text: p>During a trip to Belgium, Ida Saxton McKinley was so shocked by what the workers went through to make the lace she bought, so she did as much as she could to help support them. According to the <a href="http://www.firstladies.org/blog/ida-mckinley-not-the-historical-figure-but-the-person/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:National First Ladies' Library" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">National First Ladies' Library</a>, this meant a majority of her custom-made dresses featured a significant amount of lace. This inspired many other women to try to replicate the same look.</p