For more than 500 years, lace has remained at the forefront of fashion. Join us this week as we explore this lace&#39;s history as a handmade luxury good and status symbol as we also explore lives of lacemakers and the techniques and tools of the trade.
RECOMMENDED READING:
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<li>Cormack, Emma and Michele Majer, eds. Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen. New York: Bard Graduate Center, 2022.</li>
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Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, part 2, an interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.