The meaning and general idea of this trend would be to incorporate lace into just about every aspect of fashion possible in a tasteful, presentable and innovative fashion. Although lace may carry a certain negative connotation with certain groups as either being too matronly or too sexual, there is actually a perfect common ground where lace can be used and showcased in garments making it appealing to a wide variety of customers. Younger girls looking for a sexy dress, middle aged women looking for tasteful, beautiful but still youthful clothing, or even older more conservative women looking for lace just as an accessory or design accent.
This picture of Drew Barrymore is a good example of lace still being used in a garment, but in a more mature but not matronly way. This dress is not quite as light and playful as the dress above, but still has youthful qualities and shows enough skin without being too revealing.
This jacket is a example of what a conservative, more mature woman would wear as a lace piece. The jacket provides maximum coverage and is also a beautiful trendy piece that can easily be paired with anything.
The colors that can be used for this particular trend are somewhat limited. Lace colors usually come in shades of black, white or tan (antique color). Although, engineering lace prints allows for different base colors to be used behind the lace print to bring out the lace. Bright red's and yellows are flattering colors for lace if you correctly and tastefully. one thing to remember about lace; it can go real wrong real fast.
Finally, who is going to buy all of this amazing lace. The correct answer is; everyone. There is no person or wardrobe that cant have some piece of lace incorporated into it. As stated above, there are a multitude of methods an options of lace garments and materials. Young girls to old women or even MEN can have some sort of lace piece, Be it underwear, a dress, a jacket or leggings, lace is a fun, trendy and beautiful textile that everyone can have a little fun with. However, if there had to be one specific group that was going to be profiled as the target customer, I would have to say it would be younger women. The lace being used on garments for that particular age group are cheaper to manufacture and for the consumers to purchase. They are also the ones likely to do the most shopping and to be the closest one to follow the trends.
