Monthly Archives: April 2021

……………………There were two new items added to the Linea .com site in Nov…a Roma Ponte knit dress in black and a gaberdine rayon/poly/span jacket in Graphite…..The simple dress had elbow sleeves, and a  V-neck….All of the seams were top stitched for an added detail….The jacket was simple, but beautifully tailored. All of the button holes were bound. The bound button hole on the 3/4 sleeve was a nice touch……These items never received air time, and were only sold on the Linea site…Now is when my photos on my blog really became important….The only problem was very few of the Linea Ladies knew about the site yet.

……………………….The October 10 Essentials Group consisted of a Roma Ponte Jacket, and a coordinating skirt. There was also a rayon/nylon jersey sweater [WK]…..The jacket was double breasted, and I remember the inspiration came from a jacket Greta Garbo wore in the movie Ninotchka…It had a self fabric tie belt….The DTM buttons were in  the beautiful faux horn……The was a coordinating long knit skirt was a pull-on with a back slit. The colors were Forest Green and Espresso…..The rayon/nylon sweater was in a jersey stitch with tubular trims. It had a slight waist shape and had 3/4 sleeves…..It had a jewel neckline and came in Forest Green and Sienna.

……………………For October 10 PM Style there was a Roma Ponte knit tunic and a novelty cardigan……The cardigan was in a rayon/nylon jersey knit [WK]. It had ribbed starts at the cuffs, the hem and the placket fronts. There was a row of black round beads that bordered the placket….From the placket there was a band of shirred georgette, and on top of the georgette, close to the placket was a 1/2 inch black velvet ribbon. The georgette had a raw frayed edge to give the cardigan an edgier more modern , yet vintage look. The cardigan came in Pink, Ivory and Black…….The Roma Ponte tunic had a open stand collar and a button front. It had 3/4 sleeves and slant easy entrance pockets……It came in Loden, Magenta and Sweet Potato. The beautiful faux horn buttons were dyed to match. I didn’t have any shows for Oct….just outside “hits” as they were called. These were appearances on generic multi vendor shows…like PM Style.

………………………..October Fashion Day had one outfit. It was in stretch velvet. The tunic top had a fit and flare shape with a ballet neckline and long sleeves. It had princess seams that ended at the horizontal  Empire seam. The seam had a slight curve to it and dipped slightly in the back. We sold the tunic with a matching Flower pin made out of the velvet and georgette which was starched to stiffen the fabrics…..There was a coordinating pull-on velvet pant. It was avail. in Black and a deep Forest Green.

…………………………The September 10 Group was quite large…This was already purchased before the decision to drop the line had been made……Starting at the bottom left was a marvelous embroidered topper jacket. It was made in a more substantial crepe with a very smooth surface. The emb was Eastern European inspired. It had a very high, small shawl collar with a button front placket. It was shaped with princess seams, and had inseam pockets. One smaller emb. pattern went around the neckline and down the placket front. The front of the jacket had another pattern as did the sleeves. The back had yet another intricate pattern….It came in Ivory/Black, Red/Black and Black/Ivory. There was a coordinating crepe pant in Black and Ivory…….The next jacket had a very special JACQUARD FABRIC. The pattern was that of a baby crocodile and it was very dimensional. It had a military stand collar, and 3/4 sleeves with buttoned French cuffs. The jacket was shaped with body seams, and had inseam pockets. It was double breasted, and the shape of the overlap came in at the waist giving the jacket the illusion of even more shape. The inside of the collar, and the facing down the front were in a contrast color. The jacket came in a Charcoal Grey with Violet facings and Bronze with Black facings. I believe the buttons may have been fabric covered, but I don’t remember…..These jacquard fabrics that i was able to find were very special and unique, and to this day I have not seen anything like them….making the jackets all the more special and collector’s items. The cardigan at the top left was made in the rayon/nylon blend [WK]. It had very wide rib starts on the sleeves and waist whittling ribs on the body. This cardigan had a very interesting and unique detail. I called it RIBBON CANDY…..As you can see from the sketch the band of knit looped down the front creating this “ribbon candy” effect. They were steamed flat, and did not pop up. It came in Iris and Cloud Blue……The next jacket was in SUEDE. It has an asymmetric zip front with inseam pockets. There was an elastic waist from the front body seam to the back body seam. Covering the elastic was a suede strap with a metal buckle and grommets. The sketch indicated zippers on the sleeves too, but I don’t remember if they were eliminated due to cost? The colors of the jacket were Black and Purple.