As the collection segued into evening, de la Renta added decorative elements like openwork broderie anglaise and floral beading.
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Needlework styles that incorporate cutwork include Broderie Anglaise, Carrickmacross lace, whitework, early reticella, Spanish cutwork, Hedebo, and Jaali which is prevalent in India.
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Madeira work is a popular form of broderie anglaise associated with artisans on the island of Madeira, a Portuguese territory off the coast of Africa.
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Conversely, styles such as Broderie anglaise are similar to free embroidery, with floral or abstract designs that are not dependent on the weave of the fabric.
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Others paraded in some very daring broderie anglaise or stretch boucle dresses with a sheer panel circling the body, in a saucy look of high stockings.
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Wider bell-shaped or " pagoda " sleeves were worn over false undersleeves or engageantes of cotton or linen, trimmed in lace, " broderie anglaise ", or other fancy-work.
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If sweetness and light won out, perhaps some of the white broderie anglaise dresses at Chloe by Stella McCartney's former assistant Phoebe Philo would win the gold medal.
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Broderie anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of round or oval holes, called " eyelets ", which are cut out of the fabric, then bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches.
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The two women both wrote fictional accounts that referred to this love affair ( " Challenge " by Sackville-West and " Broderie Anglaise " a roman ?clef in French by Trefusis ).
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There was experimentation with a knit broderie anglaise dress with an invisible band of tulle at the thighs, and a new cut for his bias-cut gowns, this one in a deep drape in the front.
