I've seen the lace called everything from Hampton lace, to Chantilly and English cluny motifs 'hand engineered' onto the tulle.
Hand Engineered? I guess that's what we do to hand sew our motifs on now, I guess. Either way - a lovely, elegant gown, a little reminiscent of Grace Kelly's with the bodice, and a hint of HM's wedding gown in the skirt with the appliqued lace motifs. Still waiting to watch it with my daughter when she gets home from school, as I recorded it. Re: Victoria's dress: I know the lace isn't displayed because of its condition supposedly - Victoria got some good use from it, and it would've been stitched on and removed several times at least. From what I understand it was indeed worked on by all of the Honiton workers in Honiton, and did take numerous months to make and assemble. An amazing piece of craftsmanship. I did see the display of the wedding dresses of the current HM, and her 4 predecessors in 2002 at Kensington Palace, when she graciously allowed them to be displayed, along with gowns from her wardrobe (from the past), court dresses from the past, and a number of Diana's gowns as part of the 50th Jubilee celebrations. It was wonderful to see HM's wedding gown, along with Victoria's, the Queen Mother's, Queen Mary, and I forget the 4th queen (I think she would be a regent) - Alexandria? Cheers, Helen, in Duvall, WA, wishing good luck to the Happy Couple. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
