Through the years of the Victorian, Edwardian into the 1920's, Art Deco period,gorgeous laces, trims, add ons ~ just pretties, were produced, Both by hand and machine for the embellishment of clothing, millinery and even household items. The beautiful hand made textile pieces, as well as many machine made, can be now, one of a kind decorative ornamentation. Inspired in a new way,…
Embellishments! The extra touches and accents applied to a dress, be it
appliques, insets of lace, lace trims, both of hand work or machine trim, or
ribbon. All were applied to a Victorian or Edwardian dress, with many used in
conjunction with each other. Dresses from both of these time periods were
elaborately made and embellished. All trims photographed are from the late Victorian…
