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...wall hangings. An unfinished silk tablecloth intended for Queen Elizabeth II is on show in the village in a cabin devoted to the legendary needlewoman Maria Gwarek, who died before completing the cobweb-like design (no one else had the skills to finish it). The advent of machine-made lace almost ended the tradition, but then the women of Koniaków had a brain wave: Why not use their ancient skills to make ... erotic underwear? The idea quickly caught on, and German sex shops have become buyers of their flimsy, colorful crochet lace thongs. A website promoting the area...
...inspired baggy denim and snug jackets - cut to resemble Christian Dior's famous 1950s numbers - looked modern and romantic at the same time. Also going back to the future was Olivier Theyskens, who reinvented Rochas by combining the house's signature frilly black lace and ruffled tiers of organza with shapes and colors that don't feel retro in the least. All the time travel meshed nicely with the other big trend in Paris this season: the changing of the guard. While most of the talk centered on Tom Ford's departure from Gucci, there were other transitions, including Michael...
...Seville are traversed by more than 120 processions, each led by a group of hooded devotees known as Nazarenos. The floats, which take weeks to prepare and often weigh several tons each, display biblical figures or saints (notably La Virgen Macarena, the patron saint of bullfighters) festooned with flowers, lace and candles. The floats are carried through the night to mesmerizing drum beats and short bursts of melancholic flamenco from brass bands marching alongside. The processions start on Palm Sunday and continue through Easter Sunday. To join the festivities, start at the Gothic Seville Cathedral (built between...
...each other," says Dana Foley, a former playwright who designs the Foley line for Foley & Corinna, while her partner, Anna Corinna, scours the globe for vintage pieces. "Seeing girls pick out vintage, you get a feel for the trends," Foley observes. "Two years ago, girls were buying ripped Victorian lace, and the next season you were seeing it on the runway...
...designers in search of inspiration. "Gucci bought [1960s] bathing suits and told us to look for [them] on the runway," says Sara George, a co-owner of Miami Twice, a 5,000-sq.-ft. smorgasbord of everything from new $8 tank tops to $2,500 Civil War--era Irish-lace wedding gowns. Anna Corinna is always on the lookout for pieces for designers. And though she won't name names, she will offer a glimpse of what could be on the way: "One designer called recently and wanted Cleopatra jewelry. Another was looking for anything with a starfish theme--bags...