Monthly Archives: March 2015

I have received a notification that my April 9th, 10:00am show has been moved to 11:00am on the same date. The 7:00pm show remains the same. Some of you may have received an e-mail from QVC stating that the show was moved to 12:00pm [noon]. I have received no such notification, nor has the model booker…My buyer told me it’s at 11am…..so as it stands now the show is at 11:00am. If it does change I will let you know…………………….regards, Louis

*************I can’t think of a better day to introduce FLORA, a new member of our family to you. This is a m0mentous day!!!! Ringland Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus has announced that Elephants will no longer be a part of the circus, and they are retiring all of their Elephants to the “Center for Elephant Conservation” in Florida!!! Not a bad place to retire…… This will be completed by 2018, and they will be joining 40 other elephants…….I don’t exactly know why it has to take so long, but it is great news non the less!

************* Our Flora, or to be accurate Jac’s Flora, you remember my baby is Tara, is from Africa…..they have bigger ears than the Asian elephants. Flora is a BIG girl….9’4″ tall and 9,450 lbs…..that’s a lot of girl power. Her favorite food is watermelon. “Flora was born in 1982 in the wilds of Zimbabwe, Africa. She was orphaned at the age of two as the result of a culling [mass killing] of all the adults in her family herd in order to control wild elephant populations. Flora spent some time with an elephant broker in Southern Cal. and was soon purchased by David Balding. Ironically, during Flora’s early training sessions, she was met by Tarra and the future Sanctuary co-founder Carol Buckley, who at the time offered elephants training classes. David Buckley introduced Flora to the world of circus entertainment in 1985. Following her debut in “Circus Flora”, she spent the next 18 years preforming under the Big Top with him. In addition to her on stage performances, Flora also starred in the PeeWee Herman movie BIGTOP. After years of traveling, David realized that Flora no longer enjoyed performing. He wanted to see that his beloved companion found a better life. Initially, it was hoped she could return to Africa and be re-introduced into the wild, but because that option proved to be unrealistic. The Elephant Sanctuary, who had made plans to create an African elephant habitat, offered to expand their construction plans and offered Flora a permanent home. While David researched her placement options, Flora was loaned to the Miami Metro Zoo in Florida. On March 3, 2004, Flora completed her trip from Miami to Hohenwald, Tennessee to become the twelfth resident of the Elephant Sanctuary. She was the third African, joining Tange and Zula who had arrived just a few weeks earlier, and had been exploring the brand new African barn and habitat ahead of her.. Flora is the youngest elephant at the Elephant Sanctuary. She also commandeered the title of the Sanctuary’s largest elephant until Minnie arrived from the Hawthorn Corporation a few years later. Flora possesses a very regal stature with loads of self confidence and enthusiasm exploring. Tange loves to encourage and solicit play from Flora and consistently cultivates her companionship.” Jac fell in love with Flora and picked her to adopt….I guess it’s one show girl to another…LOL………..

……………………..hope you enjoy meeting Flora……………………..much Love…………………………….Louis

……………………..Monday will be a  day of   BEST SELLERS, and the return of some of your most popular styles……..The CRINKLE GEORGETTE SAFARI SHIRT & TANK, A214117,  is one of those styles. I decided since it is one of my most popular styles….I would bring it back in one of my most popular colors…..PERFECTLY PINK…..Actually, I’m surprised its’ taken this long to introduce this PP in this shirt. After a string of dark colors I have decided it’s way over due to bring this shirt to you in some  pretty summery colors…..Perfectly Pink being the first. For those of you new to Linea….I designed this shirt a few years ago after the popularity of the BOHO skirt, A70208, shown above in the PP. Many of you had asked me if I could do a top in this fabric that would go with the skirt, and the Safari shirt  is what I came up with. There have been other Crinkle georgette tops in between, but none have proved to be as successful as this shirt , and I believe this is the reason. Once again it is the play of a classic. A safari shirt, for that matter anything safari, is ICONIC. The fact that it is sheer, but you still feel covered and secure makes it a winning combination. The detailing and workmanship of this shirt is SUPERB. It is extremely difficult to sew these types of sheer fabrics. Anyone who  has tried knows what I am saying is true. You need  special needles on  the machine that can handle delicate fabrics, and just sewing a straight line is a challenge….let alone double row top stitching!  The placket front and  shirt collar with stand are two more details of a classic shirt . The patch pockets and flap are hallmarks of a Safari shirt. The sleeves are 3/4 length, and can be worn straight down or…..there is a tab and button that can raise the sleeve to create a casual draped effect. Don’t even try to create a folded cuff…..in this fabric it’s futile! However, I have laid the shirt flat and folded the sleeve up from  the hem to the button and then half again….this does control it somewhat……..THE BUTTONS…..The buttons on this shirt are REAL ABALONE  SHELL……..Why do  I capitalize this fact? because you never find real shell buttons on QVC garments, and rarely find them on garments in the stores….unless they are “designer” garments….and even then… sometimes not.. The buttons on this blouse cost what some other the garments do! LOL. It may not  be important to some, but for me it says QUALITY, and adds to the reason why this particular Safari Shirt keeps getting reordered year after year after year…………It is not only beautiful…but it is practical. It’s wash and wear, and great for travel. It can be worn as a buttoned up shirt or worn open as a BREEZY shirt jacket. Wear it belted, tucked in, open or just loose….any way you want is the right way. Casual or dressy, night or day, work  or for weekend play….you will find this SPRING/SUMMER shirt a valuable part of your wardrobe….That’s why so many of you have this shirt in EVERY color……..and on top of all of this….you get a MATCHING FAUX SILK  TANK, which is perfect under this shirt, but is also a great layering piece for so many other things. Now, that every other layering piece in PERFECTLY PINK has sold out this tank will come in very handy as a separate piece on its’ own…….I realize that the PP BOHO sold out on my last show with Antonella,  but I know many of you are going to ask if it matches…..YES it does!……..I don’t have to tell you what other pieces you can wear a pink top with….anything you want…Perfectly Pink is one of the most flattering accent colors you can wear. It’s an ideal summer color…………I love PINK and GOLD so I have chosen to accessorize with the GOLD PALM FROND SHORT NECKLACE, J290362, and the GOLD BOLD HOOP earring, J288005………….who’s ready for a Mojito?……………………………………………………enjoy………….much Love…………………Louis

…………….This IS the PERFECT WHITE SHIRT……..Almost, above all else….you all want a WHITE SHIRT that is easy care, easy to wash and….looks PERFECT after every wash without any fuss! You have found it in this shirt……It’s so good you may want to own two!………I would……..Above, I have the shirt worn open, and I have chosen as an alternative to the matching tank, to  pair the SAFARI SHIRT, A214117, with a WHITE WK TANK…..in this case the ENR, A253408….but it is almost sold out….so other alternatives in  WHITE WK are, A233942 the V-neck tank or A255153. the TWOFER which consists of the WHITE TANK and the WHITE V-NECK SHORT SLEEVE “T”…. a great buy and two ESSENTIAL pieces. The white V-neck “T” is worth the price alone…………….Above,I also have the White Pebble Crepe crop pant, A255183, shown with the shirt..it’s lined…but it’s very limited…..Silver Palm Fronds….The SHORT NECKLACE, J290362, the LONG NECKLACE, J290364, and the EARRING, J290363…..make a wonderfully impressive statement……and look absolutely nothing like anything else…..now to me….that’s a STATEMENT necklace…..STATEMENT JEWELRY………………..enjoy……………….much Love……………………Louis

………………………..I think one of the most important things about this shirt in dark colors is……they never fade or look washed out after several washings. They always look as new as the first time you wore them…..For me, that’s very important. I have a closet full of LACOSTE shirts, and probably a dozen in black and white…Why? because after a few washings they never look the same……The black gets that dark gray look and the white is  never as crisp and gleaming as the first time you put it on…Every time we go away on vacation I always pick some new LACOSTES…..It can become quite expensive, but that’s my summer uniform…..That will never happen with this NAVY SHIRT. That in its’ self is why these shirts are worth owning. Personally I love dark shirts and white pants in the summer. Can you really beat NAVY and WHITE……OK…maybe BLACK and WHITE….but it’s a toss up. You will notice that on the navy shirt I have had the Abalone buttons dyed t o  match and have the smooth side up, so there is no contrast with the button at all.  Throw on the SILVER FISH NECKLACE, J288023 with the BOLD SILVER HOOP, J288055….a silver sandal and you will be ready before your husband gets his shoes laced!………………….Now, if  only the snow would  go away!!!!!!……………………….

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