Chantilly lace
noun
Chan·til·ly lace
shan-ˈti-lē- 
: a delicate silk, linen, or synthetic lace having a 6-sided mesh ground and a floral or scrolled design
called also Chantilly
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In the more modern era of the 1950s, Chantilly lace was a popular feature of wedding dresses.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
For the ceremony, Marsh wore a custom Ines Di Santo Chantilly lace, off-the-shoulder floral gown with a dramatic six-foot train, paired with a cathedral-length veil.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 July 2025
That creation, worn to the Tate Gallery that evening, was black Chantilly lace hand-embroidered with sequins and beads.
—Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 20 May 2025
Sadie Sink in Prada Amid the night’s focus on tailoring, Sadie Sink looked ethereal in a Prada gown crafted of black tec satin and a cape of delicate Chantilly lace around her shoulders.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Rolls of satin were stacked under a worktable; a mannequin in a strapless gown made of Chantilly lace stood near an armoire.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Image Joining her husband, Mrs. Bush greeted guests while wearing a red Chantilly lace gown studded with crystals to the Salute to Heroes dinner in 2001.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The collection used handwoven silk brocades from Varanasi, paired with French Chantilly lace reimagined into his signature sculptural forms.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
For the ceremony, Marsh wore a custom Ines Di Santo Chantilly lace, off-the-shoulder floral gown with a dramatic six-foot train, paired with a cathedral-length veil.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 July 2025
That creation, worn to the Tate Gallery that evening, was black Chantilly lace hand-embroidered with sequins and beads.
—Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 20 May 2025
Sadie Sink in Prada Amid the night’s focus on tailoring, Sadie Sink looked ethereal in a Prada gown crafted of black tec satin and a cape of delicate Chantilly lace around her shoulders.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Rolls of satin were stacked under a worktable; a mannequin in a strapless gown made of Chantilly lace stood near an armoire.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Image Joining her husband, Mrs. Bush greeted guests while wearing a red Chantilly lace gown studded with crystals to the Salute to Heroes dinner in 2001.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The collection used handwoven silk brocades from Varanasi, paired with French Chantilly lace reimagined into his signature sculptural forms.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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