Author: Louis Dell'Olio

Since the pictures of the LONG BEAD NECKLACE, J284036, has already been posted on QVC, and is ready for ordering…..I thought I should post my collages ASAP. All of the dimensions have been posted on the LINEA JEWELRY site….except the size of the beads…..they are approx. 3/4 inch long and 1/2 inch wide so they are OBLONG……. The gold beads are smooth, while the COLOR beads are both smooth and carved in a swirl pattern. I don’t know of any other jewelry line that offers you a necklace at a  76 inch length, both on QVC or in any retail store…………Why SO long??? At this length you have many options and ways to wear your new necklace…..wear it wrapped closely around the neck and the rest hanging long…..very 1920 FLAPPER………….wear it DOUBLED………wear it TRIPLED ………wear it QUADRUPLED…..wear it mixed with the double sided cross coming for the HOLIDAYS. Remember….these are clear beads and will always look deeper when you wear COLOR on COLOR as shown above with the RED BEADS on the RUBY SWEATER….. The beads are spaced randomly so when they are wrapped the look is more interesting. There are also small gold spacer beads between each bead which gives the necklace more flexibility. The GOLD SWIRL BUTTON EARRING is avail now, but is EXTREMELY limited in both the clip and pierced………this is the only all METAL earring I am doing for the season and will coordinate with all of the jewelry to come. The stone earring encased in gold will be arriving later in the season, but I wanted you all to see how everything will coordinate. This is a very rich custom look………………perfect for Christmas presents presented in a gold box with gold tissue paper…..how pretty….and impressive would that be………………….

……………………………………………enjoy…………………….much Love…………………………..Louis

Blue……this is a beautiful LAPIS BLUE…………The beads were dyed to coordinate with the LAPIS Whisper Knit and I think they did a marvelous job……the beads are not glass….they are resin…..if they were glass at this length and size you would not be able to lift your neck…………as they are….. they are very comfortable. This is a statement necklace………..right off the LINEA RUNWAY…………..enjoy…..much Love……..Louis

Years ago, when the REGANS were in the white house, I was invited to a black tie STATE DINNER. It was two weeks before Christmas and the White House was RESPLENDENT! Every room looked like a jewel box. I was very honored to sit at Mrs. Regans table along with the guest of honor….the president of Columbia. Mrs Regan wore a stunning Galanos evening gown……..a simple column of DEEP EMERALD GREEN to the floor with just a simple 10 inch flounce at the bottom…………but……….what took my breath away was………..a choker of  multi strand CABOCHON EMERALDS…………talk about SOPHISTICATION with a capital “S”….it snowed that evening which made the whole experience and the memories MAGICAL………..I have always wanted to do my version of that marvelous necklace, and with the MALACHITE WK sweaters and WK skirt….I’ve come pretty close…..The photo in the upper right features the Long Necklace, wrapped three times with another “CHOKER NECKLACE” coming for the Holidays…..the combination….I think is pretty amazing……scroll down for one last picture…………….

………………………………………………………………………………….enjoy……………………much Love………Louis

This was a NIGHT TO REMEMBER……………….I was very privileged to be invited to a White House State Diner by President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan. It was two weeks before Christmas and the White House was MAGNIFICENT! I was also privileged to be seated at Mrs Reagan’s table, along with the quest of honor……The President of Colombia, [I think…it’s been a long time]. Mrs. Reagan was beautiful in her Emerald Green Galanos gown and CABOCHON EMERALDS at her neck………. I do remember I was sitting next to Heather Watts, the famous ballerina of the moment…..the owner of the NY Times, a famous football player, don’t remember his name either,  Anne Getty, a famous and rich socialite, and others I can’t remember, were also seated at the table……..everyone was well known for one thing or another….10 in all……I do have the menu that everyone signed …somewhere. At the end of dinner, as coffee was being served, Heather Watts leaned into me and whispered to me that there were ashtrays on the table, but no one in the entire room [the room with Lincoln’s portrait over the fire place ], had smoked the whole evening. I told her I did have cigarettes with me and we would subtly light two up and see what happens. I pulled out my gold cigarette case….very chic indeed….and we lit up waiting to be hauled off by the guards………Instead…the quest of honor, who is the gray haired man standing in the center of the picture…..said in his thick accent….”thank God someone at this table smokes” to which everyone lit up and had a good laugh……..The entire room started to light up…………I think….no, I know Heather and I started something…..Mrs. Reagan smiled and told me I was a bad boy……………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Yes…..a night to remember.

The outfits are lined up around my studio, and the accessory bags are almost ready to be packed…………REMEMBER………..I am on …..AUGUST 26th, with appearances on the 6AM morning show with PAT and JANE……….

then I will have a full hour show at …………..1PM……..with the ever delightful, SHAWN, and then again at……….11:00PM…..a PRIME TIME SHOW!!!!………….with the very sweet AMY. These are my, first of the season, TRUE FALL/WINTER COLLECTIONS. For the most part, these clothes are for when the temperatures cool down, and the season changes from summer to FALL. There are lots of new items in lots of new FABRICS, so if at all possible, these are not shows to miss…….the models will all be decked out in their LINEA FINERY…….and if that’s not enough…..there will be SNEAK PEEKS of things to come!…….scroll down for your FIRST SNEAK PEEK OF THE AUG 26th shows………………………………………………………….enjoy……………………………………..much Love……………………………………..LOUIS