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Channel Setting refers to the art of setting gemstones in a channel, which is two (2) walls of metal between which a gem is set so it appears suspended in a groove. Channel Setting i

Chantilly Lace refers to a delicate lace made from an open, six-sided mesh background with Floral designs. Any items with lace should be hand washed in cold and drip dried.

Chapel Cap refers to a Circle or triangle lace which was formerly placed on the head when entering a Catholic Church for services. It was carried in purse.

Chapel Cap is called Be

Chapel Length Train refers to a style of wedding Train which is currently the most common Train length for wedding dresses because it has the elegance of a full Train but is still no

Chapel Train refers to a wedding Train that is most popular of all Train lengths,, it flows or extends from 3 to 4 feet behind the gown from the waistline.

Chapel Train is also ca

Chapka refers to a cap with earflaps that is usually lined with fur.

Author's Note: I have been searching for this type of cap since Last year's winter. Maybe this year, through th

Charles Dana Gibson was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1867. A talented artist, Gibson sold his first drawing to Life Magazine when he was only 19. His early influences include How

- Charles James (1906-1978) : Charles James refers to a fashion designers who was born in Sandhurst, England in 1906. Charles James began designing in the 1920's and in 1926, he opened a hat shop named "Charles Boucheron