There were black guipure bodysuits peeking through white guipure baby doll dresses; steroid-fueled bows sprouting backpacks at their core; and egg-yolk yellow leggings oozing out beneath delicate white-flowered evening skirts.
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Knowing her lace, Rebecca also had requested some guipure openwork.
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A gown of distressed guipure, the first number that Guo sent down the runway in Paris.
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It was a strapless gown of distressed guipure—with scorched edges, stiffened and gilded—that looked like a giant sea sponge.
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Monique Lhullier, known for her craftsmanship and understated elegance, unveiled a guipure lace strapless trumpet gown with a long sleeve jacket, while Berta turned up the heat with a heavily embroidered long-sleeved fit-and-flair lace gown.
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Waight Keller dug into the Givenchy archives for the inspiration for the wide-brimmed hats, including the floor-length style that nearly enveloped the model Kaia Gerber, who wore an off-the-shoulder bridal gown of exquisite guipure lace.
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As for the merging of man and machine, per the gala's theme this year, the beaded detail on Maxwell's dress was created by heating guipure fabric at 45 degrees, in order to curl the sequins (the intended effect: lots of movement).
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"When I first picked the book up, I cheated and just read the 73-page section the show is based on," Ms. Gray said, upon arriving at the Whitney in a burgundy leather jacket from AllSaints, along with a smart looking Tory Burch two-tone guipure lace Carolina dress and '80s-inspired ankle boots from Ms. Burch.
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Genoese lace was a guipure lace. Genoese lacemakers went to Malta to found the style of Maltese lace. This later inspired the style of English lace known as Bedfordshire lace. Another guipure lace is Cluny lace, which originated in France, but spread elsewhere, such as the English lacemaking areas.
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Torchon edge Guipure lace is a type of bobbin lace. It connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh. Guipure is a French word. It used to describe lace which has a gimp or thicker thread to outline the pattern, but this is no longer used.
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The brand is known for its use of guipure lace and fine Thai craftsmanship, and for romantic designs that fall between haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing.
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Mat with Cluny lace edging Cluny lace is a bobbin lace style, worked as a continuous piece. It is a heavy plaited lace of geometric design, often with radiating thin, pointed wheatears (closely woven leaves). It is a guipure style of lace.
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Patterns are designed on a grid with a mark for the meshes to be filled with the thread. A path (or direction) is traced on this pattern and then you follow this path with the needle on the ground lace. When a group of certain stitches are used, the technique takes a name: filet Guipure, filet Richelieu, filet Soutache, linen stitch (point de toile), darning stitch (point de reprise); and then, when a region recognizes it, it may become French filet, filet di Bosa, filet Italien, filet de Gruyère, Russian filet Guipure, etc. Many designs involve weaving the main design in linen stitch, indeed some designs consist entirely of linen stitch.
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Bobbin lace made in the English Midlands Bedfordshire lace is a style of bobbin lace originating from Bedfordshire in the 19th century, and made in the English Midlands lacemaking area. It was worked as a continuous width on a bolster pillow. It is a guipure style of lace.
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And one of the largest producers of French Lingerie. LISE CHARMEL is the benchmark for French luxury lingerie. Inspired by fine art they always create ranges of corsetry, lingerie and swimwear to the highest of industry standards. They are renowned for their use of satin, silk, guipure embroideries and Calais lace.
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Yak lace refers to a coarse bobbin lace in the guipure manner, typically made from wool.Definition of yak lace at the Embroiderer's Guild website. Accessed 8 June 2012 It was mainly made in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire in imitation of Maltese and Greek laces. While the name suggests the lace is made using yak hair, it can be made of any wool or worsted yarn.
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16th or 17th century Genoese lace Genoese lace is bobbin lace from Genoa. It is a guipure style of lace. Bobbin lacemaking in Italy dates back to the 16th century when the main centres were Genoa and Milan, although Venice also made bobbin lace. The Genoese laces were characterized by wheatears, small tightly woven leaf-shaped tallies which formed part of the usually geometric design.
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Traditional Maltese lace making Traditional Maltese lace (Maltese: bizzilla) is bobbin lace of the filet-guipure variety. It is formed on a lace pillow stuffed with straw, and frequently features the eight-pointed Maltese cross, but not necessarily. Genoese-style leafwork is an essential component of the traditional designs. Nowadays, Malta lace is usually worked on ivory-coloured linen, although historically it was also worked on black or white silk.
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A garter belt with guipure lace stay-up stockings held up by elastic Stockings can be held up in one of three ways: # A garter belt (AmE), or suspender belt or suspenders (BrE), is the most common way of holding up stockings. It is a piece of underwear worn around the waist like a belt but under clothing which has "suspenders" or "stays" that clip to the tops of the stockings. # "Stay-ups" are the second most common means of support. The inside of the top of the stockings has a band (typically silicone) of elastic or highly tractive material that resists slipping down the thigh.
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