Like many relics of the ‘it-girl industrial complex’, bouclé had its moment – and then had too many of them. For a while, you couldn’t scroll a designer’s feed or an influencer’s living room without spotting that nubby, cream-colored chair. But what was once a shorthand for cool in 2022 now screams the exact opposite. Design, like fashion, gets restless, and bouclé is definitely going out of style. And in 2025, as we collectively nurse a bouclé hangover, Oregon-based designer Molly Kidd has found the cure: shearling.
It’s the first thing you notice walking into her warm minimalist living room: a sculptural, toffee-toned shearling chair from Maiden Home. ‘Where bouclé can sometimes read as trend-driven or overly textural, shearling brings a deeper warmth – tactile and organic, but with a natural irregularity that feels less polished and more soulful,’ says Molly. It’s less influencer decor, more lived-in, natural, nonchalant.
