EPISODE #20: Fashion Stories – A little story of the lace

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury.

After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper.

What is lace? What are the different types of laces you can find? From where does it come? What were the first usages of lace and how it became synonymous of luxury and still is one of the main features used by fashion houses?

Together, we will dive in two beautiful legends surrounding the birth of lace. We will read abstracts from the study book of young Anna, a 14-year old girl who was learning the beautiful art of lace in the French city of Méteren in 1924. And I will, of course, share my own experience of learning lace with Soline from the art atelier Soline Du Puy in Villandry, France, in the region of the castles of the Loire.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the little story of lace!

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