An exquisite dress. Irish lace is a stylish retro and fashionable image

If you want to get a real work of art in your wardrobe, then you should pay attention to the Irish lace. Dresses (photos with modern models can be seen in the article) are conquered with their filigree technique. It is difficult to imagine how much patience, time and effort it takes to tie out each tiny fragment. And after all, then they still need to be gathered together, combining the finest grid. Sometimes the wizards use a special cotton tulle as the basis for the final assembly, so as not to spoil the lace fabric with one wrong hook movement.

And the story of the dress in the technique of Irish lace began with very tragic events. The middle of the 19th century for Ireland is the time of famine, which claimed millions of lives. Farmers were ruined. Those who could, left the country, the remaining ones were looking for at least some opportunity to earn some money. Then it was the idea to copy expensive samples of Venetian lace. Only here in the course went not special needles, but an ordinary hook. It was much faster and easier for them to tie individual details of the future canvas. Soon, exquisite plant patterns enjoyed unprecedented popularity. Entire families were involved in the process of their unbinding. Everyone contributed to the creation of masterpieces.

However, then fashionable women for a while forgot about this dress. Irish lace has gone into the category of beautiful, but old-fashioned things, which place in the museum.

But the justice of the remark that everything new and interesting is a well-forgotten old one, has not been canceled. Therefore, no one was surprised by the surge in interest in vintage items. On this wave there were magnificent collections belonging to famous fashion designers, whose crown was an evening dress or a wedding dress. The Irish lace on it no longer looked as if it had just been dragged from an old grandmother's trunk. On the contrary, a new look at the technique of execution, unusually bright colors, modern silhouette - and before us a sample of high fashion.

The needlewomen also keep up with the designers, trying to independently reproduce the complex drawing.

The current masters are no longer limited to only flower motifs. They weave into the thin ligature images of butterflies, birds, dragonflies, beetles. Yes, and from the traditional milky-white color for a long time all have departed. Where the black or red dress looks more amazing . Irish lace can now flourish simply by the insanity of colors.

A special glamor for the canvas is the use of different in thickness yarns. Due to this, it looks bulky. In wedding dresses, this effect is emphasized by the interspersion of pearly beads.

Of course, for the release of light or celebration, these models are ideal. But not only. They fit for everyday wear, you just need to show a sense of proportion and taste.

Do not think that it's so easy to wear a dress like that. Irish lace has a certain character. You need to be very careful when choosing the right accessories, and the model itself. Things in the style of Boho or Chebik Chic, perhaps the most capricious in this regard. Therefore, it is sometimes better to abandon them in favor of lighter, slightly "puritan" styles. And do not forget about the presence of a mandatory padding. And also get corrective linen, if, alas, you can not boast of the harmony of the forms.