In a message dated 4/23/2008 8:33:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think it is a shame that no new lace seems to have been commissioned for the replica gown. I suppose we have to remember that for 99%+ of the public, they wouldn't notice the difference and it would certainly have been expensive and very time consuming to produce these days. ------------------------ Dear Helen and Others Interested, Well, we don't know from information available, yet. We do know from my eye witness report, and the reports of others on Arachne, that in an exhibit of Queen Victoria's most significant gowns, at Kensington Palace, several years ago - the curators displayed the Queen's wedding gown but put plain stiff machine-made tulle on the mannequin's head. Even people who knew nothing about lace who were in the gallery were questioning that she wore something so ordinary. If they did not make an authentic replica veil for exhibition, why would they make an authentic replica christening gown of real Honiton lace? By the way, detailed photos of the wedding laces are in the book I recommended in previous correspondence (for those who are curious). At the time of my visit to Kensington Palace, the Queen Victoria exhibit was in a gallery about double the size of my bedroom. In a huge gallery next door there was an exhibit of Princess Diana's clothing. One was an Empress, one was a Princess. Seemed strange to me. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
