If you’ve purchased a tapestry in the United States in the last several years, there’s a good chance it came from Tapestry Girls. Founder and President, Kyle Leighton, who started his professional career in the energy industry, broke into the textile market when he discovered that there wasn’t a major tapestry supplier in the United States. Since tapestries were such a popular and trendy room décor item, it seemed obvious to Leighton to start the company.
Years later, Tapestry Girls has grown into a major distributor of tapestries, posters and home décor with thousands of product SKUs. Other prominent businesses such as Redbubble and Walmart also carry Tapestry Girls’ unique products and prints.
Led by Leighton, Tapestry Girls has evolved and gone above and beyond just tapestries. Have you ever hopped on TikTok or Pinterest and seen the thousands of posts of ivy vine string lights in bedrooms, or sunflower tapestries hanging from ceilings? Those unique ideas were introduced to the market and popularized by Tapestry Girls. Known for decorating entire spaces, Tapestry Girls is now using a “fashion first” approach to do it.
This past year, Leighton decided that Tapestry Girls would offer exclusive collections and products that feature trendy themes such as Cottagecore, E-Girl, Dark Academia, Kawaii, Goth, Grunge, Soft Girl, Y2K and many more. Sound familiar? They should. They’re fashion trends.
“I got to a point to where I didn’t want Tapestry Girls to be just a décor company anymore,” Leighton shared exclusively with FLAUNT. “I wanted Tapestry Girls to become the, ‘what’s your room aesthetic? company’. In order for us to achieve that, we needed to design and source products that were synonymous with fashion trends. We needed to become a fashion company,” he explained.
Leighton’s Forbes profile describes his professional background and skillset as having an “extensive background involving distribution, international relations, sales and marketing management”. So, it comes as no surprise that he has postured the company for success.
Launching unique products such as the Artsy inspired Orange Juice Vase, Danish Pastel inspired Seashell Pillows or Y2k inspired Pink Heart Shaped Alarm Clock have been major hits for Tapestry Girls in the home décor market.
Pivoting from “home décor company”, to “fashion décor company” has boded well for Leighton’s Tapestry Girls, and is also a win for the fashion industry as its aesthetic direction helps introduce younger generations to fashion trends and brands.
“One of my favorite things about this business is seeing the creativity of what people do with Tapestry Girls’ products, and how they decorate their spaces,” Leighton said. “Especially after so many people were forced to stay home due to COVID, it’s great to see how our products were used to help make that experience a little easier on people and fun”.
Having popularized numerous bedroom décor and dorm room trends, Tapestry Girls’ is truly unmatched.
So, what’s next? Tapestry Girls’ reach across home decor is definitively mainstream, and Leighton looks forward to introducing more new products this fall. Leighton is also dedicated to further developing the Tapestry Girls’ private label, aligning with like-minded fashion brands, and elevating other designers and lifestyle creators.
Needless to say, Leighton and his fashion themed décor company is just getting started.
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