#2333 $1,250
Hand-assembled tape lace skirt, c.1905
The romance and fantasy of Edwardian fashion has a special appeal in our modern no nonsense world. With romantic lace and a long train, the skirt has everything you could want in an Edwardian garment.
Fashioned from hand-assembled white cotton tape lace, the skirt is cut to be smooth over the hips. It is longer and fuller in back, ending in a gracefully shaped train. The skirt will need a slip of your choice, either traditional white or a contrasting color.
Tape lace is coarser than fine handmade bobbin lace but is perfect for garments that need to make an impression from a distance. Tape lace is also less expensive than a skirt of handmade Brussels lace.
Here the tapes create large foliate forms that scroll over the hips and cascade down the train. Like handmade Irish crochet, the shape of the garment is built in with the assembly of the tapes. There are no unsightly side seams. The skirt closes in back with hooks.
The second picture from the bottom displays the rich complexity of the floral design, where art has exhausted all its invention for the pleasure of the wearer and viewer.
The condition is excellent. It is clean and ready to wear.
It measures: 30" waist, 44" hip, and 46" center-front length.
