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If you’ve purchased a wedding dress that you believe is rather plain, there are always things you can do to give a little bit of style. One of those things you can do is add some lace into the mix. Lace is one of those fabrics that automatically stimulates people’s minds into thinking that a dress might have cost a lot of money, when in reality adding lace could be one of the most economical things you can do.
There are many types of lace to select from. It’s defined by how it’s made, not by what it looks like. However, the more intricate the lace is, the more you can probably bet that it’s more of a manufactured lace rather than a handmade or needle lace. Handmade lace will cost more, because just like everything else people are charged for the time it takes to make something, and not always the quality or look of something. Most of the time when we think of lace it’s white, but it doesn’t always have to be white.
Where would you apply lace? That would depend on what you’re trying to do. Probably the most common place to add lace is around all the outer edges of the wedding ensemble. For instance, the bottom of the dress, the cuffs of the dress if there are sleeves or the straps of the dress or along the neckline. It can be sewn over each of these areas, or added on as an extension. It doesn’t matter how much lace one wants to use. The best thing to shoot for is symmetry.
The next thing you might think of is adding lace around the waist. You could decide to make it look like a belt or more like a sash. Either way, it works with any body type to help define the shape of the waist better. You could do it with one thin strip of lace or wrap it around a few times, either over the top of itself or overlapping to make the waist area spread out a bit more.
One other thing you can do is take swatches of lace and have them hand sewn in different areas of the silhouette and bodice. These are stylistic decorations that add your own personal touch and will really make a wedding gown stand out. Chantilly lace would really add a unique style to a wedding dress, as it tends to remind people of the warmth of family and home life.
Whatever you decide to do, remember that lace is something that can help make your wedding gown unique and special.
