Hello All! Did I raise more questions than I answered regarding the Obama dress? If so, I promise that the following details are the last I will have to say on the matter!! <G> There is a wealth of info online; where would we be without the net? I reread the designer's own comments regarding the construction, i.e. she called it wool lace in silk net, custom guipure. I Yahooed "guipure" & was directed to the Wikpedia page on filet lace. The technique sounded correct & after scrolling down to the links, I found the Filet-Guipure pdf of Th de Dillmont's 1923 booklets. Paging through, some of the "wheel" motifs seemed similar to those pictured in the close-up photo of the coat/dress on the bbc site posted to Arachne. The filet lace technique of "needlelace created by darning on a ground of netting" does seem to fit here--even if the resulting "fabric lace" (or lace fabric) is machine made. The designer's own description indicated that several layers of fabric were employ ed including "pashmina for warmth". The lining reference was for French radzimir silk & the Wikpedia definition is "silk fabric made with lengthwise ribs or a broken twill weave". A Yahoo search brought up all kinds of designer's who use this type of silk for couture fashion. Finally, the whole ensemble was worn over a bullet proof vest!!! Susan, where it's warming up to 70* today
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