Lace: a material of the highest standard and prized by all the of the most important couture houses in the world. Designers go crazy for it and many of them place their orders with celebrated dentellier Sophie Hallette, a house that was established in the north of France in 1887, showing us that lace has always been popular.

What a surprise it was for the house of Sophie Hallette to find one of their lace designs on Kate Middleton’s wedding dress designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.