Lace seems to be the material of choice for many designers this Fall 2008. It’s showing up in accessories, shoes, coats, tops, dresses, and other pieces. Though some classic white and ivory feminine styles still remain, they are a far cry from the doilies adorning the backs of your grandmother’s couch. Most lace styles for Fall 2008 are a bit edgy, leaning more toward seductive and sultry. Black lace dominates, but colored lace is also part of the trend.

Prada led the way this season. I love her reasoning for embracing the use of lace. She described lace as being the most important fabric in a woman’s life, because it’s present at birth, marriage and death. So true! And so poignant. That philosophy alone makes me want to stock up on lace items for the Fall!

I also love this 1939 quote from Coco Chanel: “I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin.” (Found here)

Accessories

Lace Tops

Lace Dresses