………….A reincarnation of the Double Breasted Blazer came in the form of a gold Lurex pinstripe wool crepe suit. Again, the fabric was made for me in Italy…..The tank Christy is wearing was a lurex blend knit…….When tuxedos for women have been making a strong statement………and gold is in the forefront as THE metal of choice…This suit is…..RED CARPET ready…..TIMELESS.
…………………..MAY 5th…..Today, Cinco de Mayo is Jac’s birthday…..She loved the fact that she was born on this Holiday which represents Mexico’s resistance against foreign invasion…She always thought there was something so exotic about the name…..Jac’s Mom, Marianne, was always quick to tell me what a happy baby Jac was…..as you can easily tell from these photos. Jac adored her older sister Marianne who she called Mare…She followed her all over, and would do anything she said. Jac once told me a cute story about her sister dressing Jac as a nun. It was a blistering hot summer day and Mare covered Jac in white towels. Jac was sweating, but never complained. When her mother saw what was going on she exclaimed “Marianne!!!! what are you doing to your baby sister….take those towels off of her right now!!!!”……Jac and I always said if we had met in elementary school we would have become boyfriend and girlfriend….Of course with the age difference that would never have happened, but we could fantasize………This December Jac will have been gone from me for five years. These years only make it more poignant how many years she and WE were cheated out of. We had so much more we wanted to do. I miss her beyond words………..Happy birthday……my SWEET BABY…..your LOU for ETERNITY
…………………There were four navy wool jersey dresses on the resort collection…..Wool jersey for resort? Yes, the fabric, from France, was very light, but had the body needed to sculpt and hold a shape. I think the timeless silhouette of the dresses speak for themselves…..The two on the left were solid navy jersey, but the three on the right had a denim look…..I used Gold Lurex thread to detail them. It is very difficult and a painstaking procedure to use gold lurex thread. The sewer must be very careful not to break the thread while sewing. If it does break then it has to be removed and started again. Sometimes in less expensive garments the sewer will start start again where the break occurred, but this can cause the thread to fray, and come out after a while. The top stitching gave the dresses a denim look……..The short jacket and skirt, though sold separately, gave a two piece dress look.
………………The Denim Look jacket and skirt were actually made in a fine WOOL CREPE……..The jacket had all of the style lines of a shaped hour glass denim elongated jacket, and the button front skirt had “jean” seaming…….Double row GOLD LUREX thread was used to outlined each seam. Using Lurex tread for top stitching was very difficult work, because some times the lurex tread would break in the sewing machine, and the sewer would have to start all over……..The signature “screw and nut” button in two sizes was used to emphasize the the sporty attitude of these pieces. Jasmeen is wearing a simple white tank to complete the outfit and a new “hard wear” earring..
………………I really can’t remember when a TRENCH COAT didn’t show up on one or another of my collections…..there was always a demand for them, and since I loved trench coats it was my job to come up with one that looked relevant, and made sense with the rest of the collection…….The cotton denim fabric was treaded with a rainproof clear shiny coating to keep you dry…….A RAIN TRENCH COAT was the answer to my question on what to offer for Resort 1992……It had the gold “signature” hard wear buttons. Jasmeen is wearing it over a navy rayon knit unitard made in Italy………The knit was fabulous!