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Broderie Anglaise Is Back: Getting Into Bed With the Traditional Embroidery Style at Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design
It's also in step with broader interiors and sartorial sensibilities that are leaning frilly and feminine. Look to Laila Gohar's Mediterranean port-inspired collection for Gohar World, which debuted at this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan: All big-bowed dinner napkins, pearl-weighted lace doily coasters, and bottles ensconced in Battenberg lace aprons. The recent Rococo revival, while looking to a more opulent and colorful era, has also seen ruching and ruffled details experiencing a renaissance. And inn fashion, and as we slide into summer, Chloé-esque bloomers, the vintage-inspired Dôen girl, and classic airy embroidered shirts abound. Broderie anglaise is so back.
The collection began as something of a research project for Tekla—an exploration into a craft that is at once deeply historical and incredibly varied. Despite the name—which translates to 'English embroidery'—the practice originated in 16th century Eastern Europe. When it arrived in 19th century England and was named by French traders, broderie anglaise became a go-to for household linens, women's clothing, sleepwear, and children's clothes, appreciated for its practicality as well as its elegant detail. 'The process revealed a wide universe of techniques, each rooted in a tradition of care, time, and attention, adding a sense of nostalgia into every piece,' Juhl explains. The Modern Romance exhibition included some testers and development pieces—which also hints at future expansion for Tekla.
'The Broderie Anglaise collection marks a new chapter in this journey,' says Juhl. 'While it stays rooted in the Tekla philosophy, it explores a more decorative expression.' The collection, inspired by heirloom bed linens and heritage fabrics, follows the brand's sweet and nostalgic Christmas campaign The Patchwork Bear, which took inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen stories like The Princess and the Pea. That emotive storytelling continues which Broderie Anglaise, which features embroidered duvet covers, pillow shams, and decorative cushions with hand-tied closures and in multiple articulations of the broderie anglaise style; cut-out, layered eyelet patterns sit beside soft ruffles, ruching, and scalloped, floral, and geometric edges. Designed in Copenhagen and produced in Portugal, it is made with organic cotton, and lightly stonewashed to make it crisp and soft. 'We've introduced a visual language that feels more romantic, even expressive—yet still unmistakably Tekla,' says Juhl. 'This evolution reflects a natural progression for us, one that honors where we've come from, while making space for new interpretation and expanding on the home universe.'
