Lace identification guide and illustrations, and I – Lambskin

The Language of Fashion - 1939 Fashion Dictionary

• Types of Stitches thru Tunics & Turbans
• Twill Weave to Yarns
• Last pages of The Language of Fashion
• Skirts thru sportswear – definitions and illustrations for vintage clothing identification
• timeline of Historical Fashion silhouettes thru the ages – Types of Satin continued
• 3 more scans from the Language of Fashion, a 1930s fashion dictionary
• Nets thru Robe de Style, and information about Rayon
• Types of Necklines Defined. Fashion Terminology, Lambswool to Nets
• Lace identification guide and illustrations, and I – Lambskin
• Types of heels to Hug Me Tights – Fashion Dictionary Scans
• Different types of hats, illustrated and defined.
• Different types of fancy dress and other pages from the Language of Fashion
• Décolletage, dots, Types of dresses, and other fashion definitions
• Cope thru Debutante – from The Language of Fashion
• Different types of Coats illustrated – from The Language of Fashion
• Carcanet thru Cloth Yard – From The Language of Fashion
• Different Types of Caps and Capes Illustrated- from The Language of Fashion
• Types of Blouses and More from The Language of Fashion, a Fashion Dictionary (Blouses thru Caps)
• Fashion Pronunciation Key, Preface, and Table of Contents
• The Language of Fashion by Mary Brooks Picken 1938
• The Language of Fashion: Dictionary scans aal through blotch

Wow. It amazes me how many different kinds of lace there are, and this fashion dictionary goes thru the pains to illustrate and describe some pretty obscure types! I hope that this is helpful for modern lace identification on vintage clothing and miscellany.

Lace identification illustrations and definitions in this fashion dictionary include:

• Alencon
• Antwerp Pot Lace
• Battenberg lace
• Blonde lace
• Bohemian lace
• Breton Lace
• Machine Made Buratto Lace
• Brussels Lace
• Arabian Lace
• Bruges Lace
• Crochet lace
• Fiber Lace
• Egyptian Lace
• Chantilly Lace
• Filet Lace
• Guipure Carrickmacross Lace (who ever heard of this sort??)
• Duchesse Lace
• Maltese Lace
• Limerick Lace
• Mechlin Lace
• Medici Lace
• Hairpin lace
• Lille Lace
• Rose Point Lace
• Point de Paris Lace
• Renaissance Lace
• Plauen lace
• Machine Made Point’d’Esprit
• Venetian Lace
• Shadow lace

Whew- and alot more types!