Yearly Archives: 2018

Hello everyone…………..I have just found out I will have a show on Feb.17th at 6:00am to 7:00am…….Following that I will be on In Style with Leah Williams at 7:00am with two, actually 3 new items in GAUZE CREPE……the crop pant isn’t going to be scripted in the show but will be a “Show and Mention” so it can be ordered at the same time. I’ve also been told I will be doing other hits that day and I think it may be on QVC2 at 10:00am with Gabrielle, but that has not been confirmed.

………………….On February 3rd, 2000, Jac and I exchanged over wedding vows and pledged to one another to be man and wife for the rest of our lives……..Today would have been 18 years……….

It was really our  dear friends Jean Pierre Dupre and Andrea Pfister who came up with the idea of getting married in Las Vegas. They had stopped off in NYC on their way to Vegas for an international shoe show. Andrea was a famous shoe designer in Europe, and sold his shoes in America in the very best stores and boutiques. I collaborated with Andrea on creating the Anne Klein Couture Shoe Collection. WE all had known each other for years and years more then 17 at that time . Jac and I spent many happy times in their incredible villa overhanging the cliffs of Priano on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. The Mediterranean Sea was his back yard and the Island of Capri was our view. It was Heaven on Earth. It was Andrea who said why don’t you come with us to Vegas and get married. Jac and I, who weren’t the most spontaneous people, looked at each us and said YES….Off we went to Vegas. I called the Little White Chapel that we had heard so much about, and  made the arrangements for the next day. We rushed down to city hall and got our license in seconds. Of course we had to wait on line. We weren’t the only ones who decided to get married in Vegas. The girl at the counter had only one question…..”are you first cousins” she asked in some kind of drawl….Jac and I laughed and said “no’. We got our license… Jac wanted Elvis to marry us, but I said if we were married by someone dressed up as Elvis, I would never believe we were really married. So the Rev. Stone married us in the Little White Chapel, and Jean Pierre and Andrea were our witnesses. Jean Pierre cried throughout the entire ceremony! They were partners in business and in life. When it became legal in France they were married. They were together for 57 years. We went to have dinner at the Top of the Needle that is a revolving restaurant, famous in Vegas…..a real tourist spot. On the top of the restaurant is a roller coaster! We went up thinking we might try it, but when we saw that it actually over hung the building we all chickened out. The next day Jac and I took a 4 seat plane ride over Monument Valley where a lot of western movies were shot and we flew into the Grand Canyon, which they don’t allow anymore. Jac was petrified, but I loved it. The next day we went to Hoover Dam and went on the Hard Hat Tour. That’s a tour where they actually take you deep inside the dam, and you can see where the workers who built the dam engraved their names into the cement. There were actual little windows in the dam that you could look out of. It was fascinating. Unfortunately, that tour was stopped after 9/11….The world has changed, and not for the better……………..The Little White Chapel offered different packages…..funny! We even have a video that was part of our “package”. Jac only asked that we not get picked up in a pink or white limo. She wanted a black limo to pick us up in front of the Bellagio hotel……but we got a LOOOOOOOG white limo with The Little White Chapel printed on the doors…..I said “Hon this is Vegas….they don’t have black limos!” As part of the package they offered bouquets, but of course Jac said NO. She said she didn’t want to carry a tacky bouquet all night……….so Andrea picked flowers right in front of the hotel from their garden for Jac to carry. You can’t make this stuff up. Our wedding in Vegas was a lot of fun and we had a great time…..I know we have photos some where, but I have no idea where Jac stored them……I will have to keep looking in all the boxes and draws………………………………We had memories to share for a life time……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………Jean Pierre passed away in 2016 from complications due to diabetes, and Andrea passed away only last week……It really is too much to bare………………..The photo above is the three of them in Vegas having a great time…………..I know that today they are all together celebrating our anniversary………………………………………….Hello Jean Pierre and Andrea……………………………..

…………………………………………………………….Happy Anniversary my Dear Jac, my Dear Angel………..I will love you forever and ever and ever………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………….Tuesday and Weds. morning were extremely emotional days for me. I truly didn’t know how I was going to get through it, and not fall apart. Jac and I had some serious conversations and she was constantly in my head speaking to me……I knew she would be by my side and give me the strength I would need…..God was kind to Jac and I by bringing Aaron into our lives. She is also an Angel on Earth. I thank you for pushing me to have someone accompany me on my first trip to QVC . Aaron was just the perfect person to be with me. When I asked her if she was doing anything on the 30th and 31st, she said “no, nothing”. I said “would you like to come with me to QVC”, and she said “absolutely” without a hesitation. We talked and reminisced all the way down. We even stopped at the Molly Pitcher rest stop where Jac and I would always take a break to stretch our legs.We met Angela at the hotel and went directly to QVC where we met Suzi. She’s an older woman who styles shows and is backup for many shows helping prepare the clothes for showing. Suzi adored Jac and she loves me, and we both love her dearly. Shes just that kind of person. Our kind of people. She and Angela got the clothing rack and met Aaron and me at the loading dock where I unloaded all  the duffel bags with the accessories and the two bags of samples I brought down to put with the scripted garments, like the crop pants that aren’t avail. yet. Then Suzi brought the rack to the models room and Angela, Aaron and I went off to Kate’s home.

……………….Kate has a lovely home. It’s elegant, sophisticated yet very homey. We went into the kitchen where Maria was heating up her eggplant parm. [the best I have ever eaten], and Kate made a Squash Spaghetti. I had never had it before and it was delicious. There was also a lovely salad, bree with walnuts, and for desert Kate made the most beautiful Raspberry torte……but before we ate we gathered in Kate’s living room………..Angela, Aaron, Maria, Kate, Brenda and the surprise guest for me was Jayne Brown! Unfortunately Chantal couldn’t join us because she was on a photo shoot in NYC, but would be back for the show……To say there were tears would be an understatement. They were all so upset to hear about my Baby. No one had any idea that Jac was sick at all. They thought she had a back problem that prevented her from doing the shows and that’s why she hadn’t modeled for a while. Little did anyone know what we had been going through….back and forth to Boston for a year and a half…………..Then they started giving me presents….I said “Oh no! I don’t want presents, we’re not here for presents”, but they insisted…..First, Maria gave me a beautiful journal for me to write to Jac in……I will tell Jac all about the get together at Kate’s in this journal……..then Brenda gave me a musical Snow Globe, and I started to cry. I said ” Brenda did you know Jac collected snow globes?” She hadn’t and we all decided it was Jac who picked it out for Brenda…..a sign…….It has a beautiful prayer in it that turns with the music, which is a hymn. It is engraved in the front…..”Jac, always in our hearts”…….Oh boy…..did I need tissues………Then Angela gave me her present. First was an amethyst crystal that is supposed to have healing powers. I had it in my pocket during the show….I needed all the powers I could get…Then she gave me a small aged box. Inside was an old leather small case with a strap and buckle. Inside this case was an antique compass. When I took the metal top off the compass inside of the top was engraved the Robert Frost poem “The Road less Traveled” . How beautiful was that. I need a compass to help lead me on my new road and the poem was so fitting for me right now in my life………Then……..Jayne Brown handed me a large package. I couldn’t imagine what it was. When I opened it I just fell apart. She had painted this beautiful portrait of Jac. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I couldn’t believe Jayne had taken the time out of her life to do this oil painting for me…..I have painted pictures in the past so I know the hours and patience it takes to do an oil painting……She captured Jac’s spirit beautifully…….I have many precious gifts that Jac has given me over the years. There are ones that I would even call sacred. Besides those special treasures….this portrait is the most beautiful thing that was ever given to me in my life.. I hope Jayne truly knows how much it means to me. I told her so, but the telling isn’t enough. It will hang in Jac’s Mommy’s room above her Mom’s bed. This room has become my sanctuary. The room in my house where I feel closest to Jac……All of these presents, which mean so much to me, will all be kept in this room, where I go and sit everyday and write to my Jac. I will see them and remember how wonderful these women have always been to Jac and myself………I love them all so very much.

Hi all….I just wanted my Linea Ladies to know I was just told by my jewelry company that there are less than 145 pieces left in the new triple strand glass Faceted bead necklace in the pink crystal/silver and celadon, and it was just posted yesterday.

I have to do colors for next August and Sept….no rest for the weary! What colors would you all like to see for tops and bottoms and new sweaters?