Yearly Archives: 2021

……………..You all know the saying……..”the best Christmas presents are the ones you buy for yourself”………..The Dec. group had some wonderful new things to take you right through the doldrums of winter……Jan. Feb. and March!……Dec. had some wonderful knits and jerseys to add to your winter wardrobe…..Starting at the top there is a rayon jersey abstract print in Grey/Black, Cobalt/Black, and Chocolate/Black. It was avail in two styles, a draped front V-neck top with long sleeves, and a pleat front pull-on boot skirt that had beautiful drape and movement in the rayon jersey…..Below that a knit legging in Cobalt, Chocolate and Black….Beside that a wonderful one button GAUZE jacket with an asymmetric scarf hem…the beginning of a strong trend. It came in Cobalt and Black and looked incredible over the legging as well as pants, skirts and dresses. This was a new way to wear a jacket…It was very gossamer and very feminine…..The next dress was a similar body to the animal jacquard dress I had already done with the TULIP skirt, but this Ponte knit dress had a V-neck and came in Black, Chocolate and Strawberry Truffle……The dress looked wonderful under the next jacket that was in an abstract TORTOISE pattern. I collect antique Tortoise Tea Caddies, and they have these beautiful markings on them. It was a jacquard Ponte knit with a stand collar and a zip front. The pockets were in the seams for a sleek look, and that’s just how this jacket made everyone look……SLEEK. It was very popular, and to this day women still tell me how much they love how they look in this jacket!…..There was also a Ponte pencil skirt in Cobalt, Black and Chocolate to coordinate with the other pieces in the group…………With this group of clothing another YEAR WAS COMING TO A CLOSE!!!!

……………….I was developing a very strong feeling for ABSTRACT prints. I had done many florals and paisleys and medallion prints, but abstracts looked fresh and new. I also thought they might attract women who didn’t care for prints. There were two pieces in the print, a draped neck V-neck top, and a boot skirt with a pleated center front. They looked great as a two piece dress or separate with solid bottoms and tops. The top, for the m ore daring, even looked wonderful under the Tortoise zip front jacket. Since the colors were all the same it just worked. The two pieces came in Chocolate, cobalt and Grey, all with Black.

…………………..The new Gossamer jacket was in a beautiful gauze fabric, but it wasn’t flimsy. It came in COBALT and BLACK. It was fitted through the top and from the waist down it flared out. It looked great over dresses and skirts as well as jeans and a white cotton shirt. It was a new way of wearing a jacket.

………………………..The Ponte dress had long sleeves and a V-neck. With the center front seam I was able to create the inverted pleat. The skirt was slightly tapered to create a TULIP skirt. The color above was CHOCOLATE…..It also came in Black, and Raspberry Truffle. It looked great with a belt or without.