Lace is a delicate fabric that designers have utilized with power. For a modest style, lace can be used as an overlay, while more risque looks will leave the slip dresses behind. Lace can even feature patterns to add a pop to your garment. Let’s take a look at how lace is being used on the runway.

Embroidered

Embroidered lace is elegant and intricate, with a lovely, textured hand. Josie Natori featured a leisurely pair of pants and a matching blouse made of embroidered lace, and Naeem Khan shows an abstract floral design embroidered into a mesh overlay. Oscar de la Renta and Zuhair Murad utilize embroidered for stunning evening gowns, while Red Valentino focuses on a more casual, but no less beautiful, design.

Josie Natori | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Naeem Khan | Pre-Fall 2019

Oscar de la Renta | Pre-Fall 2019

Red Valentino | Pre-Fall 2019

Zuhair Murad | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Show off your style with these fabrics:

Metallic Green Fancy Floral Embroidered Tulle

Metallic Pastel Floral Embroidery on Nude Tulle

Floral

Floral lace is the most popular, as the delicate constitution of lace is paired with the beauty of nature. Calvin Luo uses a lovely floral lace as a tank top paired with a ruched skirt, while Carolina Herrera uses a stiffer lace for a stunning trumpet dress that has me drooling. Erdem fashions a 40’s style dress of lace, although the women of the ’40s might have put on a slip, and Giambattista Valli created a beautiful high low dress. Greta Constantine pairs a beautiful floral lace pair of tights with a metallic jacket and sash and a lovely black bodysuit, perfect for an evening of rooftop parties.

Calvin Luo | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Carolina Herrera | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Erdem | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Giambattista Valli | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Greta Constantine | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Feel floral and fancy with these fabrics:

Black Floral Lace w/ Scalloped Eyelash Edges

Port Royale Rosy Re-Embroidered Stretch Crochet Lace

Guipure

Guipure lace is slightly thicker than usual lace and is connected by plaits instead of mesh. Alexander McQueen uses guipure lace expertly to create an asymmetrical hem, while Chloe’s simple beach cover of guipure allows the bathing suit to shine through. Lela Rose’s beautiful pastel blue summer dress looks quite at home on a yacht, and Rosie Assoulin’s yellow dress looks like it would fit in just fine, too. Valentino’s rich red guipure dress features flowers that pop, almost growing off the dress.

Alexander McQueen | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Chloe | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Lela Rose | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Rosie Assoulin | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Valentino | Pre-Fall 2019

Give it up for Guipure:

Pink Pastel Guipure Lace

Black and Beige Floral Two-Tone Guipure Lace

Overlay

Lace overlays are the perfect way to add elegance and grace to any ensemble. Alessandra Rich displays this beautifully with a trumpet dress and matching gloves that’s got me shook, I’m obsessed! Diane von Furstenberg’s lovely lace dress with a yellow lining looks carefree and fancy, while Huishan Zhang’s jumpsuit is ready for some serious business. Oscar de la Renta’s lace overlay features the perfect leg slit, and Rebecca de Ravenel’s white dress and sunhat are giving me the summer witch vibes I have aspired to my whole life.

Alessandra Rich | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Diane von Furstenberg | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Huishan Zhang | Pre-Fall 2019

Oscar de la Renta | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Rebecca de Ravenel | Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear

Lay this lace:

Salmon and Silver Fancy Floral Sequined Fabric on a Nude Stretch Netting

Black Abstract Geometric Lace w/ Scalloped Eyelash Edges

Will you be utilizing lace this season? I’m definitely a fan of the lace overlay. Let me know in the comments!