Embellishment:Lace

This Beautiful Summer Dress made in the early years of this century is entirely hand made in frail lace, crocheted flowers and white cotton lawn. The designer has used a broad amount of lace and crochet to make the skirt almost appear seamless even thought it consists of some hand stitched joints.

Tiny floral patterns were embedded all in different sizes making a contrast with the texture of the lace. Floral patterns were very much admired during the 1900’s fashion but were also very costly.

The top of the dress is embodied with large clusters of hand crocheted flowers, the elbow sleeves are pin-tucked and lace edged. The back fastens with tiny mother-of-pearl buttons and hand worked loops.

  The material appears to be very delicate.The technique that the designer has used to try and make the dress appear seamless is very smart but becasue of the very fragile materials used, it was possible to make it appear seamless.

The colour is calm and also very perfect for Summer.

_{Day Dress,}

_{Cotton lawn, lace and cotton}

_{Hand crochet. French (?), 1904-8}

_{Given by The Baron Charles de Menasce}

_T.107-1939