Clear to close simply means that your file has passed all requirements from the underwriter and your docs can be ordered and forwarded to the closing agent. (That is a good thing!!!!). Generally, the timing for clear to close runs the gamut between lenders.
(1958) Chantilly Lace is the name of a rock and roll song written by Jerry Foster, Bill Rice, and Jiles Perry The Big Bopper Richardson, the last of whom released the song in August 1958. The single was produced by Jerry Kennedy
After its boom in the 1700s, lace had a slight dip in popularity until the late 1800s (cheers for that, Marie-Antionette). This woman, photographed in the 1890s, is coated head-to-toe in intricate layers of lace that would have been warm as well as elegant.