……………………Many of you have already purchased my “Insert Lace Top”, some of you in more than one color……I have heard from many of you telling me how much you love and appreciate the beauty and quality of this top…..I have heard from you even as far away as Venice, Italy………I feel that part of my responsibility as a designer is not only to dress you beautifully, but to make dressing EASY and ENJOYABLE……One of the ways to make dressing easier is to offer you the perfect accessories to wear with your apparel…….Some of the jewelry I design is generic, meaning there was no particular item of clothing I had in mind when I designed it…..like the Maasai group…..Then there is jewelry that I did design to go with specific items of clothing like the new CHANTILLY PEARL NECKLACE & EARRING SET, J393300. I felt it might be difficult to find the absolute perfect piece of jewelry to go with these delicate looking lace tops, so I designed what I think IMHO is the perfect necklace to wear with them. I knew the necklace had to make a statement, but not such a strong statement as to compete with delicacy of the top………PEARLS with LACE, for me was the answer. I wanted to keep metal to a minimum. The necklaces are 72 inches long with three inch extenders, so they are very versatile. Doubled, tripled or even quadrupled are all options for wearing the necklace………As far as the colors, the fabric was the answer. I decided to do two of the necklaces in alternating colors of the top. The necklace above is called ROSE MULTI…..more accurately it could have been named Rose/Beige….the two colors in the top………I also decided to use tiny metal links between each pearl to keep the necklaces as FLUID as possible. Many people do not realize this, but it is more expensive to HAND LINK the pearls together this way then to HAND KNOT them………I know…..I didn’t realize that either…..It actually takes more time to link each pearl. If you have ever seen people who do the hand knotting they have it down to a science, and actually do it relatively quickly…The EARRING is a simple DOUBLE drop of fine chain, and two pearls at different lengths using the two colors of pearls…..It has a lever back closing…..Again, for those who don’t have pierced ears it will be easy to convert to clips………The whole look of top and jewelry is in perfect harmony…..Even though I created the pearls to go with this specific top, you will find that they work with many other things you own……..Whether you wear the top with the pearls and a dressy bottom, or with jeans it is all very of the moment, and classic at the same time………There is a strong retro feel, a 20’s and 30’s look to this combination……….Being a fan of old movies where I get much inspiration from, I can’t help but think of Jennifer Jones in “Tender is the Night”, at least in my mind…………………………enjoy…………………..much Love……………………………Louis