People still like what Queen Elizabeth liked in 16th century !
Did you know that the Lace loved by Queen Elizabeth in 16th century is loved by Jewelry lovers today!
When a unique style is created in the World of Design, it is like a new discovery, which will find thousands of interpretations over thousands of years. The beauty is, it will continue to exist.
Once such trend which resurfaces every now and then is LACE. Intricate and beautiful, it has set off many fashion seasons.
According to the Lace Guild, lace was developed in Europe during the sixteenth century. What is interesting is that while it was first made from linen, later silk and metallic gold threads started being used. Lace was an expensive luxury item and reflected the sophisticated tastes of the aristocracy.
Today, history of lace is well recorded in many museums like the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Berkeley and The Lace Museum, Sunnywale, to name a few.
Royalty in Europe was especially fond of lace and Queen Elizabeth 1 can easily be called a LACEOPHILE.
Elizabeth1 patronized lace, in turn lending it glory and fame. Having added lace to the ruff, she liked to wear rich, intricate and very expensive lace collars high and stiff. She can be easily called the first person who wore lace as Jewellery.
“Elizabeth 1, the all -glorious queen of magnificence and spectacular display, was celebrated for her ageless glamour, her white flawless skin and sumptuous clothing,” says Dr Anna Whitelock, a chair in history at City University, London.
It is obvious that what Elizabeth propagated, everyone else followed. She was the epitome of flamboyance and the centre of fashion.
Cut to the 21st century :
Lace is still around, breathing and reinventing itself.
The Blue lace necklace was a part of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie’s signature collection.
Using an openwork lace-like design, this magnificent necklace by Chopard combines Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds.
In 2022, Chopard has launched the ‘PRECIOUS LACE COLLECTION’, an ode to the beauty of lace. This Jewelry line has a lightness and nature-oriented spirit around it. It is very feminine and timeless, just like lace itself. Not only is this collection boasting of pieces that are elegant and have an air of weightlessness but, it has brought forth the best in fine details of lace and the richness of precious stones, intermingling them for the tasteful few.
Another famous Jewelry house, Boucheron launched its new High Jewelry Collection in Paris. While all pieces are outstanding, the Boucheron artisans seem to have outdone themselves in creating the NEW MAHARANI NECKLACE, which appears like a radiant lace collar, glittering and shining with more than 4500 diamonds set in it. Light and breathtakingly beautiful, this heavenly collar necklace has taken artisans more than 2500 hours to create it.
Lace inspired Jewelry is slowly making its way into the mainstream.
My Love of Lace
When I see lace ,I see a piece of Jewellery. You change the medium from thread to metal, splash in a few diamonds ,make it in the process jewellery is manufactured and an exquisite necklace is ready.
