Author: Louis Dell'Olio

Coming in May, I will be bringing to you a choice of THREE WATCHES. The style number for all three is ….J277865……….You will choose, from the top down……IVORY……….TORTOISE………CLEAR………….. You could consider these BOYFRIEND WATCHES, because of the larger case. Each watch will have an extender link. The exact measurements will be listed when the watch is posted on the LINEA JEWELRY site. ……………Instead of doing three different colors or shades of tortoise, I thought it would be more EXCITING to offer you three totally DIFFERENT MATERIALS…………………..scroll down for more pictures of each watch……………………………………………………………………………….enjoy………..much Love………………………Louis

J277865……………is the TORTOISE WATCH………….the details of each watch are beautiful, with everything a really good watch should have. If you are a TORTOISE lover, as I am, you will love this watch. Since it will probably be a long time before I do another Tortoise watch, it was very important to me that this one was RIGHT!  There is a picture on the bottom right of the watch on Jac’s wrist to give you a good idea of the size and proportion……the extender link has been removed. The face of the watch has too many details to mention…..it is somewhat mesmerizing. The trims are GOLD and the face is a warm COPPERY BROWN. Besides all the neutrals, Espresso, Walnut, Sage, Olive, Navy, Charcoal Grey, White, Tan, Chino etc……that it will work with……. it looks terrific with the FIESTA colors…….Nectarine, Aqua, Lime………it has a THOROUGHBRED LOOK……………Classic & Classy……………scroll down for more pictures……………………………………………………………..Enjoy………………much Love……………………….Louis

J277865…………..is the IVORY WATCH……………….First, let me say, I could nor capture the actual color of the ivory in the photographs. The flash kept bleaching the color of the ivory. Think of old ivory or ANTIQUE IVORY that has a marvelous yellowed PATINA. The color reminds me of PANAMA STRAW HATS. The trims, as the tortoise, are GOLD and all of the details are the same. There is an OLD WORLD look to this watch……like something you would find in an Antique store or at an ESTATE SALE………………………….enjoy………………much Love……………………Louis

J277865, is the CLEAR WATCH……..Here is the third and final combination………..If you love the look of LUCITE, this is for you……..ATTENTION………..THE TRIMS ARE SILVER!!!! I tried and tried photographing this watch with different backgrounds, but the metal always looked gold………………..it is NOT…………..SILVER, SILVER, SILVER & CLEAR. When you are wearing a color, that nothing seems to be right with………like many pastel colors……..this will be the perfect watch to wear…………when you are wearing a Black and white outfit and maybe a gray tank……this will be the perfect watch to wear. Silver and Lucite was first made popular during the ART DECO period, when everything was sleek and modern………………. it was a revolution…………. This is a very SPECIAL look, and one that has to be done correctly  to look expensive…………………………………….I think this is IT!……………………………………………enjoy…………………….much Love…………………………….Louis

I know many of you couldn’t wait for me to post the pictures of THE MAY TORTOISE GROUP, and quite frankly, I was itching to post it myself! I have always had a FASCINATION with turtles, and as a child I had that plastic bowl with island of colored stones and the plastic palm tree in the middle…….to keep my turtles in………… As an adult, I started to collect ANTIQUE ENGLISH TORTOISE TEA CADDIES. The fascination hasn’t ended. I am very happy that Tortoise shells are now illegal to harvest, and in this instance, I am more than happy to use the plastic simulated tortoise. As with everything, there are many different grades and qualities of plastic and many different tortoise designs. If you are familiar with tortoise jewelry, or for that matter anything produced in simulated tortoise, you start to see the differences…….the patterns, the variations in color……the total look separates the good from the not so.

I will be offering you three styles in the Tortoise group……………………..J278135, is the TORTOISE NECKLACE. It measures 36 inches long with the additional three inch extender. For my very petite flowers out there, if necessary, this is a very easy necklace to shorten, BUT ONLY IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Try doubling it first, because as you can see from the photos above, I LOVE two worn together…..it is such a rich look. I also have a photo of just one, which looks great too……and can easily be mixed with some finer chain necklaces if you like the look…..I know I do. This necklace can also double as a BELT!!!!!…..You know me….I would like two of them worn as a belt. As a matter of fact I would get two and attach them so I would only have one closing and one chain to deal with……………..The earring is, J278136. The “cap” of the earring is in the shape of an upside down TEAR DROP. It has a slight texture to the surface, which I like with the tortoise……it gives the piece character! Unfortunately, they were only bought pierced, but I know there are women out there who are very clever converting pierced earrings to clip on. If it were up to me they would have been avail both ways, but those decisions are not mine……….maybe if they get reordered?????? The earring measures, from the very top of the cap to the very bottom of the tortoise hoop……………3 1/4 inches. The length of the hoop, which will dangle from the ear lobe, is actually 2 1/4 inches. The earring is VERY LIGHT, and you should have no problem wearing these at all………………………THE TORTOISE WATCH, J277865, is a combination of GOLD and TORTOISE…….and it is a beauty. The tortoise has rich deep markings and is very VERSATILE……….it will look great with your ESPRESSO and WALNUT, your OLIVES and WINES, CHARCOAL GREY, CAMELS, BAMBOO and TANS………etc.etc. It is spectacular worn with all white….especially the white safari shirt, which has the raw shell buttons and the new white Boho skirt . The possibilities are endless. It is approx. the same length as my PANTHER LINK watch and has the same extender link. The actual measurement will be posted when the watch is posted. There are many “tortoise” watches out in the market and many “designer” brands are advertising them. I think mine competes with the best of them, and mine doesn’t cost an arm and a leg….LOL. You are already familiar with some of the apparel in the pictures……the TOBACCO TANK which many of you own…….is the perfect backdrop to the tortoise. The black pant is my new FAUX LINEN, that I know will make many of you extremely HAPPY, and my NEWEST GAUZE FABRIC, that I have used in this new KIMONO TYPE TOPPER,……….reminds me of fabrics used by the very avante guard JAPANESE DESIGNERS……It is somewhat SHEER…………light as AIR…… has a wonderful RIPPLED surface…………..and has POCKETS too. It is very important for me to offer you…………a variety of the RIGHT summer cover up pieces……………….This piece is SEASON-LESS…….I guarantee…. this is something you do not have in your closets. It is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT over the new LACE DRESSES……………….but more about this piece later!…………………….Ladies, now that you have seen the MAY JEWELRY offering……………..I ask you to put it out of your minds…..an impossible request I know!……..but…….. you probably won’t be able to purchase any of the pieces until at least the date of my next show, May 14th…..and I’m guessing about that…..so please be patient…………….One last note……….The watch will also come in two completely different materials…………………so…………..catch my post TOMORROW , and I will have pictures of the two other combinations………………………………………………it’s going to be difficult to choose……JUST ONE………………………….

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