Crafty textiles are ubiquitous during the holidays (who doesn’t love a home festooned with festive doilies?), so fashion’s sudden interest in cross-stitched motifs on everything from smartphone cases to socks seems appropriately seasonal. Needlework lends a folksy touch to accessories as diverse as Vans’s high-tops and Marie Turnor’s boho leather backpack. Some tapestry-touting designers prefer taking things in a more graphic direction – see Sarah Donofrio’s lightweight blouse peppered with bold roses and Thakoon’s fall 2014 collection, with its acid-hued embroidery on both trumpet skirts and the runway room itself. No matter how you wear it, this is one look that’s undeniably on point.
Cross-stitch iPhone 5/5S case, $35.95 through www.zazzle.ca.
Bak-Pak Tapestry bag, $495 through www.marieturnor.com.
Multi-flora Five Panel hat, $42 through www.profoundco.com.
Thakoon showcased Technicolor embroidered blooms in his fall 2014 collection.
Topman floral-printed socks, $6 at Hudson’s Bay (www.theybay.com).
Sarah Donofrio I Touch Roses blouse, $175 through www.fitzroyboutique.com.
Tapestry Floral SK8-Hi Slim sneaker, $65 at Vans (www.vans.ca).