……………….As we draw closer to the end of 2020, and my 20th Anniversary also comes to an end, I want to take this opportunity to tell you all how grateful I am to have made such wonderful friends with my far reaching Linea family….This last year, a year like no other in my life time, has been a true test……So many of you have told me that my posts and videos have been a beacon of light in a year filled with darkness……During these past 20 plus years at QVC you will never know how much joy you have brought to both Jac and myself……Jac and I spent many many hours talking about all of you. She loved telling her stories and sharing her memories on face book. Retelling her stories brought it all back to her, and made it real once again. She also loved sharing her receipts, and those of her mother and her mother’s Belgian family. They were once family secrets, but as there was no family left, Jac was happy to have them live on through you……Jac would get very excited when the new samples came in knowing that we would soon be taking pictures that she could post. We had so much fun shooting outside and inside…..in every nook and cranny of the house. She loved sitting at her computer regaling the descriptions of all the garments she was wearing….then answering the follow up questions that would inevitably come. She truly loved being “with” all of you. At a certain point Jac had more Linea face book friends than I did!…Even when she was very sick and weak Jac insisted we take the pictures so she could share them……She had great courage through out her illness……..The bonds Jac developed with all of you just prove the power of the “sisterhood”……….It is hard to believe this Dec. 12th will have been three years since Jac has left me….but….Jac is with me by my side every day……………….For myself, over the many years, I have totally enjoyed being your “personal designer”. I have wanted to mentor, and guide you about the joy of dressing. I wanted to show you all the possibilities of how you could dress, and how you could develop your own personal style. With each collection I have always tried, within the boundaries set for me by QVC, to guide you and show you how you could dress, always elevating your look without dictating……The common denominator with each new group of apparel and jewelry was to offer classy, sophisticated timeless pieces. Clothes to build a wardrobe upon……year after year……I have also said many times that “not every garment is for everyone”. Not every style is suited for all body types or personalities. However, there is nothing more exciting to hear that you have tried something you never ever though was for you, and to your great surprise you look and feel wonderful in it. I firmly believe you must step out of the box to truly experience the joy of dressing. The new experience of how you feel in something you never though was for you can be exhilarating……The best compliments I have ever received were from all of you were telling me how great you felt in the clothes, and the myriad of compliments you have received…”My husband thought I looked great” was always a wonderful message from you….I have only ever wanted for you to be the best possible you…..I sincerely hope over the years I have given you a belief in yourself, and a confidence you may not have had before…….After all………..”All you have to be is Wonderful”……….If you believe in yourself, and feel beautiful and confident in how you look…..than you are WONDERFUL already!……..Our friendships have grown over the years, and even though I have only met a very few of you, I feel a closeness and bond that only comes with mutual respect and a little love mixed in. After 20 years I feel confident that I have been able to give you the tools to develop your own sense of style, your own signature of sophistication…Dressing each day should be fun, even in these trying times…..Remember, you must PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, as if you were a child again……….
Now for the second part of my letter………….It is with profound sadness that I am compelled to tell you QVC has made the choice, not mine, to end its’ relationship with the Linea brand. Dec of 2020 will be the last Linea product delivered to QVC…….Let me be absolutely clear…..As of Jan. 2021 there will be no new Linea product to purchase. There will also be no reorders for 2021. The Linea brand as you know it will come to an end. Of course there will still be inventory merchandise on the QVC website, but once it is sold out……as they say….it will be gone forever. It has been explained to me that due to the closing of QVC3 and QVC2 all of the existing brands would have to be scheduled into the QVC1 programming. They will also be introducing “new” brands that will have to be scheduled into the QVC1 programming. I can only assume there isn’t room to accommodate Linea. From what I understand choices were also made due to a brands volume. These are QVC owned brands that naturally would get priority ………I have always said Linea is a “Boutique, Specialty Brand”, meaning it was designed for a certain customer, not for everyone. It is a line designed for certain women who have the same taste as me. That’s how a “Designer Brand” is developed…….appealing to women with a similar taste level. It was never conceived as a big volume line. Throughout my career, for the past 50 years, I have always stayed true to myself, and only designed products I was proud of. I have never been a jean and tee shirt “designer” . There are plenty of other brands that take care of that segment of apparel…..That said, there are very very few brands who can do or have come close, IMHO, to what I have consistently designed for you…..It saddens me that my type of clothing will no longer be avail to you in the breath that I have offered over the last 20 years……I will not abandon you, and I will continue to post on my website and answer your questions for as long as you want me…….I hope that you too will continue to write to me, and ask me all of the questions on your mind. I have no illusions that without the Linea Brand to bond us together, eventually a quiet distance will happen, but remember I am always at my computer on the ready!………………….I will miss working with Elaine and Rowena after these 20 years of collaborating on each and every garment. We have lived through, what I consider, the GOLDEN AGE of QVC when everything was possible. When there was no compromising on materials, embroideries, and labor wasn’t an issue as they are today. When price was not the main concern. Even with the compromises we have faced over the years we still maintained our integrity, and have produced incredible designs with superb quality……….I will miss working with the team at TCJC, Marty, Cathy and Karen, who made designing the jewelry line a pure joy, and watching it grow and get better and better year after year……….I will miss terribly seeing my “girls”…..Angela, Chantal, Kate, Maria, Brenda and Katia. It was always so gratifying to see them bring my creations to life…..I will miss the special relationship they had with Jac…We plan many many visits…..As Covid has changed everything it has been a long time since we were all together on the QVC stage…..Again, the Golden Age of QVC IMHO will never to be repeated again……..I will miss working with Jennifer who did an outstanding job being the Linea Brand spokesperson. She believed and loved the lines…..I know these friendships will never end……………….Most of all I will miss being “Your Designer”, a title I have been most proud of……..It is impossible to write in one letter what FIFTY years of designing has meant to me. I have been in training since I was 16 years old. It was never a question what my life’s work would be, and I have been blessed many times over. It was designing that brought me the love of my life….Jac…….who could ask for anything more……..I can’t remember when I wasn’t designing…..It will be difficult for me to put my pencils and paper away, but all good things must come to an end, and the end is at hand………..The ability to touch so many women’s lives by making them feel beautiful and more confident about themselves has given me a true life’s purpose……….I sincerely hope, with the passing of time, we do not drift apart……………..Whenever Jac and I would come to a fork in the road, or hit a bump, and some were mountainous………………….Jac would wisely say to me……………..NEXT………………………………all my Love……………Louis
Louis: After actively looking for your new line each season, I just learned why your fashions have been absent on QVC. So sad. What a huge loss. In a time when the world has become oh so casual, Linea by Louis DellOlio provided classic timeless looks that were always comfortable. As much as I miss your fashions, I miss your educational presentations, your kindness, and the love you always expressed for your beautiful Jac. I am so sorry for your loss, Louis. She was a lovely woman – so blessed to be so adored for so many years. You are missed, friend.
Dear Louis, I am late to realize that QVC has decided not to continue with Linea. As others have said, I will miss your classic fashions and quality materials. My daughters, who were toddlers when I began purchasing your clothes, are now entering the workplace. I have purchased some of your last remaining Linea pieces for them to add to their professional wardrobes. I will cherish the beautiful Linea clothes that I have in my closet. I wish you the best. Know that your talents will be missed. Teri
Thank you Teri. It will be one year this Dec. that I made the announcement, and I have to say the ONLY thing I miss are my models and you ladies…..nothing else. Of course everyone at Lai Apparel and TCJC.
Dear Louis,
I have been waiting and hoping for new designs from Linea,. I just learned today that QVC will no longer carry your line. What a loss. Your designs were so beautiful and high-end. I still have and wear every outfit I bought of yours. I was always well-dressed and received many compliments.I am so sad you are no longer designing. I just learned you have a blog on Facebook, which I will search fro at once. I never missed your shows and you and Jacque were a beautiful couple. I just lost my husband of 61 years so I feel the grief you have lived with for so long. QVC has made a serious mistake in ending your line. Please know you are greatly missed.
Dear Celeste, I am so sorry for your loss losing your dear husband. Jac has now been gone over three years. It’s hard to believe for me. It still feels like yesterday. I have a poem that sits on my desk which I read from time to time….”Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal”. I wish you all the best……QVC decided to drop the line last Dec. so there has not been any new product since Jan.”Designer clothes”, and any category but casual has been dropped or seriously reduced. I think it is short sighted as they are not thinking about all of their customers or their Linea customers. That was their decision not mine.
Just found this blog. Had been looking for new items from Louis especially the fall line. Had been a customer and fan of Louis since his days at Anne Klein. I still have pieces, jackets and skirts in wool and silks from that time. I never missed his shows even though they would frequently schedule him in the over nite hours. There is no real clothing designer left at QVC. Want loungewear they have it. Perhaps he will e like the Phoenix and rise from the ashes and will appear on another shopping network. I will not be shopping for clothing from QVC now that Louis is gone.
After perusing the your line on QVC, I thought, that’s odd, there’s normally more Linea inventory. So, I came to your website and just read your letter. I’m not going to write everything I’m thinking right now, except to say that QVC is being very short sighted. I used to make my clothes years ago and could never figure out how you and QVC decided on your price point. The quality was (is) second to none at affordable prices. Don’t put your pencils and paper too far away….you never know what could open up…..
I saw a reply you made on Facebook that stated you are now retired, I am saddened to learn this and will treasure my Linea knits far more. I first discovered you while you were sporting a beard Jaq didn’t like and featured PoshKnit twinsets. I admit this is still my favorite fabric. My apologies for not realizing or attending to your announcement at the time. I have been battling significant migraine disorder for 20 months now.
Dear Louis, I just learned that QVC will no longer be offering your fantastic clothing line. It is absolutely the finest on QVC, who has obviously decided to concentrate on throw away fashion, sweats and brands without an ounce of the class and style you bring to QVC. You elevated all of QVC with your wonderful designs, warmth and obvious love of making women look stylish, timeless and beautiful. I can’t begin to communicate my disappointment in QVC. Thank you for 20 years of beautiful designs, getting to know you and your beautiful wife, and sharing your immense talent with all of us. I love my Linea clothing and will cherish the pieces I have.
Dear Louis, I just learned that QVC will no longer be offering your fantastic clothing line. It is absolutely the finest on QVC, who has obviously decided to concentrate on throw away fashion, sweats and brands without an ounce of the class and style you bring to QVC. You elevated all of QVC with your wonderful designs, warmth and obvious love of making women look stylish, timeless and beautiful. I can’t begin to communicate my disappointment in QVC. Thank you for 20 years of beautiful designs, getting to know you and your beautiful wife, and sharing your immense talent with all of us. I love my Linea clothing and will cherish the pieces I have.
Dear Kay, QVC ended our association this past Dec. The apparel, jewelry and hosiery lines have ended. Whatever inventory is remaining, and there are still some fabulous things, will be the end of Linea.
Although you have been “gone” from QVC’s live shows for some time, I have come to adore your FB and blog website so very much! Your FB shows are so intimate and fun. And we have the chance to interacte live. I feel so special. I plan to keep on watching, learning and adoring!
I’m so disappointed… sad. I was looking ahead on the schedule to see when you’d be on. I had no idea this had happened.
Many years ago, probably around 1984-85 I discovered your clothing. I fell in love with the wonderful pants and blazers. I still have a few of the blazers from those days. I’ve had the shoulders altered and wore them for many years. I hold on to them because the shape and quality of the fabric is so beautiful.
I did purchase several of the Linea blazers…the shape and structure of your fitted pieces is unmatched.
Sadly, QVC is going in a direction of cheap fabric and a trendy look for some, a dowdy no style look for others. I can’t imagine who the customer will be for their in house lines… denim and co., anybody, etc
I hope you continue in some way… it sounds like there are many women who would follow you and would love to continue as your clients… I am certainly one of them.
I didn’t know this site existed… I’ve never written like this before.
Many thanks for forty years since I found you… and wishing you all the best.
Denise
Dear Louis,
I have been absent from the forum on QVC and on your blog for a while because of my health, coupled with my retirement and COVID. I had to respond to your sad news and let you know how much your designs and the camaraderie of this blog have meant to me. You gave me the confidence and knowledge to dress professionally and in my style, after returning to the work force with a different body than I had in my 20’s. I learned how to experiment with colors and build a wardrobe that suited me and made me happy.
I had to let you know how much I appreciate your talents and humor. I felt part of a wonderful club with the Linea Ladies but most especially treasured the friendship with you and Jac. I will follow your life on this blog and wish you the very best. I am very lucky to have been a Linea Lady since 2011. Thank you, and much luck and love in your future endeavors.
Mary (Shopsy)
Heartbroken that you will no longer be at QVC. I’ve proudly worn your beautiful clothes for years. You accomplished what you intended. I feel great when I am wearing Linea. You are too talented not to continue creating and I find your designs and continue to purchase. Thank you for helping me feel put together and confident. Just want you to know you are very much appreciated.
Dear Louis, I have no idea if you will see this comment, but hope that you do. Life and circumstances have distanced me from both your blog and QVC, so I have just learned of the end of your QVC association.
I am sorry that all this has happened. While my own need for lovely clothing has ended, I had hoped that I could enjoy from afar both your fashions and your continuing life story. Like so many, I discovered Linea and became a fan. In my closet I still have some favorites of your designs. Some of these pieces were worn on significant days in my life, and as such, will be forever associated with wonderful happy memories.
It is true that after watching and listening to so many shows, wearing your designs
and reading forums and later your blog, I, like many others, feel a friendship with you that is rather extraordinary because we have never met and are from such different worlds. Always a traditionalist, I am drawn to classic design. I appreciate lovely things and quality. Not every one of your designs was specifically for me, but I appreciated the creativity and the beauty of them. The pieces that did “speak” to me allowed me to wear them with confidence. I thank you.
Many milestones both joyous and sad have affected us both over my many Linea years. You shared your love story with Jac and I often had tears for you. Many years ago when I felt QVC had treated you poorly, I wrote that Jac could enter a room in a paper bag and be elegant and have all eyes upon her. I have commented at other times, but certainly not often enough that I expect to be remembered. I believe that both with Jac’s passing and that of your brother, I shared that one of the greatest gifts of love is to make sure that a loved one is remembered and “kept alive” not as a Saint, but as a human being with all the dimensions that made them unique. You are generous in sharing your continued love for your wife. I love when you plant pansies in the Spring and decorate your home for Christmas.
I will continue to search out your blog and hope to hear more of your life journey. I will think of you in July for, as I once shared, your Birthday was also my mother’s Birthday. I wish for you a healthy and safe 2021, and I hope that peace and serenity are part of your future.
With appreciation, ClassicMs
Dear Marie…..I remember you well. I remember you saying Jac would look great in a “paper bag”, and I laughed because you were right. She could make anything look good…..because she had tons of class, and that’s all you need to make anything look good! I am so happy you posted!……Time keeps moving on and we change….the world changes and we all must adjust. As you say, though I don’t know your life’s story. we all have gone through so much, but we are still hear and it’s a new year with all the promises a new year brings……PLEASE Marie don’t be a stranger here. Though I may not be designing for QVC anymore I still plan to keep my website going with new and interesting things. I have started a new series, “REMINISCING”……I don’t have collages from 2000 when I started with QVC because I didn’t have this website, but I do have all of my binders with sketches and swatches from the very beginning. I thought it would be fun to make new collages of the old goodies. 20 years of clothing!!! That’s a lot of jackets, pants, skirts shirts sweaters, coats and dresses with some evening clothes thrown in!….So keep watching I’m sure some of your favorites will show up sooner or later! Happy New Year Marie….be healthy!
Dear Louis…As a big Linea fan, spanning all of your 20 years on QVC, .I will profoundly miss both you and your elegant, understated, classic clothing line. Thank you for your immense talent and for sincerely caring about your customers. It is my heartfelt wish that both you and a similar upscale clothing line will make an appearance very soon in the marketplace. The world of of bigger and better opportunities awaits!
You brought an elan to QVC that no other designer does. I missed seeing you on air with your pithy comments (always so truthful), your technical knowledge of fashion, and your grace. With the loss of your clothing line there will certainly be a loss of style on QVC. I am glad that you will be continuing your blog. May 2021 be a year of new found pleasures for you and happiness.
Louis,
What a great run I have had with you! I have been a Linea Lady since 2008. I have worked in Public Relations and Finance and your clothes have ensured that wherever I went I was not only professional but also interestingly dressed and comfortable. Your clothes allowed me to add my own creative flair or I could borrow your styling and look and feel fabulous. I have had people admire my outfits so many times. Not the case with other designers’ clothes I have worn.
You invented comfortable clothes for business. It’s laughable to think that QVC thinks women want to wear sweatpants all the time. Even during the pandemic. That’s such wrong thinking because sloppy clothes erode a woman’s self-esteem. We want to FEEL like sweatpants but LOOK like $ million bucks. I used to just laugh inside at how put together I looked in your suits without binding waistlines, and without jackets and blouses pulling at the shoulders. I sat through 12 years of board meetings without a wrinkle or chaffing.
It is no exaggeration to say that You changed my life. You made me feel special when I wear your clothes. No one can touch the quality of your clothes. Period. Your Whisper Knits, ponte, t-shirts and other Linea Leisure pieces retain their color and structure after years of wearing and washing. I am so grateful to have found you. And I am sad to see the end of this era. Don’t think I’m the only one hoarding Linea. My closet is like a museum’s rotating collection.
Let me add that no one has been better at dressing women of all shapes and sizes. And add to that you have been a friend to us through this blog and your shout outs during presentations. I am in awe at how approachable you have been. You have let us into your life, you and Jac, and we are richer for it.
Bless you, and while I deeply mourn the Whisper Knits and other pieces that will go in-designed, I hope the next chapter for you is exciting and joyful.
With greatest affection,
Julia
Louis-
You are such a gentleman. Your fashions are fabulous. Keep sharing your excellent fashion advice and hopefully your fashions with us. I wish you only the best in your future endeavors. Take care.
Louis, thank you for sharing your talent with us over the years! Oh how I looked forward to seeing your latest creations. I can recall the introduction of whisper knits in all those beautiful colors & styles. The day they became available, I was hyperventilating trying to grab all the colors/styles in my size. My teenage son got such a kick out of watching his mom in such a frenzy. The v-neck WK became my signature, summer “go to”, grownup t-shirt.
Louis, I’m so sad to see Linea leave QVC! I wish you well and thank you again. Linda 💕
Oh Louis, I’ve been away from the forum for several days and just saw this – it makes me terribly sad. And very furious. What a ridiculous decision on the part of the Q! I’ve been buying Linea since your first show on Paradise Island. I was actually there with my husband. As a young professional in NYC, your clothes allowed me to look fantastic on a budget. I’ve been buying and loving them for your whole 20 years at QVC. And for much of that time, beautiful Jac was my model for how to dress elegantly. I can’t believe this terrible decision has brought it to a close. I’ll be philosophical later – right now, I’m just too darn mad. And I’ll off to send an email to QVC.
Dear Louis,
“It isn’t what you look at that matters – it’s what you see.”
I, along with so many others, am devastated by QVC’s decision. It’s hard to wrap my head around the idea that your clothing and jewelry won’t be sold on their network after 20 wonderful years. I’ve learned so much about clothing and fashion and how to be a confident well-dressed woman from you. You’ve been a great teacher!
Please explore all of your options so that you may continue your fabulous work. What has really changed in the past few weeks? You still have your amazing talents and you still have your huge, loyal following of Linea Ladies. That’s all that truly matters in the scheme of things.
It doesn’t seem like you are ready to retire and you shouldn’t feel thrust into retirement because of this current situation.
We just need to source a new retail venue to sell your collections. How about partnering with another online or brick and mortar retailer? Lisa Robertson, former QVC host has a successful online site. There are options!
Please don’t “look” at this as the end of your career.
Please “see” this as a chance to grow and expand.
Thinking of you and wishing you strength and happiness.
I just saw and read your letter now. I can’t express more than sadness at this moment. As you continue to post and answer questions on your blog, I know my mood will lighten. I know I’ll enjoy sorting and reorganizing my Linea closets, drawers and jewelry boxes. I’ll look forward to Linea purchases new to me that I’ll receive after I’ve reviewed your items still in stock. But for tonight, I’m just going to be sad.
Dear Louis, I totally agree with everything that’s been said. Another sad exclamation to 2020.
I love reading your blog, always positive and uplifting. I bought Jac’s scarf in the spring, so grateful I did. Now I can wear a little piece of you and Jac always. Much love and good luck to you!
Dear Louis, I have been with you since the beginning, loving your elegant, classy designs. And then, there was Jac! What a beautiful lady. The two of you together were magic. I so enjoyed her “essays” on her modeling career and your travels together. Oh my gosh, what a life the two of you have had…before you were married, and, as a couple. You are cherished, Louis. I’m deeply sad with the feeling of losing a wonderful friend who is moving away. Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us. You will never be forgotten. We love you, Louis!
Sheri
Louis, I read this before I went to bed last night and couldn’t sleep. It makes me so sad because I bought for years and was just in a sweater of yours over the weekend. Words can’t express how much you and Jac brought class to QVC. I learned so much about fashion and when the jewelry came in I was captivated. I give you so much credit for continuing on with constraints and hard times especially when you lost your beloved Jac. I also want to acknowledge how well you reached out to your customers and gave us all what we wanted when it came to fashion. I will miss you and this line dearly. QVC will never be the same without you. Take care and know how much we all love you and always will. God Bless.
What no more Linea Fashion and Jewelry? Cant be, so sad, will miss you, your fashion and quality, always feel special wearing your designs! Stay well, and Thank You for all of these years of making us look so sophisticated! Debby and my Husband -a Big fan!
Louis
Is there any chance that QVC will change their mind. We are all going to be inoculated. Then the offices will start opening again. We will then need your designs again in large amounts. I have purchased, your designs forever even prior to QVC. If you decide to design for another entity, please keep us all notified.
Happy Holidays and Thank you
Dear Joanne, QVC will not change their minds. They have the line up the way they want it, and new vendors have been added. Elaine, my manufacturer will retire after 2021 lor lack of business, so I would not even consider continuing without her anywhere. Happy Holidays to you too
Dear Louis,
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am with QVC’s decision to discontinue the Linea line. So many of the other comments express my feelings but I want to specifically thank you for making your beautiful designs available for plus-sized women. Many designers seem to think plus-sized women should wear boxy, shapeless garments that usually do us no favors and are inappropriate for business environments. Over the years I tried Susan Graver and a few other lines on QVC but I was never really happy with the style and quality. I read some forum posts from women raving about your “waist-whittling” whisper knit sweater, bought one to try and I was hooked. Now after roughly 15 years of purchasing exclusively Linea I now have an entire dressing room and several closets filled to the brim with your beautiful designs. No matter the occasion I know I can find an outfit that will make me feel confident and beautiful. I will happily follow you to any new outlet should you choose that route. Thank you for being my personal designer over these years and I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Mr. Del Olio,
In a time when there is so much bad news, I am sorry to see there is more. I wish QVC would reconsider. I am a teacher, and while I can’t buy all your designs, my special education students get a lot of joy from your jewelry pieces. They really enjoy your beach glass and fish pendants. Students who don’t normally talk, will open up and ask to feel the jewelry. I will continue to wear them with pride, but I am saddened by this decision to discontinue your line, when I thought your jewelry pieces were excelling in excellence.
I wish the best to you and thank you for all of your wonderful work.
Tanya
Dearest Louis,
It has taken me a while to respond as I take in all of the emotions that this sad news brings. You are wonderful! You bring a special light into my life in so many ways…..your generosity in sharing your life, your fabulous clothes that make me feel spectacular and have my Mr. Wonderful loving how I look and your genuine caring and love that is obvious in everything you do. I am so glad that you will continue your blog, I read it every day. I think of Jac and see her beauty and grace. I remember her with love.
Luckily, I have recorded and saved your QVC shows for the past 3 years. I enjoy rewatching them to get styling ideas and just to remember how it was with all of your models on the set and you describing your gorgeous looks! I have enjoyed Jennifer too and so admire how she looks in your clothes.
I will continue to play, play, play with my Linea and I hope you can now play, play, play more too!! I hope you get to go on your trip to Africa and can share you adventures with us!
Sending love and a heartfelt thank you for being you!
Diana
Well isn’t this just the cherry on the cake of the nightmare known as 2020!!! Louis, I’m so appreciative of your talent , designs and your ability to communicate with us. I wish the best for you and your team…… and I’m off to eBay to swoop in on all designs I’ve coveted! Your line was the only reason I purchased from QVC because their shipping times to Seattle were comparable to pony express times! Wishing you all the best and more and will continue to stalk your blog and designs.
Louis, when I want to look good, I wear your clothes. PERIOD. I have so many of your pieces, I wore one tonight to teach a zoom class. I have gained so many compliments wearing your designs. I am so saddened by this news. Don’t put away your sketch pad, your ladies will follow where you lead because we value your insight, vision, and advice. This fall, your pieces were absolute must haves, again! Thank you for making me look my best for every occasion, and for your inspiration. There will be a silver lining, just like the beautiful linings on the many blazers of yours hanging in my closet! Best wishes for the years to come.
Oh, Louis! I am just heartsick that you are leaving us! Your gracious presence on QVC was always joyously anticipated and enjoyed! And your designs! What magic! My favorite is the hydrangrea print suit in pink! And yellow! But a list of all my favorites would take pages. I think that we are about the same age and we did live through America’s golden age of fashion. Remember when we dressed up to fly? When I started college, a women’s college in the South, we were expected to wear heels, hose, a dress or skirt, a handbag, gloves, and a hat to church. But things change and gogo boots are ignored! I sincerely appreciate all the beautiful things you made! They certainly made my fashion life easier. I have made my feelings known to QVC, but they seem to be making bad choices left and right, and when you leave, I will no longer have a reason to visit their site. Louis, I hope that you choose to continue designing! You have our loyalty and our contact information. Please continue your blog and let us know what lies ahead for you! You are such a sweetheart! Thank you again for your beautiful clothes! You will be in my heart, thoughts, and prayers. Love, Anne
You’ve always been there, designing beautiful wearable clothes for all walks of our lives. Some of my things go back to your beginnings at the q. When my beautiful husband was diagnosed this time last year with terminal glioblastoma, Linea leisure was my wardrobe. I slept in it when he was hospitalized, wore it when I took care of him in it while he was home, when I slept beside him in hospice. I washed it repeatedly and it wore like iron. I looked to Jac for her inspiration and encouragement regarding stepping outside of my box. I own a jacket that I never intended to purchase, that she showed us how we could look in it with pieces we already own, —-I sent her a message thanking her for her help and she sent the kindest reply. So so gracious. I thank you for your work, for understanding women, what they like, how clothes should fit and never wavering in your belief that we are all beautiful and should dress that way. You mean a lot to us —-always will! You, your clothing and sense of style will be sorely missed. ~much love!~
Dear Louis —
Oh how I wish you had a different message to deliver. I’m feeling so many emotions now — heartbreak, sadness, anger, disappointment, loss. It’s not like I need more clothes or more jewelry — I have enough to last a lifetime — but buying your beautiful designs, looking and feeling great in your clothes, awaiting your next collection, getting ideas of combining different colors and jewelry, are things that I will really miss. To say that you have been a big part of my life, even though we’ve never met in person, is an understatement. You are a regular part of my household conversation because my family knows you as the person who designed my lovely wardrobe! (My husband even asked you for an autographed photo, which you kindly supplied and I treasure.)
I’ve been with you for almost 20 years. In the late 1990s, early 2000s, I was a member of a group of women insurance attorneys who met four times a year for dinner in different cities. We called ourselves the “tap water girls” because waiters would ask: sparkling or tap water? Our response: tap water. In any event, the tap water girls turned me on to QVC (I’d never heard of it) and to YOU. I was hooked. That was the golden age of QVC, as you so aptly put it. To this day I still own your beautiful embroidered jackets, silk shirts and tunics, and trench coats. I’ll never part with them because they are classic.
I won’t attempt to analyze the motives of QVC in making this decision. But if it is, as some suspect, to attract the younger generation to QVC, I’m afraid that’s flawed logic. My daughter is 30, a professional woman herself, and she told me she would “never” shop QVC. So, it boggles the mind why QVC would terminate a widely regarded designer with a loyal following.
If it is right for you, and is what you want, my fondest wish is that you will find another venue for your designs. I would follow you and I know others would too.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being you, for all of your beautiful designs, for describing style options, for caring about fabrics and design details, for being open to responding to our questions, for inviting our input on colors, for opening your beautiful home for filming during the pandemic, for carrying on after the loss of the love of your life. You’re simply the best, Louis.
With much love an affection,
Ann
XOXO
All the other women who you have clothed so beautifully and made to feel so special and, most importantly, confident over the last 20 years have already had their say, and have said it well, so all I am left with when confronted with this bitter, as well as bittersweet news is to tell you in the words of the song, that “there will never, EVER, be another you”. At the heights of the happiness of my eldest son’s wedding, to the depths of sorrow of my youngest son’s funeral, your designs have seen me through, and nothing could make me more grateful for your talent, your graciousness, and the love you have shown all of us by your making all of us feel like family. This final collection was a triumph, and I will be proud to wear every single piece of it (and believe me, I went to TOWN). All the love in the world, and looking forward to whatever comes next, April/WNYGal
Dearest Louis,
I believe I am comment 101. Wow. I waited a bit to reply as I wanted the news of the Q’s decision to drop the Linea line sink in. My first thoughts were selfish, thinking oh heck, I love my Linea, now what am I going to do. You, my clothes and jewelry, were like an old friend: dependable, unique, exceeded expectations, and made me look great.
I went to my closet and first went to my extensive Linea jewelry collection and took visual inventory. My goodness, what a wonderful collection I invested in over the years. I love each and every piece. The jewelry will outlive my clothing. Whenever my husband said I looked really nice, he would say, “Louis, right?”
And the clothes, well, my favorites are the coordinating pieces that made up a collection. I am a matchy, matchy type person so I have coordinating tops, jackets, and blouses. Who else does this? Please know I treasure all my pieces.
Now, to the Q decision. Based on some of the new clothing lines, I got the message some time ago that my demographic, age and desire for classic quality clothing, was being replaced with a younger demographic. The new vendors (not designers) offer nothing distinctive. Glorified jogger pants. And lots of them. Really? And, inferior fabrics and design for high prices. No, not for me. There is no one even close that could be a substitute of you. Now I wonder what will happen to our wonderful Bob Mackie.
I am beyond disappointed that the Q made this business decision. Selfishly, I would hope you would continue somewhere else. If you did, you have many that will follow you. If not, I know you will transition into a new path. My husband had to do it, and do you know the best part? He chooses how to spend his time instead of his business choosing for him. Not all bad. I chose to run for political office and won, and he serves on boards. Please look forward. Change can be energizing.
I hope you keep up your blog.
Your faithful customer
Jackie, the farm girl from Wisconsin
Dear Louis
Your news was the exclamation point on this “dumpster fire” of a year.
What is the Q thinking?? You are the best designer of real quality clothes
they have. I’ m grateful my closets are stuffed with Linea. I will miss looking
for the sneak peeks and ordering as soon as items are posted. It has been a
fun run.
Please stay in touch and take care of yourself. You are a treasure for which
we are grateful.
Love from sunny San Diego….
Dearest Louis,
I think most of the Linea Ladies cannot help but think of the loss of dear Jac at this time of year. She was a one in a million, amazing lady. Jac loved your fashions and jewelry, all of the Linea Ladies, and most definitely, she so loved you. I still take out the recipes she was gracious to share with us.
I have a feeling that she is wearing some of your creations in heaven right–now with a coordinating beret. (Those idiots at QVC never would agree to make matching berets. Why not, I’ll never know.)
I think my Dear Husband became almost as big a fan of your designs as I was. First of all, your creations (and your suggestions on how best to wear them) made me look wonderful, pulled together, and confident. I cannot tell you how many times he would say, “You look great,” and then immediately ask,” Is that a Louis Dell’Olio?” After a while, I accumulated so many LDO creations he no longer had to ask that question.
Over time, Mr. Writer actually learned what “Whisper Knit” was and why I needed ALL the pieces: turtlenecks, shells, cardigans, pants, skirts (in both lengths, mind you) and scarves (when they were available). DH especially loved that he no longer had any problem selecting Christmas, anniversary, or birthday gifts. If he purchased something you created, he knew I definitely would be pleased. Your pink quartz necklace and earrings was one of many such purchases.
Rest assured that we will stand by you and be here for you during this present tough time and beyond. Mr. Writer and I will continue to keep you in our prayers.
With much love,
Writer with Flair
Dear Writer with Flair, thank you for your kind words…..I always love to hear to backgrounds stories about how many of your husbands have become fans too! Mr Writer sounds like a really good guy! A keeper!!
Your amazing designs have given me a beautiful wardrobe and much joy. I will miss adding to my Linea collection, looking forward to your sneak peeks and videos. What ever is ‘next’, I hope to be a part of it, sharing joy with you and the other Linea ladies.
I wish I could adequately put into words how this makes me feel. I am deeply saddened! Many of the decisions made by QVC during the last year have caused me to step by and reevaluate how and where I shop. Lately, one of the few reasons I look at QVC is to see what Linea has to offer. I could always count on Linea! Always classic, always timeless, and always high quality. My favorite coat, jacket, skirt, blazer, pants (bought the same style and color more than once), tops…the list goes on! When I wear Linea, I feel very put together, wearing high quality garments that fit as if they were tailored just for me. So many compliments! Oh please say we’ll be able to find Linea elsewhere. Louis, you are truly one of a kind, a gentle man, who is a gentleman. Through the years I feel as if I know you personally, funny how television and blogs do that to us (felt that way about Jac, too). Not only do I admire your fashions, I admire you as a person. My deepest appreciation to you for being “my” designer for so many years.
Dearest Louis,
I am deeply saddened to hear this news, and frankly, upset and angry at QVC for making this shortsighted, stupid decision yet again. I don’t understand their thinking. There is no other designer of your caliber at QVC by a long shot and QVC was lucky to have your association with them for 20 years. What you created as a boutique brand, despite many restrictions, was extraordinary. You served a unique, discriminating customer who appreciated a world class designer and recognized their good fortune in having access to classic, beautifully designed clothing at a stunningly affordable price point. The loss is ours, but it’s also QVC’s, as they devalue their brand and move even further away from high quality to mass produced, throwaway fashion. Regardless, your impeccable legacy lives on, we are eternally grateful and you will remain in our hearts forever. Much love, Grace
I just don’t know what to say. The majority of my closet is Linea. The thought of having to wear some of the recent “new arrivals” the Q posted is sad to say the least. I am not sure if they want me to look like Gumby or go dumpster diving. I can’t even began to understand why they would eliminate Linea! It is one of the few quality brand clothing line the Q has. Is there anything we can do, short of protesting to the buyers (like before) to get them to re0consider? It was a great 20 years and I have a closet full of beautiful clothing thanks to you. What a way to end 2020…..
Dear Louis,
Change is never easy.
Despite my surprise and deep disappointment over this announcement, I truly think this will be a great opportunity for you to explore the many new and fabulous ways that you can share your God-given talents with the world. Opportunities that might not have existed if this hadn’t happened at this moment in your life.
Professor at a design institute? So that you can pass on your amazing gifts to future designers/artists.
Author? You clearly have the wonderful ability to write and convey beautiful, touching messages and thoughts as evidenced by your popular blog and strong following. A autobiography would be a fantastic read not only for your Linea Ladies, but also for the next generation of designers, Your insights, experience, and expertise would fill the pages and inspire the masses who could greatly benefit from your decades as a revered American designer.
Continue the Linea line through another venue? There would be many who would be blessed to welcome you and your legions of loyal and devoted fans with open arms. I speak for all of us when I say that we would follow you wherever you may go. Your clothing and jewelry are second to none.
Point is, you have a plethora of possibilities awaiting you.
Do NOT put your pencils and sketchbooks in a drawer.
BUY A EVEN BIGGER SKETCHBOOK AND A BRAND NEW BOX OF PENCILS!
My mantra IS: “Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket.”
Words I’ve learned to live by through many of life’s disappointments.
QVC is a struggling corporation, and they made a huge mistake in dropping Linea.
But this is certainly not a reflection on you or your products.
It’s a reflection on theIr poor management and shortsightedness.
Don’t let their poor decision affect the trajectory of your own life and happiness.
To anyone who has heard you talk about your Linea line, it is apparent that you were put on this Earth to create. You have a passion for design and your work mustn’t end because of the misguided decisions of a few QVC employees! Your clothing impacts women’s lives. No one can ever take your achievements away from you. It’s up to you to forge ahead and continue to share your talents with world.
QVC peaked a long time ago and are no longer the class act they once were.
Many silly, narcissistic hosts, cheaply made imported items, poor customer service.
You and your fashions are a class act and deserve better. The decision makers at QVC will soon come to understand the error of their ways through lost sales and a diminishing customer base.
“Onward” is a very powerful word.
My wish for you is that you are willing and able to put this disappointment behind you and charge onward into the next fulfilling achievements of your life.
Please know that you are loved, respected, and admired by many.
We will be behind you every step of the way.
Best wishes,
Angela
Louis, I am very sad that your time at QVC is ending. I love your fashions and each day I always wear at least one of your pieces. The whisper knit sweaters and Ponte knit pants have been my favorites! Your shows always gave me an education of fashion and you taught me so much! You are a very gifted designer!
My best to you! RMBJ 😊
What very sad and disappointing news. But when one door closes, another opens. Louis — please consider taking your fabulous work somewhere else. You bring a large and loyal following .. women who have been with you for many years, and you with them. While I am not an expert in the apparel business, I am a senior business executive who recognizes the power of a following. I know that it is difficult to start again, but my sense is that you are not ready to to stop working. And Jac would want you to continue.
I have been a loyal Linea lady for over 16 years, wearing your beautiful designs to happy and sad occasions, major business presentations and global events. You are genuine and authentic, something that is missing in today’s world. Whatever your decision, I wish you much happiness and peace.
Sarah C
Agree with everything she said!!!!
It will be fun to see where you go next Louis!
You are a treasure! Merry Christmas and
HAPPY 2021!
🙂
Ladies, please speak up to QVC! You can also do as suggested by Cindy and let QVC know your feelings about their decision to discontinue Linea. They tried this once before. When the Linea ladies spoke up in volume, the decision was reversed. It is worth trying! I left a comment on the QVC website to express my dissatisfaction with their decision to discontinue offering Linea and requested that decision be reversed. I let them know I would not continue purchasing with them any longer if this situation is not changed. I had looked for a place to leave such comments yesterday but did not find it. As Cindy said, go to the bottom of the page and find the section “Connect with us” and then scroll down to “Feedback.” A screen will open to provide you space to leave comments and your email address.
Dear Louis,
When I checked your blog today, as I do everyday, I noticed that it was longer than usual and I got that sinking feeling that you had bad news to share. I’m so sorry that QVC has decided to do this, it is definitely their loss and unfortunately all of ours. I have felt for some time that the time slots they gave for your shows were ridiculous and disrespectful.
I’ve read so many posts that echo exactly the way I feel, but I still want to let you know how much you and your talent have meant to me, and how special it was to see beautiful Jac model your clothing and exude confidence and grace, which is exactly what I wanted for myself. I can’t tell you how many times I ordered clothing based upon how Jac looked and how she carried herself. Even though I’m only 5’3”, and everything always looked better on her compared to me, but that was okay (I had to accept that my legs would never be as long as Jac’s 🙂 because it was the style that counted and I trusted what you had to say about us petite ladies.
For the last ten years, I have relied upon you and your excellent advice on how to put together outfits. You have gotten me through job interviews, holidays, special occasions, sad occasions, day-to-day, you name it. I cannot thank-you enough for all of your years of dedication and inspiration, and for touching our lives in so many ways. Even though this news is terrible, I think that it may be a blessing in disguise and that new doors of opportunity will open. I know I’ll be here, checking your blog everyday. I love reading what you have to say, and enjoy your videos. Heck, with or without the clothing, it really comes down to you–you are why we are here, and nobody can take that away.
With love and gratitude, Cindy B.
Dear Louis,
Thank you dear Designer for all you have created over the years to make women more beautiful and more comfortable with their appearance. Thank you for the fashion knowledge you have shared in your blog and the permission to ‘play, play, play’ in a joyful way. Your kindness, sincere interest in your ‘ladies’, and love for design has been such a wonderful blessing to us all. It goes without saying that the idea that we will not see your new creations each season on the ‘Q’ is very upsetting to many of us! That is the company’s loss, because they will lose much business because many of us only purchase Linea fashions. I do hope that you continue writing and sharing on your blog. I look forward to reading it on a regular basis. I have often wished that you would write about your experience in the fashion industry and your love of design. Whatever you choose to do in the future, I hope that it will fill you with happiness and great joy as you have done for all of us. Please keep us informed. Many blessings!!
I’m sad and devastated. I have expressed my dissatisfaction to QVC about their decision.
Louis, thank you for the love and care that you put into each of your designs. My closet is full of your beautiful clothes, jewelry, and accessories. You will be missed. I wish the best for you – a future filled with health and happiness.❤️
Louis, I am very sorry about QVC’s decision. My mother and I were talking about you a few days ago. The boucle jacket that was a TSV at least 10 years ago (it came in Red, Black and Green), it had embroidery and beading. I purchased the jacket in red for my mother. i told her exactly how I wanted her to debut the jacket at church (she messed up the necklace) anyway, during the time that we greet each other, this well-to-do lady, who in her own words, “has a girl at Nordstrom who calls her when they get items in, etc,” came from one side of the church to the other to inspect my mother’s new jacket. She felt the material and forced herself to say, “that’s nice.” We still laugh about that because we know she liked the jacket and Nordstrom had nothing like it on their shelves. My mother still wears the jacket to this day though she needs to have it altered because she’s lost some weight. Nonetheless, I have many, many, many pieces of your clothing in different sizes in my wardrobe and I haven’t gotten rid of a single piece. I love your designs, especially the Whisper Knit and I am sad to see you leave the network. As others have mentioned, I too have special thoughts of Jac especially today. Thank you for all you have done for us. Because of you, I was able to get my mom to step her fashion game up and you will be missed, although I will still check you out on your website.
YOU ARE APPRECIATED!
All the best,
Erica
Louis
I have been a Linea Lady since you first started on QVC but have bought more this year than any other! Can’t believe QVC made this decision! I will continue to follow you and hope QVC sees the error of their ways. Your videos from your beautiful home this year Have been the highlight of my year I have learned so much from you. I hope you continue to do some videos sharing your expertise on style and, again, that QVC will have you back very soon OR that you find an even better opportunity! Bless you
Ladies,
Please take a moment to visit QVC’s website to leave a comment regarding your dissatisfaction with QVC’s decision to discontinue the Linea line. Companies respond to customer comments and customer dollars. If you would like to leave a comment, please visit QVC’s website and look for the subheading, “Connect with Us”, at the bottom of the page, look to the bottom of the list for “Feedback”. You will have an opportunity to comment and provide an email address. I just left a comment stating:
I just learned you are discontinuing the Linea line and want to express my great disappointment with your decision. I have purchased many items over the years and have purchased 4 items in the last few days. I urge you to reconsider this business decision and reinstate the Linea line. As an attorney, the timeless elegant clothing designed by Louis Dell’Olio is a staple in my closet and in the closets of many women. The very least you could have done is provided us some form of “notice” so we could have tried to purchase more items to change the course of your decision. Please reconsider your decision and reinstate the Linea line.
Dear Louis,
I have never written before but I echo the words of all who have written to you about this devastating business decision on the part of QVC. I don’t know how much of this decision is reflective of the last year and the fact that many of us are working from home due to the pandemic. The fact that QVC is selling sweatpants and cabin socks 20 hours a day gives me a clue that business/elegant attire is not a big seller in this environment. So my message to you is simple, thank you for your kindness, brilliance, creativity, attention to detail and for making me and so many other women feel confident, capable and elegant. I went back to law school at age 45 because I always wanted to be an attorney. I have worn your clothing to weddings, graduations, Christmas and Thanksgiving and any day I needed to feel polished and confident. I so enjoyed watching your shows with your beautiful wife Jac modeling. She was to me, a fashion mentor, and I watched how she put her clothing together and she taught me so much about simple elegance. Thank you again for sharing with all of us the gifts of elegance. sophistication and timeless beauty. I don’t know what is next for you but I know it will be something wonderful.
Whenever I’ve had a special occasion to attend, I turned first to Linea. Your designs are lovely and give me confidence. I cannot imagine that you would stop creating. Although QVC is changing, there may be other online outlets that would welcome your line with open arms. Or, what about a Linea Boutique after the pandemic is gone? Could Linea apparel and jewelry be shipped from that location (or a fulfillment service) and continue to be shown on your website and then sold online from it? The videos you made from your home were more informative to me than the QVC presentations. I guess I’m hoping that you don’t retire your creativity and beautiful designing. But I would like to say, Thank you, Louis.
Dear Louis, Everyone has stated my feeling eloquently, so I will only say that I will always value your friendship and will miss all the beautiful Linea fashion. Keep posting and I will keep you company. I know the NEXT will be wonderful! Love Bev
Dear Louis,
So happy to know that you were with Your Girls who love you and Jac….and they were wearing your new Jac’s ruffles!
Love and prayers,
Elaine
Dear Louis, my heart is heavy reading about QVC and their decision to discontinue the Linea collection. I too have been with you since the beginning and still remember the shock and overwhelming joy when I saw QVC had added you to their program and the excitement of watching your shows. I haven’t felt to put together since I worked at Saks Fifth Avenue back in the eighties and all the compliments including my husband who is also a big fan of yours and watched your shows with me always telling me “you should buy that or this, it’s so you” not that I needed encouragement your colorful prints and uniqueness took all your designs to another level. As we remember Jac with you I send you my hugs and kisses and thank you you for sharing yourself with us all these years you will always be my designer…….please keep in touch. Gail aka luvitorleaveit NYC
Dear, dear Louis:
You have been my personal designer for 20 years. My closet is full of your beautiful things – I rarely wear anything else, and if I do, it’s with a Linea skirt or top. Could you find another outlet for your designs? I know it’s difficult to start again, but you wouldn’t be – you have a huge following that would come with you. I for one, will never purchase from QVC again. Ever. But you need to keep designing! And I will find you….
Thank you for giving me my reputation of a very classy lady – it was because of you. Please know you have made a difference.
All the best – not saying goodbye through my tears.
Ramona
Dearest Louis,
I choked on my tears all night, Walter choked down his anger over how you’ve been treated. I don’t really believe this is what “the market” wants; I believe it’s what the money managers want to convince people they want. I could take 100 years to list all the ways you, dear Jac and Linea have changed our lives, from the very first piece I bought to the duplicates I bought last night, while I snuggled in my warm WK Polo Sweater. I learned to trust you and Jac, and you never once let us down, from weddings to funerals to baby showers to bankers meetings to a Hollywood party (who, me???? WHAT will I wear???) and more … every time, the right Linea online and in my closet, waiting for this hard to fit petite plus sized woman. WE LOVE YOU, and of course we’re not going anywhere, so long as you want us “in your Blog house” :). And keep those pencils and pads nearby. You’re a creative, a maker; you’ll need them for whatever comes “NEXT” … and we’ll be here with you, Friend. Time for that BOOK maybe? Sketches, designs past and present and future ideas, mixed with you and Jac’s stories and travel? Take Care and THANK YOU, and see you here anytime.
Louis I am still in disbelief and bereft that you will no longer be affiliated with QVC. I remember how excited I was 20 years ago when it was announced that you were doing a Line for QVC. I had purchased a lot of beautiful clothing fromyour Anne Klein Couture Collection. I tuned in to your first show from the Bahamas on QVC and purchased the twin set with the large palletes(sp?). Since then I have purchased so much lovely Linea Clothing. I hope if you keep us Linea Ladies apprised of your future plans. I think QVC is making a huge mistake. Thank you for designing such beautiful well tailored clothing for us.
Dear Louis
I hardly know where to start and every comment echo my exact thoughts and feelings. I have never been so well dressed or had such fun buying clothes until for about ten years I found you on QVC.
After reading all the awful news in the paper I would go to your blog I can’t tell how I looked forward to reading it and the comments and questions from the ladies you taught me so much.
I’m hoping you can tell us your clothing line will continue in another forum, your great talent can not be stopped just because of QVC.
Thank you for sharing your life with us and may you find comfort in knowing you are loved and appreciated .
Merry Christmas
Oh Louis,
I didn’t think 2020 could be any worse – until I read your letter. I’ll borrow an English phrase to express my feelings,
“I’m gutted” by your news. You and your designs are an integral part of my life, and have been for the past 20 years. I can’t imagine you not designing anymore. How wrenching this news must be for you. I will worry about you and am so glad you wish to stay in touch. As so many others have stated, this will end my contact with QVC. You are the reason I have shopped there. How amazing it has been to be able to purchase beautifully designed clothing and jewelry at affordable prices for so many years. You saw me through many professional years and into retirement – always stylishly dressed and I thank you for that. My wardrobe is 98% Linea and I always receive compliments, but more importantly – feel confident. During the past few years, as my husband descended into Alzheimer’s, your blog and new designs gave me something to look forward to. They provided a bright spot in my life, and I’ll always be grateful. You and Jac have had such a positive impact on so many lives and I hope that sustains you. You have been a gift. Thank you,
Donna from California
Louis, like the other Linea ladies, I am deeply saddened by QVC’s decision. It seemed inevitable that 2020 would bring us still more bad news before it was done. And it has certainly done that. I echo all of the eloquent replies to your news. I feel so fortunate to not only have found the Linea line on QVC back in 2008, but also to have discovered this wonderful space that you and Jac created online. Your clothes have taken me everywhere from work to weddings to funerals and all places in between. They have truly become the fabric of my life. And visiting your blog has become part of my morning routine, along with my cup of coffee. My mother says that change is hard, but without it there would be no new possibilities. And on a day when our hearts are with you as we all remember Jac, I’m trying to find comfort in Jac’s wise advice, along with my Mother’s words. Your clothes, as well as this blog and the Linea ladies will continue to be part of my life as we travel a new path together towards “next.” Michelle
Dear Friend, that’s what I feel you are. My heart sank last night when I read this news. I have felt a “sympatico” with you and the Linea Ladies. You are a cherished gift and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Special thoughts of your beloved Jac today, she is always remembered. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.
Sending a “hug and a kiss “ to you.
Elaine