VINTAGE POPPY ARCHIVE

Poppy as a brand existed between the years 1980 and 2000.
It would later become the Palava we know today.
Find out about the history below and explore a range of special items, now made available for sale.

THE HISTORY OF POPPY

The Poppy Story as told by its creators through archival images. 

JOURNAL

Read our journal entry about the Poppy journey.  

CHILDRENS DRESSES

Take a look at some of the last ever Poppy dresses in existence. These dresses were made to last in the UK from high quality fabric.

image of two fabrics laid out. One white trees repeated on indigo blue, the other pink and white candy stripes. on

FABRIC

Discover some of the remaining fabric from the Poppy archives, to make your own amazing outfits or projects from. 

Photo of illustrations and final print design of Palava Roll-up Roll-up fabric

WALLPAPER BORDERS

Some very rare wallpaper borders from the original Poppy collection. 

a picture of a large roll of wool being touched by a hand.

FABRIC TRIM

Often used for belts or trimmings, there were a lot of Fabric strips from the Poppy archive, that we have now made available to buy. 

Photo of pink and blue bears printed on white pillow cases and a fitted sheet

FITTED SHEET & PILLOWCASE PROJECT

Charlie from Woodstock London used Poppy fabric to make some childrens bedding for us in this easy to follow craft project.