STARTING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT & ALL NEXT WEEK…..there will be FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING ON ALL LINEA JEWELRY……..There are some great new markdowns too! This is the perfect time to buy all of the new items you have been looking at, and the items you have been watching…………………enjoy…………………much Love…………………….Louis
Dear Shelia….ever since you asked me if I thought the Blue Leopard and the Vivid Blue emb skirt would look good together I have been intrigued. My work for the shows and hits coming up is finished and all of the samples and accessories are on their way to Jennifer. Now she takes over and i can relax!!!!!…………..I had the time to try your suggestion……..I loved it so much I had to take a picture of it to show you and anyone else who loves to mix it up. However, this is more than mixing it up! This is runway ready. I love the combination of the Leopard and the floral emb. The colors are perfect, and that is the reason they look like they were made to go together. The bottom of the skirt even looks a little jungly…. I liked it better tucked in and belted, here with a black patent belt. I have pics of both ways just so you can see. I layered it with the BLACK GLITTERATI necklaces, but I would have mixed the BLUE GLITTERATI if I had them! They are on the way to Jen. You and I both know there will be some purists who think it is strange to mix them, but we know it is SUPERB! If I get the chance I would even show it this way….even if the skirt is sold out!!!!
………………………..Jac loved her garden!…………She could hardly wait for winter to be over so she could go to the garden center and buy her flats of PANSIES….Jac was like a “kid in a candy store”…..She would only buy the ones with the “faces”………I would say to her “isn’t it a little early to plant pansies?” and she would say….”no, if they are selling them it’s OK to plant them”. Many a night we would have to bring the flats into our enclosed sun porch because there was a snow or worse, ice storm coming! She would always say, “snow won’t hurt them but ice will”. She was right…….The first of March she would ask Franco to please bring out the terracotta pots and saucers from the garage……fifteen of them in various shapes and sizes. She was like a little girl waiting anxiously to get her flowers planted. On the first sunny warmish day she would plant…..usually with the pups at her back, in her lap…..where ever they could squeeze themselves. They were a great help taking the empty containers away and hiding them in the yard………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I have wanted to do a print commemorating Jac and her garden for the longest time……It has taken me two years working on it to get it just right. This was a labor of love, and I had to make sure all of her absolute favorites were represented………Her PANSIES…..Her DAFFODILS, and Her MORNING GLORIES……Of course she loved all flowers but these were her favorites. When the Pansies had reached the very end of their season, and we needed the pots and space for the summer mixed flowers…..I had to have Franco remove them when Jac wasn’t home. It was really to painful for her to see them ripped out of their little homes. We sometimes tried to save some, but it never really worked well……….Then the daffodils would start to come up and Jac was happy……..Next…..Jac would plant a wall of BLUE MORNING GLORIES and they would last until fall………I worked and worked on this print gathering pictures of all the flowers…..cutting them out and trying to create a layout…..When I basically got them to look the way I wanted I worked with a print designer to fine tune everything and put the print into repeat……Then I had to decide on colors…….ALL of the flowers are the same colors in each of the colorways…..only the background colors change………..There were two last touches I wanted in the print………..two things that Jac loved………..Butterflies………and Ladybugs………Jac was always thrilled to see them enjoying her garden……I created a signed square scarf to go with the shirt or to wear on its’ own…………………..My print for Jac was complete……………….I hope you love it as much as I do……..I’d like to think Jac is looking down at it with a big smile, and saying “I love it my Lou”……………
……………………………The IVORY JAC’S GARDEN SHIRT, A351405, & SCARF, A351407…………………….The Daffodils….The Pansies….and the Morning Glories…..are all floating on a bed of Ivory……Little RED LADY BUGS have landed on some tasty green leaves, and the BUTTERFLIES have joined in to smell the flowers lovely fragrance………All of this is printed on a stretch polyester that feels like a luxurious light as air….SILK…..You will be amazed at the touch and feel of the fabric……………..The TUNIC classic shirt has side slits and a classic shirt sleeve….It will be avail in sizes xxs to 3x…..Wear it loose and easy…..tucked in…….or completely open as a shirt jacket……….With the Ivory combination you can choose many different bottom colors……from your classics to red and the sapphire above which looks incredible, and is my favorite…………..The Blue Glitterati necklace looks great with the pant…..I also developed a Jac’s Garden Necklace and earring in faceted glass beads with the colors of the blouse which is available NOW………..The 36 inch square scarf is a wonderful accessory to wear with the tunic shirt or with anything you want…..Like the Sapphire leather zip front jacket………If you are a lover of flowers as Jac and I am….than I know you will fall in love with this print…….I was actually planning to bring the print a little later in the season when it was “Pansy Time”, but I couldn’t wait any longer! It’s been a long time developing the print, and now that it is finished I am anxious to bring it to you!…………………………enjoy…………………………much Love……………………….Louis
………………………………..The RED JAC’S GARDEN BLOUSE & SCARF……is a happy color to wear. The color is more of a TOMATO red as opposed to a very blue red…but it is not ORANGE at all…..A pure red lipstick color…….a spring/summer red…..As I was “playing” with different ways to present it I first tried white, navy and denim…..all the usual suspects….and then I saw the BUTTERCREAM pant hanging on the rack!…..It was perfect with the RED, and looked so new and fresh….Then I tried the BUTTERCREAM FAUX SUEDE JACKET over it all………I thought it was fabulous. and a very special and beautiful Spring look……Looking for the right accessory I thought the BLUE GLITTERATI necklace and earring might look good as another option to the Jac’s Garden necklace set….and look good it did! It just POPS against the Red and the Buttercream. SO many women question how to wear a shirt/tunic etc. hanging below a jacket….It’s really a matter of trial and error. Sometimes it just works and looks natural, and sometimes it looks forced…………This, to me. looked right as if it was meant to be….It has a very casual, but upscale nonchalant look…….Just looking at it all makes me happy!………………………………enjoy………………………….much Love……………………….Louis