Today's woman likes to have a hint of lace showing under a white blouse or have the top of a lacy camisole show. It's modern, sexy and accepted.

It can be the trim or accent or the main fabrication. Garments can be constructed completely of lace, they can be made with rigid lace or with stretch. ... Many have a special treatment that provides a softer feel. It doesn't affect elasticity or ease of motion, it just makes it feel softer.

When you're choosing a lace, think about the subtle message. It's not about an age; it's about a mind-set.

Today's woman doesn't have emotional or financial security. She has to go out and compete within a highly materialistic machine-and because of that she has guilt about both her family and her job-how do you do both? With the opportunity goes a sense of loss.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.