Yearly Archives: 2018

………………………The SHADOW FLORAL, A343028, may very well be one of the prettiest prints I have ever done. To say it is sophisticated, chic, feminine, romantic, and totally DESIGNER would be an understatement………This is a PLACEMENT PRINT…..The flowers start at the upper right shoulder, and cascade down ACROSS the body to the lower left…….The printing is MASTERFUL……The screens and placement of color is expertly done…..It almost looks three dimensional…..SUPERB!…………..The color above is…..MAGENTA, but there are so many more colors in it. I call it the “Shadow Floral” because, what may at first glance look like a solid ground is actually a “shadow” of the floral print. All of the ground colors for all the blouses you will see are black, however the color of the shadow reflects the main color of the blouse, in this case a very dark magenta………….The fabric is NEW. It is a very GOSSAMER GEORGETTE. It may look somewhat sheer, but it is not see through on the body…It is soft and very light weight……like wearing nothing……It is approx. 28 1/2 inches for the XXS, so it could be considered a tunic length. Even at this length, the fabric is so light weight that it can easily be tucked into a pant or skirt…….The neckline is a shallow scoop, and is finished with a fine piping…….There is a center front INVERTED PLEAT with one additional pleat on either side.. This not only adds chest room, but gives the blouse a very romantic poet blouse effect. It drapes and flows over the body beautifully. The only measurement you need to be concerned with is the cross shoulder. The sleeves are long and have a two button narrow band cuff. There are side slits which allows the blouse to move and float when you walk……….The overall effect of the print is somewhat muted with some of the colors being slightly stronger for contrast. The cascading print is the same FRONT and BACK……………….Instead of going with a black pant I decided to use the BLACKBERRY Ponte pant which picks up the colors of the floral. I have used the PLUM NECKLACE SET, J356989 to accessorize the blouse……It’s just the right touch……………………I know this is a print and a blouse style you will love at first sight. It is so much more beautiful in person than any photo or showing on a model could capture………….This blouse will be on the Sat. at 7:00am QVC1 AM Style along with the dress which is third in the show…..When I saw the terrible pictures on the Linea site I had to post mine immediately!!!!!It is so much more beautiful then they made it look!…………………….enjoy………………………..much Love…………………………….Louis

……………………….Out of all the colors for this blouse, the ROSE SHADOW FLORAL is the most autumnal in feel. With its’ muted pumpkin, sienna, coral, gold, ivy and rose tones it really does conjure up everything we love about the fall………I have it paired with the BLACK MOSS CREPE SKIRT, A341729, also avail. in petite. The georgette is so light and fluid that it looks wonderful belted and bloused for that romantic look. If you are short waisted try belting it lower on the high hip, perhaps with a tie rayon cord belt……..I have used the BERRY NECKLACE set. J356989, to pick up the colors in the blouse………….I am sure you will get many admiring looks and the inevitable “where did you get that?”……………..enjoy……………………..much Love………………..Louis

…………………The SLATE BLUE SHADOW FLORAL has many shades of blue, grey, and a soft grey/green. For my jeans lovers this color blouse will be perfect. Wear it out and free flowing or tucked in and bloused. I have shown it above with the Navy Ponte Pant, 268216, but for a slightly more casual mood the blouse will look great with my new JEAN CUT COTTON/RAYON/SPAN pant, already a customer favorite, A341741 Reg. and A341742 Petite…….I have use the 42 inch station bead necklace in Blue for the final delicate touch…………………….enjoy………………much Love…………………..Louis

……………..The ORCHID SHADOW FLORAL…..is a very soft coloration with muted shades of orchid, lavender misty grey aqua, and taupe……There is so much more I could say about this blouse but a photo is worth a thousand words!……It looks perfect with the SUPER PONTE BOOT CUT PANT in the reorder TAUPE, A268216. This is a great color pant and works with everything…………………To accessorize the Orchid blouse I chose the station necklace in the multi. J356989…………………………enjoy……………………much Love…………………………Louis

………………………..Whisper Knit is the most successful knit fabric I have ever offered. Almost every single style has become a reorder year after year. If you already own them you need no explanation why they are so loved. For those new to Linea Whisper Knit is a very special yarn that is exclusive to my brand. There are other companies that offer rayon/nylon/span blends but none are these exact fibers. When QVC places an order for a sweater, or in this case the dress, we place the order with the yarn mill and it is made for that order……exclusively. This yarn dyes beautifully, and the colors are always saturated. If treated properly it will not pill or shrink, and last for many many years. The base colors, navy, black etc., from year to year, always blend beautifully which allows you to build a wardrobe of base color pieces. This yarn is comfortable to wear and many styles are season-less…….That is why this yarn has been so successful.

………………..The new dress above, A343147 for the reg. and A343148 for the petite, is my latest WK offering…….The color is…..DARK MAGENTA…….The dress has a shallow scoop neckline, not too deep. It has a slim elbow length sleeve, which I consider very CHIC and modern…….This dress has my SWING BODY, with the inset godets at the sides. This is a MIDI dress and is approx. 47 inches for the regular length. The “sweep” of the dress gives the skirt a nice drape of “cones”, but still maintains a slimness over the hips as you can see in the photos. The dress is made in my medium WK in the Every Needle Rib construction. There is weight to the dress, but if you own one of my other WK dresses you already know what to expect. If you loved the other WK dresses than you will LOVE this one too. If WK dresses aren’t for you for what ever reason then I would not suggest purchasing this dress. Since dresses are rarely reordered and a WK dress has never been reordered, I would consider this a one shot deal. Personally, I’m very pleased with how this dress came out, I hope you are too……..To accessorize I have chosen TWO NEW NECKLACES. The center necklace I call the “HARP NECKLACE”. This came from my Anne Klein archives so the original has to be at least 30 years old, and the new one looks as good now as it did then. It will be avail. in the Russian Gold as you see it. The style # is J357131 and will be avail in August. The companion necklace is a continuation of my BYZANTINE group from a few years ago. For some strange reason we were not allowed to call it Byzantine this time around? I think it had something to do the the Byzantine link bracelet. I think they were afraid you’d be confused?! What ever, it’s a beautiful LONG necklace with OVAL ENAMELED beads and multi shaped and multi color station beads. This necklace will be sold as a set with the earring in the photo at the upper left. It has one  color bead and one enamel oval. You can mix these pieces with what you already own……..just play dress up!…….This dress is going to be PRESENTED THIS SATURDAY , August 4th on the Morning show with Leah Williams. The show starts at 7am, but I’m not sure what time I’m on. Remember, this show is on the main channel…………..much Love…………..Louis