SOULEIADO Chic with Little Missy!  Come visit the epicentre of a cherished French brand from the south which constantly reinvents itself!

This is the charming and deceptively simple town of Tarascon, the birthplace of one of the western world's most enduring textile houses, SOULEIADO.

Brigitte Bardot and Isabelle Adjani visited the museum in 2013 when the brand was reigniting. 

The dramatic styling of Souleiado.

A Visit to SOULEIADO Museum

This is a souvenir of our trip to the Souleiado Museum in Tarascon, France.  Anyone who knows me well knows of my fondness for the special toiles of Souleiado.  Please take a journey with me and I will show you a little of what I saw during  this visit.  SOULEIADO is a Provencal word meaning the strong sun that breaks through the clouds after rain.

The sculptures of Larry McLaughlin greeted us as we entered the museum.  His exhibition will be shown until mid-September.

Original dyes in the dye room, still vibrant.

Test cloth for colour.

A stack of 200 year old boutis.

Samples of boutis, the special hand worked quilts.  The fact that these red hues from years ago stand up to the red walls speaks volumes about the vibrancy of the dyes.

Perhaps the biggest surprise for me was the marvellous porcelain made at the beginning of the 20th century.

The divine intricacy of this tureen is a sight to behold.  The craftsmanship of this town was in full flower at the beginning of the last century.

How chic are these dancers on a tureen in a takeoff of Greco style?

                                               A table setting from the last century still looks fresh.

                            Above and below are ensembles Little Missy might have worn in the Eighties.