"McQueen actually gilded this dress," she says, showing me a narrow shift in green and gold lace.

He could see giant spreading ferns, and through the green lace of the leaves, a burning jungle sky.

Pert-face wore a bodytight in green with an aqua tunic of what appeared to be crocheted lace.

Shiny black combat boots with bright green laces.

It shot away in a spray of silver to vanish in the green lace.

He blew a little silver call, and when a servant in green lace came to the door, he said: "A young gentleman to see His Excellency."

Beading swished from the hems of trousers; dark green lace was worked over sky blue silk.

James and Chris Bosh wore holiday-red shoes with garish green laces.

Slowly the grasses and succulents, the bushes and bamboo, sprouted into pale green lace covering the new land.

What a lovely dress Suzanne was wearing . . . green crepe and green lace swirling about her feet.