Elena Kanagy-Loux

03/17/20 • 57 min

For the love of lace

Under given circumstance (namely the pandemic) I got time to further edit my New York talks. It ́s the best way for me right now reaching states of concentration, which I love. Now I would like to share my encounter with Elena Kanagy-Loux. I was first intrigued by her style, when I was waiting for the talk she was about to give and then captured by her expertise on lace. I could listen to Elena for hours - love her elastic mind and learned a lot from her historical and technical knowledge about lace but also from her perspectives on this valuable and complex handcraft. Moreover Elena has many anecdotes to share and therefore I remember the talk exceptionally well. We touched upon Disneyland and History Bounding, Lolita look in Japan, the best place for hippies in the US, working for Courtney Love, the „shiny moment" of landing on a worst dress list, and for sure a lot about lace. Elena is the founder of the "Brooklyn Lace Guild" in New York City.

For the love of lace

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