Julie de Libran Paris x Décors Barbares

Julie de Libran has long admired the sense of pattern and color which her friend Nathalie Farman-Farma brings to her home fabric line. Julie and Nathalie wanted to celebrate their shared French heritage with a capsule collection of dresses and blouses dedicated to their love of French craftmanship, textiles and fashion.

Nathalie Farman-Farma, is the textile designer behind the acclaimed fabric line Décors Barbares, best known for its folkloric charm and romantic exuberance. A Franco-American by birth, she draws her inspiration from the "Silk Road" and its rich history, as well as French textile craftmanship. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Vogue, The World of Interiors, Town&Country, Cabana, as well as the best-selling book “Haute Bohemians” by Miguel Flores-Vianna. She collaborated again with Flores-Vianna on her own book of interiors, entitled “Décors Barbares,” which was published by Vendome Press in September 2020.

For her collaboration with Julie de Libran, Nathalie chose two archival French nineteenth century designs from her collection, Natacha and Garrance. "Industrialization revolutionized fashion. These floral prints would have been mass-market, which explains why they now have a certain folkloric feel" she explains. Working with a French designer, I wanted to highlight this historical connection. The colorful designs are extremely versatile and can be accessorized in many ways.

Photos by Lynette Garland