Lace in Your Face Part III: I Love Lace… on Undergarments!

Lace in Your Face Part III: I Love Lace… on Undergarments!

July 13th, 2010 @ 3:55 pm by Mrs. Locket
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Yup, yup, yup, you heard right… I love lace on my underoos!! But, that’s not exactly what this post is about. I am not talking about any ol’ undergarments (undergarments… sounds like Grammy talking). I am talking about those lovely wedding related underthingies. You know, those very pretty, ever so delicate looking pieces of fabric wrapped around many a bride’s thigh. Yup, I am talking about the garter!! I am still not sure how I feel about the whole garter toss, but I love myself a garter and it will be a must have (especially if it has lace!).

Check this one out from Etsy Seller Garter Lady

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And this drool worthy je t’aime lace garter by Etsy Seller florriemitton

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and even better from the same seller the “forever lace garter”:

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and here’s another pretty one from Garter Lady

Lace in Your Face Part III: I Love Lace… on Undergarments! : wedding ithaca undergarments Il 430x04

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What do you think? C’est tres chic, non? J’aime le “je t’aime” tres beaucoup, mais mon favorite est “the forever lace”. Please pardon my French, it’s been years since I have had to conjugate a verb or write coherently… I couldn’t help myself though, as these vintage beauties make me want to pucker my lips and parle en Francais!! But, there is a le sigh moment.

The sigh part comes when you look at the price of these delicate gals… they cost anywhere from $60-75 and I can’t justify spending that much on something that could get tossed and trampled. But, what I can justify is making it myself. I highly doubt it will be a difficult task and would assume the results should be nothing short of fantabulous!

Have any of you decided to make your own garter? Was it as easy a task as you had imagined? Anyone else think it’s ridiculous how much the mark-up on garters is?

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11 Responses to “Lace in Your Face Part III: I Love Lace… on Undergarments!”

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,479 posts, Honey bee

I’m making mine, with McGroom’s help, because they are too expensive. However, I have cried because the tension was messed up on my machine while making the garter. It’s turned out to be harder, due to the machine, than I originally thought. That’s why McGroom is helping.

7/13/10 @ 4:06 pm (reply)

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LeahP (message) 331 posts, Helper bee

I’m definitely making my own. I too fell in love with a garter that was close to $90…..which is insanity. I am going to try to make something equally as beautiful!

7/13/10 @ 4:23 pm (reply)

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jduck84 (message) 1,529 posts, Bumble bee

I’m not wearing one, but my mom made one for me for prom and it didn’t take her long, I think!

7/13/10 @ 4:41 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Those are so gorgeous!

7/13/10 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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dance (message) 1,607 posts, Bumble bee

These are beautiful - love the lace! SO much!

I found an Etsy seller who does garters of sports teams and thought - YES, I will surprise him with a sexy garter of his favorite team and he will LOVE it. Then I remembered that it gets tossed and I don’t get to keep it. WHAT kind of shenanigans is that? Anyways, I think I will wear two (is that allowed??) - I will still get the team garter (for him/us to keep!) and just wear a cheap one with it that will be the one he fully removes and then tosses. Am I crazy to think this will work?? Haha…

7/13/10 @ 6:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Pashmina (message) 190 posts, Blushing bee

I lovee those garters. Super chic!!

7/13/10 @ 8:01 pm (reply)

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Cant pick a date (message) 165 posts, Blushing bee

Love these!!! I made my own for prom back in the day. I didn’t have any machine issues (because I didn’t have one, hand sewn baby!). It was pretty easy though, the only thing I had to change was I didn’t stretch the elastic when I measured so it feel down more than it should. Luckily I had been so proud of myself for making it that I was wearing it around before hand and found out in time.

Good luck!

7/13/10 @ 8:09 pm (reply)

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swoonoverit (message) 16 posts, Newbee

The markup on them is kind of crazy. But, when you consider that they are much more complicated than they look…. well, I don’t know it kind of seems worth it. I’m all about the DIY projects, but sewing lace kind of terrifies me.

As for favorites, I love pretty much anything Julianne Smith does (http://www.thegartergirl.com/) - you have to check it out!

7/13/10 @ 10:33 pm (reply)

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winter (message) 1,333 posts, Bumble bee

omG if i knew about these garters i would have just got one to wear one lol

7/14/10 @ 1:29 pm (reply)

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SabrinaR424 (message) 266 posts, Helper bee

My girlfriend made my garter for my wedding, and it was easy peasy!

7/16/10 @ 4:09 pm (reply)

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Swiss Miss to Bee (message) 1,004 posts, Bumble bee

Yeah I wanted a “couture” garter for about 15 mins but then I got over it. I bought two $2 ones at JoAnn fabric then added vintage-y looking lace (similar-ish to the “j’taime”) then added a blue flower on top of the ugly pearl thingy they had going on. Boom. Done. I kept the other plain one for my toss.

7/17/10 @ 3:15 am (reply)