Painterly prints have been captivating fashion lovers since Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí were silk-screening surrealist imagery onto fabric in the 1930s — and Yves Saint Laurent's celebrated 1965 collections cemented fine art on cloth as a full-blown cultural phenomenon.
Decades later, the love affair hasn't faded. From loose, gestural brushstrokes that catch the light as you move, to dreamy watercolor washes that blur and bleed like wet pigment on paper, to bold Matisse-inspired florals with that signature sense of joyful abandon, painterly prints are endlessly versatile — and endlessly wearable.
What makes them truly exciting for makers is the transformation they can spark: that beloved pattern you've made three times suddenly becomes something entirely new when cut from a fabric that moves like a painting in motion. Add the right painterly print, and you've made a wearable work of art.
First up are a pair of impeccable Japanese cotton jacquards featuring the same print in two colorways. You’ll find more in the Painterly Prints Edit.
