Handmade 'lace' is all over Brugge. I learnt about the legend of lace making, the industry, visited the Lace museum etc.However it was sad to see, despite its beauty, popularity, the 'clothing' made of this was rather unimaginitive and lacked any style. They were very obviously mass produced - meant for tourists. While I can understand that, it was a pity that I didnt find a single store in Brugge that sold clothing using lace in a more stylized fashion. The only interesting pieces of 'clothing' were aprons.
Something about these traditional hand made crafts that somehow do not get integrated with 'fashion.' Even in India, such rustic, traditional hand made crafts tend to not make their way to the drawing boards of fashion designers.
While there are organizations that try to do work directly with craftsmen, it is such a miniscule segmet of the industry. If only it became a LITTLE more mainstream - we and our generations to come would continue to enjoy these crafts around us besides being a great encouragement for the craftsmen to continue lucratively.
Brugge photos
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