Trendspotting: Sex, Fabric, and Wallpaper (oh, my)

I often say that I have a photographic memory ONLY for things that are only useful in my field. Nothing else. Not even close. I can remember what trim a colleague used on a pillow in 2005. The manufacturer, price, and larger design scheme. None of these details are relevant to everyday life, but this is just ME.

Example: Sex and the City 2...I saw the fabric (Belgravia/Lee Jofa) on a chair this month in the Lee Jofa showroom in Boston.

For the best round up of interior design used in the SATC2 movie, see Habitually Chic's post here

Belgravia

And this week in the pages of InStyle...same pattern. Different colorway and application (wallpaper by Cole and Sons for Lee Jofa). It was used by a decorator for Dita Von Teese, a famous burlesque dancer based in Los Angeles.

From Sex and the City, to one of the Sexiest Women alive, I memorize the details of these inspired and sexy interiors.

NEW fabric lines at Fiore!

It seems that my habit of using outdoor fabrics indoors has spread.

I arrived at my office to discover three boxes of THIS:



PERENNIALS FABRICS
While I have seen these fabrics before, their new collections impress me the most. Velvets, sheer casements, resort quality style made with 100% solution-dyed acrylic.

I love VELVET. More importantly, I can do this fabric on a sofa.

This is Perennials, in their own words:

Coordinating 100% solution-dyed acrylic solids, reversible, prints, wovens, stripes, trims and sheers simplify the design of outdoor and casual living spaces by enhancing natural surroundings rather than overpowering them. A sophisticated, nature-based color palette creates harmony between furnishings and their settings. Perennials 100% solution-dyed acrylic fabrics are backed by a no-fade guarantee valid for three years...Although Perennials fabrics are soil resistant, they are not stain proof.

More examples of durability and style from Perennials, available through Fiore Interiors.