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Jade Parfitt clearly liked what she saw and paired her neon Christopher Kane dress with a black jacket and boots.

Backstage at Valentino models try their black lace dresses on for size; long-sleeves and leather trimmings create a gothic-chic evening alternative to the classic LBD.

 Chanel's monochrome creation doubles up on lace, with a white lace dress under a black lace overlay: a chic, understated but red carpet-ready gown.

At Monday's Met Ball in New York, Rihanna's lace Stella McCartney gown was a two-faced ensemble, with a full-sleeve and long train on one side, and nothing but sheer mesh on the other.

 

Model, Chanel Iman channels the summer's prevailing 70s trend in a sandy-pink lace dress with flared sleeves and a wide-brimmed straw hat.

Chloe Sevigny channels the 80s instead, teaming her cream lace mini with a denim jacket.

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Injecting some more colour into the lace trend, Isabel Marant's electric blue bodycon lace dress was a perfect way to brighten up the summer wardrobe.

New York Fashion Week label, Proenza Schouler, teams its neon tweed-lace dresses with orange lace-printed pumps.

Kirsten Dunst's typical laid back look is created with Proenza Schouler's navy and black striped T-shirt and skirt.

Lace panels and trimming wound their way onto almost every design in the Dolce & Gabbana spring/summer 2011 collection.

Gwen Stefani toughens up her girly lace with a slick of red lipstick and some skinny leather trousers.

The lace on Tommy Hilfiger's pleated white skirt nudges it just the right side of tennis-chic.

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Lace and Broderie Anglaise, spring/summer's favourite fabrics, are a hit both on and off the catwalk.
Who said lace needs to be restricted to skirts and dresses? D&G's lace tops and cropped palazzo trousers are an alternative way to take part in the trend.

White and red lace lent itself perfectly to Erdem's English country garden themed spring/summer 2011 collection at London Fashion Week.

The collection has been scooped up by the fashionistas in the know, with Kate Bosworth leading the charge on Erdem's petal-printed lace-trimmed dresses.

'Sucker Punch' actress, Emily Browning follows suit in a tiered white lace Erdem mini dress.

Layering white geometric Broderie Anglaise over red adds depth to a white shift and skirt at Sportmax.

Panels in the sleeve and neckline add lashings of lace in place of an all-over look.

Christopher Kane created an antidote to all the white lace on the spring/summer 2011 catwalks designing neon pleated lace shifts and skirt suits for an acid-bright, granny-chic collection, and paving the way for the day-glo trend that is everywhere this season.

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