gloss, techniques that are centuries old shaped both the intricate embroidery and the heavy jacquard fabrics on the runways this season, and the references to antique and vintage pieces were everywhere.
At Dries Van Noten, creative director Julian Klausner used a tapestry-like floral jacquard generously. It appeared on skirts, trousers and bustiers, and on bags. The most striking use was a pair of over-the-knee jacquard boots, described as spectacular. The label's floral jacquard belts are among the pieces already on sale, priced at €325 at net-a-porter.com.
Ralph Lauren took a different route into the same territory. The Gloss describes its collection as a masterclass in painterly pattern and texture. Fabrics that would normally cover sofas and hang as curtains were woven into the ready-to-wear line, so that furnishing cloth became clothing.
The piece also points to how a look this ornate can be worn. Opulent maximalism, it argues, feels modern when set against something plain, such as a crisp poplin shirt or a pair of jeans. That contrast keeps the overall effect fresh and current instead of costume-like.
The prices attached to the trend span a wide range. At the accessible end, Zara has a tapestry-print cotton and wool mix jacquard scarf for €29.95, and Zara Home sells a floral linen and cotton bolster cushion for €39.99. A Gobelin cotton tapestry-print blouse is €139 at Rococo, 20 Glasthule Road, Sandycove, Co Dublin. Alice + Olivia's pastoral print satin skirt is €355 at zalando.ie.
Higher up, Dior's multicolour Byzance Ornemental metallic jacquard trousers cost €4,900 at Dior.com. The home category follows the same logic: a multicolour floral linen rectangular tablecloth is €865 at abask.com, and Cole & Son's leaf green Cascade jacquard fabric is €438 a metre, for anyone who wants to work with the cloth directly.
Beauty is part of the picture too. Hermès Face & Eyes Illuminating Powder in Or Permabrass is €115 at cultbeauty.com, and Dior's limited edition Diorshow 5 Couleurs eyeshadow palette is €72 at Brown Thomas.
The source is a trend roundup rather than a sales report, so it offers no figures on how the pieces are selling. What it does show is how the look is being priced and positioned, from a €29.95 scarf to €4,900 trousers. The styling advice, richly patterned pieces worn with plain basics, is the idea to watch as these collections reach shops over the season.
Citazioni salienti
Opulent maximalism feels modern when contrasted with a crisp poplin shirt or a pair of jeans.— The Gloss (paraphrased)
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