brocade

Fabrics with sheen or brocade thread add luminescence in the darkened church setting, says Walicka Maimone: “Only so much lighting can come from the windows. We need to lift the palette and create the sparkle.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile local media praised von der Leyen's burgundy and gold brocade outfit -- a nod to Indian fashion.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Vestments made of intricate floral brocade in 1741, given by Louis XV, enrich the walls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Best known for his use of lotus and peacock motifs, Bal used rich fabrics like velvet and brocade - his designs were elaborate, inspired by Indian grandeur and royalty.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

Maybe it was the way she studied me so hard that made me feel like she could see right through me to the brocade wallpaper behind me.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

From rich woven silks, patterned brocades and intricate chintz to a range of less talked-about textiles, India's contribution to the global textile industry is unique.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

She found jewel-tone caftans, perky Lilly Pulitzer prints and metallic brocades, all adorned with a treasure chest of bold accessories.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

Velvet embedded with jewels, raw silk with hand-beaten sequin borders, silk brocades woven with gold.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

With golden brocades and rich navys, this is a swinging, stylish time.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2022

The owner fusses over them with silks and brocades and taffetas.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Gray stains tarnished Darío’s brocaded waistcoat, and a long, staggered crack ran along his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

There are extravagant mansions, brocaded costumes and magnificent vistas.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

The entire cast could behave as cold and stiffly as corpses, and as long as we're also wheeled through brocaded beauty and inspired grotesquery, this follow-up will have done its job.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2020

“There was none of this,” he said, motioning toward finely brocaded upholstery, plush silks and a mantelpiece crowded with photographs of world leaders the king had known.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2016

The brocaded hangings beamed on the walls in soft folds—and, on the floor, a desperate and reprehensible luxury, there was a genuine carpet.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"Royal India" may be the longest shadow of the imperial sunset, but the techniques this show celebrates--like tie-dying, brocading, hand embroidering and intricate weaving--are still practiced.

From Time Magazine Archive

The great Camellia trees gave lavishly of their waxen flowers, brocading the snow in crimson.

From The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan by Frances Little

Tusser-silk, tus′ėr-silk, n. a kind of dark fawn-coloured silk, generally made without brocading or patterns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various