“JAC IN PRAIANO”
……………………………For 19 years I made two trips each year to Praiano on the Amalfi coast…..Praiano was the next town down south of Positano….a 15 minute drive without the famous traffic!……One of my trips was in the summer to work on the Fall AK Couture Collection of shoes, and the other trip was in the early fall to work on the Spring Collection of AK shoes. Many times Jac would meet me in Praiano for the week , and stay there with me while I worked with Andrea Pfister on the shoe collection. I collaborated with the incredibly talented Andrea on the Couture Shoe collection. He worked from his villa and that was just perfect for me……Jac would visit when I was there during the summer…..Jac is leaning on the railing near the lounge chairs with the pool just beyond. Positano is behind her to the left. You can see the rail in the collage of pictures….The villa was on a cliff and it was straight down to the sea from where Jac is standing……..We would have breakfast together on the main terrace, then I would go up to the studio on the second floor with Andrea, many times in bathing suits because it was so hot…….and we would work. Jac would spend the morning with Jean Pierre, Andrea’s business partner, and his partner in life. They were together for 50 years!!!! They would take themselves off on daily excursions, and we would all meet up by the pool for a loooong lunch and a swim!!! Then Jac would lounge at the pool while Andrea and I went back to work until we broke for dinner……Jean Pierre would deal with the house and the dinner to come……A refreshing shower, and onto the terrace for a delicious dinner which most of the times Jean Pierre cooked [an excellent cook]…Jean Pierre was French and Andrea was Swiss….. We had lots of wine and conversation…..then off to bed and start another day!
