It was quite a treat to see up close the chiffon and lace that Chanel, Freja and Coco wore so elegantly last week.

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Lanvin eschewed the restrictive silhouettes of those clothes and made loose dresses for Marguerite to allow for easy movement, but she used the most luxurious fabrics silk taffeta, gold-spun lace, diaphanous chiffon and liberally embellished her designs with intricate folk-inspired embroidery, silk flowers, lace ribbons and lots of ruffles.

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Women attending the race keep custom clothiers in business, with eye catching clothing and millinery extravagance, a sea of silk, chiffon, sateen, and lace.

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