Oh, and there's a much better picture of it at Vogue: http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion+shows/galleries/pre+fall+2011+carolina+herrera,11953
Now I'm also thinking it's embroidered. You can clearly see thin lines of gold thread between some of the tallies and here and there in the motifs, and the gold threads at the edges are so long they look like part of the design. One of the model's hands is clutching the lace, and on the other side one of the scallops has folded over on itself. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2011-07-03, at 4:00 PM, Vicki Bradford wrote: > Hmmmm.....I was thinking it looked like gold embroidery (Schiffli??) > appliqued onto the black or worked directly on the black sheer. Notice the > little wisps of gold thread at the top of the gold where it begins just below > the sheer top part of the bodice. Also, the gold motifs at the bottom of the > skirt are shaped as they would be if they were lace or cut away embroidery. > There also appears to be a bit of thickness to be seen at the bottom > suggesting heavy embroidery? > > Vicki in Maryland > > I think that gown is lovely, too. But I think it's a printed fabric. If you > zoom in and look down at the sides of the dress where the dress hits the > floor, you can see that there is a sheer black fabric overlay, and the "lace" > is on that. I think it's printed in gold on a black organza fabric. Another > reason I think it is printed is that there doesn't seem to be any net > background holding the motifs in place. Even if the net were very fine, when > you zoom in I think it would still show as a colour change in the black, but > there isn't anything like that happening here. > > Adele > >> My absolute favorite was the gown worn by January Jones! AND... I > think that gown could be made to be flattering on women of *any* size (or > age)! I found it impossible to tell whether this was really "lace" or a good > printed fabric that looked like lace.... but in nearly all of the others, > the lace was clearly machine-made. No big surprise there. And I agree with > you, Jean... a lot of those gowns were just plain ugly, and more appropriate > in the boudoir. The women who wore them must be desperate for attention. >> >> Clay - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
