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Tenue

Structured Jacket Fabrics

In French fashion circles, there’s a word I love: tenue. It’s not about stiffness—it’s about how a fabric holds itself. That satisfying body that gives a jacket its shape, a collar its confidence, a skirt its swish-with-intention.

If you’ve ever sewn something that pressed beautifully, wore well all day, and still looked sharp at dinner, you already know the feeling—you just didn’t have the word for it. Consider this your introduction. Fabrics with true tenue are a designer’s dream.

Shown above is the Kusama Jacket from Sew Different, made with In Stitches, an embroidered Indian cotton denim available as special cuts. The jacket celebrates the utilitarian trend that elevates workwear, often through a choice of fabric like this exquisite, large-format, hand-embroidered floral.

20% Off Structured Jacket Fabrics
with code TENUE

STRUCTURED FABRICS

CODE GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 6

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IN STITCHES
INDIAN COTTON DENIM

JENNY
EMBROIDERED DUTCH COTTON

SITA
INDIAN COTTON KANTHA

RIA
INDIAN COTTON KANTHA

INDIGO HOUNDSTOOTH
DUTCH COTTON DENIM

CHARCOAL HOUNDSTOOTH
DUTCH COTTON DENIM

PATCH PLAYGROUND
SOUTH KOREAN COTTON CANVAS

EARTHWORKS
SOUTH KOREAN COTTON CANVAS

ACE ONYX
STRETCH VISCOSE WOVEN

ACE BRONZINE
STRETCH VISCOSE WOVEN

FIR AND MOSS
SOUTH KOREAN RAINWEAR

RUBY TUESDAY
SOUTH KOREAN RAINWEAR

MIDNIGHT DOTS
STRETCH COTTON SATEEN

ROYAL PURPLE
STRETCH COTTON SATEEN

EDGAR ALLEN STRIPE
INDIAN COTTON FLANNEL

GRAHAM CHECK
INDIAN COTTON FLANNEL

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