SINGAPORE – Walk down the cobblestone streets of Bruges, Belgium, and you might find yourself passing window displays fully decked out in intricately woven lace.
But ask a local about the lace shops around town – which advertise their products as being vintage, handmade and authentically Belgian – and they might very well scoff and dismiss them as tourist traps.
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