It was 2015, during the height of Phoebe Philo’s era of Céline, when I first saw her lace-trimmed, silky dresses and tank tops on the catwalk. They had a ’90s flair, but enhanced with Philo’s modern ...

When, in 1840, Queen Victoria of England wore a Honiton lace-trimmed white gown on her wedding day to Prince Albert, she kickstarted a trend that would last centuries. The lace in her dress symbolized ...

We have long fixated on her pearls, but we should have been paying more attention to the lace. In 1588, to celebrate England’s victory over the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I was depicted in an ...

Left: Matthias De Visch, "Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa" (1749), Musea Brugge – Groeningemuseum (© Lukasweb); right: Sleeve fragment in bobbin lace, Brussels region, Southern Netherlands, 1740–50 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. Delicate yet rebellious, lace is the cool-girl trend that’s heating up for summer. The ...