Yearly Archives: 2021

……………………SEPTEMBER 08 Fall was in BLOOM…………Starting at the top left was yet another Boucle zip front jacket with embroidery. I had used a similar Floral emb. on a linen/rayon spring jacket that was very successful…..so……..I did a new version for this jacket and the jewel neck sweater next to it. I have to say the Chinese are masters of the SATIN STITCH EMBROIDERY. For centuries they did it ALL by had, and if you ever have the occasion to see some of these antique embroideries, maybe on clothing, bags, hats, pillows, bed coverings, drapes and chairs…..literally everything they could decorate…..it is amazing to see how precise and magnificent the work is…..and the COLORS!!! Centuries latter they have mastered these types of embroideries by machine. The jacket came in White/Multi and Black/Multi……The cotton/acrylic sweater had the addition of “Bundle Stitch” emb. bordering the neckline and the sleeve hem…..It also came in White/Multi, Black/Multi and the addition of Red/Multi……….Both the jacket and the sweater were very successful……..The jacket at the lower left was a short fitted Boucle and Leather combination jacket. It had a flat spread leather shirt collar with a half back stand , a leather panel in the front and a leather racing stripe down the back It also had two leather strips up the sleeve, approx. 6 inches with zippers. It also had two zipper breast pockets….The colors were Navy boucle with Navy leather, and Black boucle with Black leather…..This was a great jacket with jeans, dress pants and skirts. It was sort of the front runner to the Moto…..The next two items were in an acrylic/wool blend knit. The were both in a fine Fully Fashioned English rib. Light enough for comfort, but heavy enough for the body these pieces needed. They were both gored. The top had a FIT & FLARED shape with an Empire fit and then out to create a swing. It was tunic length. It had a sort of half funnel neck. The neck collar was very Audrey Hepburn or should I say “Hubert de Givenchy”. The pull on skirt also was gored from the fully fashioning and also had a fit and flared bottom [not nearly as much as the top, but enough to give drape and movement. They came in Black and Forest Green…..The next dress was in Rayon jersey in Crimson and Black. I must now say the dress was very modified from what I originally wanted. It was supposed to have much more swing and shirring. I felt the fabric was thin enough and had enough drape to handle the fullness. I was out voted. I also though they made it too short. Maybe my version would have been too extreme for the QVC customer, but I had made similar dresses for AK. Of course we only sold them to a size 10………………..The next blouse was the first of my front plead blouses. It was a georgette blouse in Crimson, Black and Winter White. I just recently brought this blouse back for one of my last collections in Pink and Ivory….It’s a great blouse for under all kinds of jackets and cardigans…..I love the versatility of what and how you can wear this blouse with a little imagination…….from a very Madame sophisticated look to a very Bohemian look.

…………………….Th upper Boucle jacket had a wide revere collar almost a portrait collar that brought all focus to the face. It had a high shape with two buttons and a cut away bottom. It had body seams from shoulders to hem and three seams in the back that gave the jacket its’ shapely shape It was longer in the from at the two points and gradually became shorter in the back. The colors were Black, Red and Purple…This was definitely a dressier jacket…..The next SWING TOPPER was in black boucle with patent leather and turn key closure trims…….The suede jacket was pieced together and the colors were placed to create shape and the illusion of shape…..It had princess seams, and all of the seems to create the areas of color also helped to give the jacket shape. It had metallic leather piping details to outline the shapes. The shoe at the bottom was a source of inspiration……The funnel neck OTTOMAN RIB sweater,,,,,came in Black, Peacock and Magenta. There was also a coordinating jewel neck sweater to wear under the cardigan.

…………………..August 08………..Hello Fall/Winter……..August had some amazing jackets, and some beautiful novelty sweaters…………Starting at the top is a DB combination Pea and Trench jacket…..The fabric was an up scale fleece/velour type fabric. It was super cozy and it came in three fun colors….Raspberry, Chartreuse and Tangerine…..all great with jeans and an ivory TN…….The next jacket was in suede with gutsy knit rib trims appropriate for an outer wear suede jacket…….The collar was in the rib knit….It rolled over and had one button creating a “stand”….It had raglan sleeves with wide rib bands at the bottom, and at the bottom of the jacket. The look was very Town & Country…….The colors were Teal and Black………The Boucle jacket below had a sort of “Field and Stream” sporty look. It had fabulous “washed leather” trims. The collar the banding down the front, The pocket flaps, sleeve hems were all in the leather. Plus there were leather tabs down the front under each button……and the leather Shoulder Caps added a lot to that Field and Stream look……The colors were Moss and Chestnut…….The next Boucle jacket to the left had more of an “UPTOWN” look. It was zip front and had these very architectural body seams. The trims were all narrow strips of BLACK PATENT LEATHER. The colors were Aubergine and Black………The next two sweater knits had that “Hermes” pure, timeless classic look. They were both in a cotton/rayon blend…….The cardigan jacket was in a pronounced ENGLISH RIB. The collar front band and pocket bands were in washed faux leather, which for me made them look and feel like the real thing. Even today when I feel the large swatches in my binder I still have to read the notes that they are faux………The dress was in an ENR…….it had a faux leather placket down the front Henley style and on the sleeves….Both the cardigan and the dress had beautiful quality TURN KEY closures…..The colors were Black on Black,  a deep rich Cranberry with Black and a beautiful Cream with black…….This type of clothing is ageless and pure CLASS. A very monied low “key” look.

……………….August 08 continued with some fabulous additions…..Starting with the plaid jacket at the top row. First, the fabric was a real find. Not only was it a beautiful plaid, but it had wonderful dimension with raised stitches making it even feel and look richer. Usually plaids like this are flat without the character this had. I must have been really in love with black patent trims because this jacket had lots of it. Let’s just say the only thing that wasn’t trimmed in the patent leather were the raglan sleeve seams….LOL The zip front jacket had 3/4 sleeves and patch pockets. It was not shaped. It had an intensional boxy shape…..very 60s……The TURTLE NECK was in CASHMERE/SILK/LYCRA, and was the most luxe sweater I have ever done for QVC……it became “Posh Knit”…. We did it in BLACK, RED and IVORY…..The raglan sleeve shirt had a classic shirt collar, straight bottom, side slits and French Cuffs The shirt also came with a Bias cut ascot/scarf     However, it was the fabric that made it super special……The fabric was a HAMMERED SILK SATIN…….in three luscious colors, Kelly Green, Brite Blue and Winter White………The blouse at the far lower left was all about  romance and femininity……The poly chiffon blouse had a stitched down pleated bodice banned in satin The bottom of the blouse had released pleats. The full sleeve had stitched down pleated cuffs also banded, top and bottom. with satin…….This level of detail was not avail. from anyone else at QVC. For that matter, if you could even find a blouse with this much detail it would come from a very high end designer line…..and cost a fortune……..certainly not made any better, and definitely in a similar poly fabric if the pleats were to be permanent. The colors were Winter White and Black……The next swing top had “mixed media fabrics” before the term was created. The body was a heavier weight georgette so there was no see through. The sleeves were Rayon/Span jersey knit……The colors were Black on Black, and a Cadet Blue with Black sleeves…….The last item was the grandmother of all the TRENCH COATS!!!!! It had ALL of the details of the original Trench coat created by Burberry for the men in the trenches…..down to the metal rings that were attached to the belt……..Many women had absolutely no idea why these rings were there. They didn’t know the history of the WW1 trench coat, and that the men hung equipment like a canteen from these rings……To say the details were stupendous would be a major understatement, but it was the FABRIC that makes this coat as modern today as it was in 2008. The HIGH TECH IRIDESCENT SATIN had a wonderful sheen without looking shiny. When the light hit the beautiful EGGPLANT, OLIVE and BLACK it just looked so rich and VERY VERY DESIGNER…….These samples I will probably never give away.

As many of you have noticed there are many many styles that were either sold out or on wait list that are all back…..even the black/pine tartan blazer and floral print blouse are back, and these have been on waitlist forever. Many W Knits like the cardigan, skirt etc etc are back……I would guess the quantities are extremely limited, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you start to see many of them disappear again for the last time. I highly recommend you go over to the QVC Linea site and see what you may want….this may be your last chance at Linea items.