1. Later broderie anglaise also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch. 2. In the Victorian era, broderie anglaise typically had open areas in many sizes. 3. Today, most broderie anglaise is created by machine. 4. But this was still Valentino, not a costume party, as the beautiful eyelet or broderie anglaise showed. 5. Broderie anglaise was extremely popular in England between 1840 and 1880 for women's underclothing and children's wear.6. Her preference for simple materials such as pink gingham and broderie anglaise eased her transition to ready-to-wear. 7. In 1959, Brigitte Bardot wore a dress of gingham and broderie anglaise for her wedding to Jacques Charrier. 8. They were most often of white linen fabric and could be decorated with tucks, lace, cutwork or broderie anglaise . 9. Beginning in the 1870s, the designs and techniques of broderie anglaise could be copied by the Swiss hand-embroidery machine. 10. Bardot-esque touches of gingham and broderie anglaise reappear, most subtly as bikini-style bra-tops or bustiers designed to be seen.
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