tiles

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“I have always loved toiles because they are pastoral and historical,” Glemaud said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

And the Musée Yves Saint Laurent, in the designer’s former headquarters on Avenue Marceau, is to display sketches, Polaroid photographs and rare toiles that illustrate the processes and craftsmanship that go into creating couture.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Here you’ll also find toiles, or muslins — prototypes used in early stages of the design process.

From New York Times • May 5, 2016

“I like using toiles because the shape stands out in the purest way,” Ms. Kawakubo said the next day in her busy showroom.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2012

She saw the room again as it had been when Mademoiselle had looked up towards the toiles d'araignees.

From Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 by Richardson, Dorothy Miller