Vintage Fabric

Sisters Joanne and Marie-Clair have launched Lara Grace Collections and put together several ranges of vintage fabric inspired by their love of vintage fabrics and French antiques to give new ideas and inspiration for the home.

An Anglo- French feel is apparent and this is no accident, as Joanne and Marie-Clair grew up spending summers in the Cathedral town of Chartres where they were influenced by their French Grandmother’s fondness for mixing together vintage fabrics in checks, stripes and florals “pourquoi pas”. There was no shortage of beautiful bed linen to sleep on which were ornately monogrammed. These vintage fabrics led the sisters to muse that perhaps they were related to French aristocracy. Unfortunately this was not the case; their Great Grandfather was the owner of the local laundry and these sumptuous fabrics had failed to be collected (possibly during the 1st world war).

As these vintage fabrics have been used over the years inevitably some deterioration has taken place. Therefore, when putting the Lara Grace Collections together Marie-Clair and Joanne have chosen new designs and new fabrics that they feel evokes a bygone age with a modern twist.

Why not have a look at the Pippin Patchwork Autumn range made with Vintage Fabric, which with the Antique French Iron Day Bed reflects the wonderful vintage fabrics that the sisters remember form their childhood.