I am moving this back from chat to lace because I think it is taking a lace related turn. In a message dated 12/23/2004 2:31:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've sat many times, watching workers on their way to and from the office, walking around the city, and thought how dreary they all looked! I consider the adoption of totally black attire by the office workers of New York, and apparently Sydney, to be highly advantageous to our campaign to establish modern hand made lace as the fashion accessory of the rich and sophisticated. It was exactly in this fashion setting that the Flemish bobbin laces developed and flourished. In the Chapter entitled The Triumph of Bobbin Lace, c. 1620-c.1675, Santina Levey observes: At the same time, the elaborately patterned velvets and embroideries of the sixteenth century were replaced by plain or subtly-patterned silks in dark or strong colours and these provided an admirable contrast to lace which was now displayed lying flat against them. Although the mall traffic is horendous, I have none the less braved the throngs of holiday shoppers to take advantage of a Talbots sale. I am now equipped with three pairs of plain stretchy black pants and several black turtle necks and a few black jewel neck tops. They are all washable. I am ready to perform as a living billboard for modern lace. Although my appearances at La Cage au Folles and PDQ Bach are already sponsored, I am still looking for support for my pre-theatre dinners at Cente Lire, a fashionable eatery near the Met and Ruby Foo's a posh Asian Fusian restaurant in Times Square. I am also considering adding a Boxing Day concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to my appearences if there is sufficient interest. Devon PS I think that the adoption of entirely black attire is also related to a belief that it is very "slimming". Another technique for "slimming" through fashion is to attract attention to the non-fat areas like the neck with elaborate neck decoration. Perhaps it would be wise to drop the observation that modern lace around the neck of totally black attire performs a double slimming function whenever speaking to someone who seems vulnerable to such considerations. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
