It was once reserved for sophisticated lingerie or evening dresses.

Over the last few seasons, however, lace has become the chameleon of materials and is now found in numerous fashion sectors. Street fashion could almost start to look like a lady's boudoir. Famous for the infinite range of its creation - between 30 and 50 patterns launched every season and over 10000 samples archived since the stat of the 20th century - Solstiss adapts to the trend in vogue. In the vintage trend, designers privilege the antique, creased effects on Chantilly laces or tulles, like something just out of a box of secrets.

BALMAIN haute couture by Laurent Mercier

In the chic Parisian milieux of nineties, this Suisse Romand now aged 38 was above all know as ... Lola ! Glamorous false eyelashes, bursting (padded) bosom, dressed like a Hollywood movie star and vertiginous heels, he scoured every television studio where endless debates were held on the Drag Queen phenomenon. Rather audacious for this son of a company manager and housewife, born and bred in the calm of the little village of Edepan, just a few cables away from Lausanne...[More...]

What does the word lace bring to mind ? Laurent Mercier : In fact, so many images and references spring to mind that I am frightened to fall in the trap of speaking in clichés ! Rather than talking about lace, I woul rather talk about the desire for lace. After all, fasion is based on desire and the perpetual need to change what one liked the day before...[More...]