***************The TRENCH COAT will be shown on AM STYLE, Aug 29th on the 8:00am show with Leah Williams. I would expect it to be posted on the 28th of August, but that’s just a guess….Style #A267875, and it will be numerically sized.
…………………………I know many of you are very curious about the outerwear that is to come……so…………I thought I’d give you a preview……………From left to right………..THE ZEBRA JACQUARD HOODED COAT, A267936……………THE TRENCH, A267875A…………..THE QUILTED JACKET/SWEATER, A267878……………………….and…………THE LEATHER MOTO ASYMMETRICAL ZIP JACKET, A267935…………….The four pieces are scheduled to be delivered in Sept and October, so I’m not sure when they will be aired…..one never know what planning has in store for me……..This is JUST A PREVIEW, so please resist asking me a lot of questions it is just too early to answer. I will give you brief descriptions to hold you over…………………………..
The ZEBRA COAT, is a wool blend, and is fully lined….It has a button front, patch pockets, and a HOOD……….It will be avail in…….HEATHER GREY/BLACK…………BLUE/BLACK…………..TOBACCO/BLACK
The TRENCH, IMHO is the best trench I have done since the satin trench from years ago. If you own it you know what I mean. The coat is in the same type of fabric as my pinstripe suit, only heavier, so you know the quality is excellent……..The coat is entirely faced and lined in BLACK. When the lapels are opened you see the contrast black against the color of the coat………………..The colors are………………..BURGUNDY/BLACK………………..NAVY/BLACK………………….OLIVE/BLACK…………………………………
The QUILTED JACKET…..I lightly call this outerwear, because in Florida or any place in the USA wear a sweater or light jacket is all you may need, this zip front jacket will do the trick. The front is lightly quilted in a TECHNO fabric in a diamond design, and the side panels and top yoke are quilted in a vertical channel design. The collar, sleeves and entire back are WHISPER KNIT………………………. This can easily be worn in colder climates as an indoor jacket instead of the traditional blazer………………..
……………….The colors………………..BLACK………………ALABASTER, and yes, the Alabaster s/s WK sweater matches……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
THE MOTO JACKET…………is SUPERB……The quality and workmanship could easily put this jacket in the $500 range in any high end store. The jacket is a combination of RIB KNIT and LEATHER……………The colors are VERY DEEP and DARK. I think they are rich and unique……certainly something you will not find anywhere……that is except for…………………BLACK, which is mandatory…………DEEP SPRUCE………and ……….PLUM…..are the two additional colors………………………………………………..
………………………………………I hope you enjoy this little Sunday Sneak Peek………………………….much Love……………………..Louis
………………………………THE LARIAT………….J325469…………..Why the Lariat…..and why NOW?……………….With the emphasis on casual dressing…….. I felt the need for something……..SIMPLER…………….Do you really need to see one more major stone statement necklace? It’s as if you were on a steady diet of STEAK, and all of a sudden you CRAVED………VEGETABLES……Do you understand where I’m going with this. Don’t misunderstand me…statement necklaces are wonderful, and I will continue to do them…..MY WAY……..but I felt the strong need for something that made LESS OF A STATEMENT……Yes, even I….the pile it on King….felt strongly for something a little more subdued…….something that you CAN wear everyday without feeling like a Peacock…….Working on all of the Leisure pieces I kept thinking how I would accessorize the outfit without looking overdone, overdressed, over-editorialized……Something that a woman or a girl would want to wear, and feel modern and ….yes…..COOL! So don’t be surprised if these Lariats make there way into you daughter’s room…………The Lariats will be avail in three metal colors…….GOLD…….SILVER………GUNMETAL……….They are super long which will give you the ability to wear them different ways……..The CHAIN is a beautiful BOX CHAIN, which is very flexible, and will enable you to loop and tie. You will see variations in the next group of photos…….The ORB or DROP is my design. It has three curved rounded bars creating this elongated oval…open shape…..The Lariat is not confined to casual clothes as you will find out. It works beautifully on every type of neckline, and everything from shirts, as my Kate or Wing Collar….to sweaters of all kinds…..and it’s fabulous on tunics and dresses…………………..I know when you get it home you will have fun trying it on at all different lengths, and different way to loop it causing different effects……………It should be avail sometime this month…..hopefully before my next show on the 31st of Aug………………………………………………………………enjoy………………..much Love………………………..Louis
……………………………………The Lariat can be worn different ways. The photo to the extreme upper left shows the lariat at it’s full length, which will work on certain things, but wearing it like this is more limited. The most common way to wear it, and also the most wearable, is shown at the bottom right, first, and fourth photo in. This is just doubling the chain….bringing the doubled end around the neck and dropping the orbs through the loop. Wearing it this way you can adjust the position of the necklace by just sliding the loop up and down. If you find it sliding on you….you can also make a double loop as shown in the upper photo to the right….first and second in…This is done by first sliding the orbs through the first loop as the photos at the lower left….then bring both orbs up behind the two chains creating another loop below…… where you can again drop the two orbs through…..This will look like the photos at the upper right…The Lariat is a simple necklace, but make no mistake about it……it does make a STATEMENT…………………………………………………………………………………….enjoy…………………………………….much Love………………………………Louis
…………………..The words that come to mind when I see this combination of ALABASTER and BLACK are ELEGANT, SOPHISTICATED and CHIC……all words that describe a beautifully dressed woman…..all words that are the hallmark of the Linea woman. This color combination was made very popular during the Art Deco period, and remains as beautiful now as it was then…………..Above you have two pieces…………The long COLOR BLOCK CARDIGAN, A267883, which is approx 33 inches long for the xs, and the SHORT SLEEVE, JEWEL NECK A267882, which is already posted on the Linea site. They are both made in the ENR CONSTRUCTION. The cardigan has an open front without any buttons, so the effect is clean without anything to clash with your accessories…………in this case two strands of my BLACK JET FACETED BEAD NECKLACES, J291535 and my DROP JET and MARCASITE EARRING, J317115….. an earring that I think has been over looked in both the jet and clear options. It’s definitely worth taking “another look” at. My multi row JET CUFF BRACELET, J273584, finishes the look…… The sleeves of the cardigan are long with wide borders of black . There are POCKETS!!!……IThe cardigan and shell have the look of the Roaring 20s…when knit clothing, thanks to Coco Chanel, became all the rage….Maybe these two pieces would have been something a flapper might have worn with a skirt, silk stockings and bobbed hair……….or Gertrude Vanderbilt….lounging on a chaise with a long cigarette holder in alabaster and ebony to match her outfit. For today’s woman a slim pant in either black or the Light Khaki above, A265615, which is not an exact match but close enough, gives it a modern stream line look. Of course BLACK WK bottoms are always a tried and true alternative…whether it be my WK skirt, A237412 or A253411….. or the pant above in photos…..I know you are all excited about the ALABASTER JEWEL NECK…..but….do not overlook the top in…BLACK… it is THE BEST LITTLE BASIC IN TOWN!!!……This is an outfit that has no season, perfect for travel. It’s an outfit that would turn heads in any elegant restaurant in Paris or New York………..These two pieces will be shown on August 7th at 1:00am………………………………………………….
…………………………………….enjoy………………..much Love…………………………….Louis