……………………….March 07 was a romantic group of clothes with very special fabrics developed for the individual styles….Some had a very fragile, feminine look…..Starting at the top left, was a beautiful single button blazer made in a NATURAL STRETCH LINEN with METALLIC THREADS woven into it. It came in NATURAL with GOLD, a very pale AQUAMARINE with GOLD, and IVORY with SILVER. The natural and aqua had a gold metal “soutache” button and the ivory had a silver button [you can see it in the photo at the lower left under the sweater]. This was a shorter jacket, It has princess seams and body darts for a sculptured shape. It was fully lined. To coordinate with the blazer there were two very special pieces in a very special burn out silk I had developed for the group. It had SATIN small flowers, leaves and stems on a sheer chiffon background……It was also DOUBLE DYED!!! meaning the fabric was in to colors. The Aquamarine chiffon had Champagne or Natural Beige satin flowers….the White chiffon had Silver Grey satin flowers and the Natural chiffon had a tonal but darker Natural satin flowers, leaves and stems. There was a V-neck tank, and a BIAS pull on skirt that was 28 inches long. The skirt had a special elastic at the waist. It wasn’t covered. It was an exposed “fancy” elastic with a scalloped edge like something that would be used for lingerie. Of course both pieces were lined, but they were still light as a feather and moved with every breeze…..Below is a sketch of a LINEN and LUREX BIG SHIRT…..The fabric was super light weight. It was the same body as the very successful Fuji silk work shirt, and had tiny faux horn buttons that were DTM the NATURAL, PALE LILAC and CELEDON……To the left of the shirt is a suede jacket that had a laser cut eyelet design. This design bordered the bottom of the jacket and 3/4 sleeves. It had one hook and eye closure. The colors again were NATURAL, CELEDON and PALE LILAC…….The sweater at the far left was a 5 gauge fancy open work pattern with a center diamond motif, and open work zig zags on either side. It had flat rib starts….The yarn was a beautiful blend of LINEN/VISCOSE and LUREX. What you can’t see is how dimensional the stitches were. Between each zig zag there were raised zig zag ribs…and the rib starts were very pronounced. The colors were Ivory/Silver, Lilac/Gold and Natural/Gold. This was a very different group from anything I had ever done before for QVC. I thought it would be perfect for that time of year when the spring bulbs start breaking through and perfect for Spring weddings.
Louis
I am loving your retrospective! Thank you
I had the burnout silk tank and skirt. I wore it to weddings, a baptism, and out to dinner with a silk-cashmere pashmina for cooler late evenings. I packed it many times as a dressy outfit for winter escapes to warm places. Felt like a princess wearing it, always got compliments.
I have the ivory/silver linen blazer, and just gave away the aqua last year. The fabric has a “coated” feel to it and sparkle is subtle, like an overall “glow.” Feminine, for sure.
Love this group!
What a beautiful, fresh spring collection! I love the romantic-ness of it, but then you always seemed to give us more feminine clothing than anywhere else. The soft colors do remind me of spring bulbs. It’s lovely to think about after a few weeks of subzero temps. I do hope any of the ladies in the south experiencing arctic weather are ok! We are used to this and have the infrastructure for it. Stay warm everyone!