Thank you Lorelei for your troubling account of trying to introduce the public to modern lace. This disappointing encounter certainly provides food for thought. One thing that crosses my mind is that the office staff of an HMO may not be equipped to deal with statements of high style. There is a woman who works for different museums, but works out of the Ratti. The other day she dressed entirely in black, including harem pants with red shoes and red socks. She wore a stole which was probably of some special ethnic origin, but was a black and red triangle weave. She looked stunning. In fact, on an earlier occasion she had been pictured in the New York Times at the annual Costume Institute Gala wearing an actual Fortuny gown. However, how would a woman dressed in entirely in black, including harem pants, whose feet were bright red be received in an HMO. Possibly with very much the same response that Lorelei received. Another thought is that Lorelei was wearing navy blue, not black. As surely as wearing a military uniform sends the message, this is the military, when one dresses entirely in black (but does not wear the characteristic white make-up of a mime) it sends a message, "This is art". Of course this assumes that you are somewhere that the message can be received! The piece in question is very charming, but with a very traditional look. On Julia Roberts, it would probably be considered Victorian and Romantic. I think that those of us who are not Julia Roberts may need to stick with very modern pieces. I think a variant of the second picture on Lorelei's site, against an all black ensemble would be unequivocally "art". (But it would go over better at the Met. than at the HMO.) I myself am thinking about the campaign and the fact that I don't have a lot of different modern pieces to wear. (Hint, Hint) I am considering wearing a Venetian Gros Point Flower that I made in Irma Osterman's class held on with a pin. But I think the lack of modernity in the design is going to be a problem. It will be more like something that I made that reminds people of their grandmother, rather than something others aspire to wear to set a modern art aura. Of course Julia Roberts could carry it off, but I am not sure I can. Perhaps this is where the wire lace succeeds. It doesn't remind anyone of their grandmother. Devon who wishes she had more modern lace, but not harem pants
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