<em><strong>"I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin."
Coco Chanel, April 29, 1939</strong></em>

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This lovely lace dress is from the first birthday (mine!) that the Boy and I shared together.  It was the first time we dined at The Green Zebra which has become one of our favorite Chicago restaurants. <a href="http://www.greenzebrachicago.com/">The Green Zebra</a> is almost 98% vegetarian (featuring a fish dish or two for the carnivores) and shares a head chef and owner with <a href="http://www.springrestaurant.net/">Spring</a>.  My favorite memory of this night was when a man stopped us on the street to tell us “we looked beautiful.”