The Debutante's Fan Fabric: Ivory, Navy & Red | 1925 Deco Collection

About This Design

Fine ivory linework traces the ground here, with navy and red palmettes rising from it in careful, restrained clusters. Unlike the bolder, more saturated pieces in this collection, this one holds back, the linework stays light and open, giving the navy and red room to punctuate rather than dominate. The impasto effect gives the palmettes a soft, raised edge, while the surrounding linework stays fine and delicate, almost drawn rather than printed.

Up close, the fine detail in the ivory linework rewards real attention, careful and precise. From across a room, the whole surface reads as light and considered, navy and red providing just enough colour to keep the eye moving without ever overwhelming the ivory ground. Against the bolder, high-contrast pieces in this collection, The Debutante's Fan is the one built on restraint.

The Inspiration

This one grew from thinking about a debutante's ball gown, the kind of formal introduction dress built with fine detailing and quiet confidence rather than loud statement. Palmette motifs turn up throughout Deco design, but here they're treated with real delicacy, more embroidery than architecture. The Debutante's Fan takes that same careful restraint and lets ivory, navy and red carry it.

What It Carries

There's a lightness and formality to this design that suits a room built for quiet elegance, a bedroom, a formal sitting room, upholstery that wants presence without volume. The ivory keeps it airy, navy and red give it just enough structure and warmth. It's a design for people who want a room to feel refined without ever feeling heavy.

Design Size Options

This design is available in three layout scales:

Grand: A larger-scale composition that reads with authority across statement furniture and feature walls.

Classic: A balanced, repeated layout with natural structure and rhythm. Works across most applications.

Detailed: A fine-scale repeat where the impasto texture becomes the surface itself. Ideal for scatter cushions, smaller upholstery panels, and layered soft furnishings.

💡 Style tip: Use a measuring tape to mark out 50cm on your planned project surface. That window shows you exactly how the Detailed scale brings texture and rhythm into a smaller space.

Fabric Options

Available on all base fabrics. Select your option at checkout.

Upholstery (140cm wide): Chenille, Plush, Natural Slub, Lux Velvet, Daryl, Poly Linen Upholstery
Wide fabrics: Poly Linen 280cm, Velvet 280cm, Sheer 300cm
Blockout (280cm wide): Dekota, Soho, Dimout, Quattro Passi
Specialty: PU Vinyl

Each order is custom-printed to order. Sold per metre.

Matching Wallpaper

This design is also available as a feature wall statement. Visit the The Debutante's Fan Wallpaper, 1925 Deco Collection to see it at full room scale.

Preview Disclaimer

Please note: Slight tonal variations may appear between previews and your final printed fabric. This is a result of base fabric texture, lighting conditions in styled photography, and natural variation between fabric substrates. Preview images are styled to show the design's potential across different applications.