Tessa Sonik’s Night and Day Collection

WORDS Michaela Stehr


The 2015 Night & Day collection by Tessa Sonik Fabrics has a chic Mediterranean vibe.

The Night & Day indoor/outdoor fabric collection by Tessa Sonik Fabrics was inspired by the shades and textures of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, lazy days spent island hopping – from Mykonos to Paros and beyond – and Jackie Onassis’s style.

“She was a fashion icon who brought a different kind of sophistication to the Mediterranean,” says Tessa Sonik of the widow of John F Kennedy who married a Greek shipping magnate. “Jackie and her husband Aristotle Onassis epitomised the luxurious Mediterranean lifestyle in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Night & Day collection is about cruising the Aegean by day, relaxing on a yacht by night and savouring the finer lifestyle offered by the onshore restaurants and clubs.”

 There are five colour combinations in the Night & Day range: blue, aqua, lilac, yellow and orange.

All the fabrics are antibacterial and have anti-stain properties and mildew protection for added longevity. As a bonus, some 80% of the collection is designed and produced locally.