Brussels lace

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Recent Examples of Brussels lace It was built out of antique Brussels lace — along with silk, taffeta and tulle — and embellished with pearls. Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023 The dress for the party was a slip dress in white jersey and tulle and was worn with Balthazar’s family veil, handmade with Brussels lace and passed down from woman to woman since 1900. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Brussels lace
Noun
  • The Love Lies Bleeding actress embraced Barbie-core for her red carpet moment at Cannes, rocking a pink tweed Chanel short suit attached to a flowing tulle skirt and pastel-pink heels.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The strapless dress featured a black velvety overlay atop a tulle and satin white fabric.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bodice had an off-the-shoulder decollete, while the shoulder-length puffed sleeves were of silk marquisette.
    Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 22 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Functionally, the keycaps are well-made and large, though your muscle memory may take some retraining since the spacing is different from a regular lattice keyboard.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The top portion of Dakota’s indigo dress was a lace look fitted like a second skin.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • With a Pine Green/Black color combination, the shoe’s tongue, eyelets, laces and heel are constructed in Foamposite-staple black mesh and nubuck.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Another innovative problem solver was using control for fishnet pantyhose.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In contrast to Sweeney's bare-legged styling, the singer slipped into black fishnet stockings and black platform pumps for the photo shoot.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brooches These beautiful pins, frequently adorned with sparkling rhinestones, intricate enameling, or delicate filigree, were a staple in our grandmothers' jewelry boxes.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
  • There are a few digital filigrees and subtones added by the experimental pop wizard A. G. Cook.
    Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • He had been assigned the last car in a row of six, each manned by a colored youth standing inside his metal box in a red uniform, operating the lever that sent the car up from the basement grill to the roof-garden restaurant on the fifteenth floor and then back down again all day.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to Carscoops, early renderings reveal a low-slung front end, circular headlights, a modest front grille, and a compact cockpit, complemented by wing mirrors perched high on the A-pillars.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The festival’s launch of the Global Children and Youth Film Congress underscored its evolving role not just as a screening platform, but as a space for dialogue, mentorship and cross-cultural collaboration.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The 35-year-old flashed a smile on the red carpet outside the film screening; her lip gloss accentuating the thick layer of black eyeliner on her eyelids.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

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