Leavers lace is the couture of lace—an extraordinary textile reserved for the world's finest European couture and luxury fashion houses. Woven on rare, century-old Leavers looms, it is prized for its unparalleled artistry, delicacy, and complexity, creating a lace that machine-made alternatives simply cannot replicate.

At Evangelista, we believe exceptional garments begin with exceptional materials. By choosing authentic Leavers lace, we honor a tradition of European craftsmanship while creating pieces designed to be treasured for years to come.

Because it's woven, the pattern has a depth and relief that no modern lace can replicate. The edges are finished, not cut, so they lie flat against the skin. The drape is softer, closer, more responsive to movement. It does not sit on the body. It moves with it.

It also lasts. Where Raschel lace runs and distorts over time, Leavers lace, properly cared for, holds its pattern for decades. It is made to be kept.

True Leavers lace accounts for less than one percent of the world's lace production.Its rarity begins with the looms themselves.

Authentic Leavers lace can only be woven on historic Leavers machines—extraordinary pieces of engineering that are no longer manufactured. Each loom weighs nearly seventeen tons, contains tens of thousands of moving parts, and requires skilled artisans to maintain and operate. Today, fewer than ten mills in the world continue this tradition.

Leavers lace is hand-crafted as a single, unified textile. Every motif, every thread, and every delicate net is created simultaneously, producing a lace with remarkable depth, softness, and integrity.

It is a process that cannot be rushed, easily replicated, or replaced by modern manufacturing. Its rarity is not a matter of exclusivity—it is the result of preserving one of the last great traditions of textile craftsmanship.

When Christine Evangelista went looking for lingerie worthy of the woman wearing it, Leavers lace was the only answer. Not because it's expensive, though it is, but because nothing else carries the same craft, history, and integrity.

Evangelista works exclusively in Leavers lace, sourced from European mills and made into lingerie in Italy. Each piece begins with lace that already has a history before it reaches the atelier.