The Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies will be showcasing the Dentelle de Calais lace during the next Mode City that will take place from 6 to 8 July, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.

The event, organised jointly with the Chambre Nationale des Détaillants en Lingerie, will feature great names in lace from Calais and Caudry exhibiting at Interfilière, such as Codentel, Desseilles Laces, Noyon Dentelle/Darquer and Solstiss.

Dentelle de Calais forum

During the fair an exclusive Dentelle de Calais forum will be presenting the know-how, creativity and richness of the high quality ‘Made in France’ lace.

A round table with for theme ‘Dentelle de Calais, an exceptional lace for luxurious lingerie’, chaired by Créations Lingerie International editor Valérie Charier, will be held on Sunday, with representatives of the major brands of lingerie and Lycra fibre.

There will be discussions about the specific features and infinite potential of the  Dentelle de Calais lace and the event will also provide the occasion to discover the most recent innovations and how new technologies such as Lycra Beauty, together with high performance finishes endow it with avant-garde characteristics in phase with the current expectations of lingerie brands and their consumers in terms of beauty, wellbeing and ease of use.

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A ‘teaching’ document with also be distributed. It will retrace the fine history of Dentelle de Calais and shine light on the hidden face of the various stages of its manufacture, as well as the skills and knowledge of an artistic trade that has been mastered over nearly 200 years.

The Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies’ partners for this event are the Chambre Nationale des Détaillants en Lingerie, Eurovet/ Mode City Paris Salon International de la Lingerie and Swimwear/Interfilière, the Fédération de la Maille et de la Lingerie, Invista for Lycra fibre and the Cité Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode de Calais.

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