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
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From: Adele Shaak <ash...@shaw.ca>
To: Clay Blackwell <clayblackw...@comcast.net>
Cc: Arachne list <lace@arachne.com>
Hi Clay:
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
On 2011-07-03, at 3:16 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote:
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
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