Avante garde means to be at the front of anything important it literally means to attack to spring forward with the element of surprise pierre mantoux do this every single season defying the set in stone truths of the season before ignoring the wild and baseless predictions of the fashion world these hold ups fit their name well the lace has been remolded something which is rarely looked at by designers the design team has gone for a simpler floral pattern instead of the ornate lace so ofte