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COLLECTING |HANDKERCHIEFS
Collecting antique and vintage Handkerchiefs – history and tips.
Lace
Secret Life of Antiques | The History of Lace
Long the darling of the aristocracy, hand made lace has always been an expensive luxury, worn by both men and women to reflect their status in society and their sophisticated taste. Read about the history….
Secret Life of Antiques: History of Chantilly Lace
Chantilly Lace is a handmade bobbin lace named after the city of Chantilly, France, a small town located 40 km north of Paris. Though called Chantilly lace, most of the lace bearing this name was actually made in Bayeux, France and Geraardsbergen {Grammont}, now in Belgium. A tradition since the 17th century, when the lace manufacture was established …
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Secret Life of Antiques: Antique Parasols
Is there anything more elegant and feminine than a parasol? The term parasol usually refers to an item intended to protect someone from the sun. { An umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect them from rain.} The general use of the parasol in France & England was adopted, most likely copied from …
Romancing your Closet
At the start of each new year, I try to clean up and refresh my clothing closet. Organize. Donate great clothes that I don’t wear anymore. Re~arrange, buy a few new clear containers for scarves, or shoes. And then…comes the fun! I am blessed with a very small walk~in closet, so I squeezed in a …