…………………..The Sept 07 midnight show was part of the Sept TSV presentation…..The Rayon/Nylon tunic sweater was later to be known as Whisper Knit. The yarn was quickly getting a reputation for being comfortable, durable, no stretching and no piling, and rich in color. The tunic sweater had a ribbed TN, side slits and tubular trims on the jersey knit. It also came with a self tie belt….The colors were Black and Wine…..The next tunic shirt was in Silk Crepe de Chine. It had a stand collar with a single button, and a hidden button placket down the front. There were side slits and a classic cuff. The yoke dropped past the armhole giving the illusion of a dropped armhole. The collar, down the front, the hem, the slits, the cuffs, and the yokes, with their mitered edges. were all piped in Black CDC. The shirt also had this very INTRICATE thread emb…..all original Chinese designs…..It was avail. in Cream with Black and Brick Red with Black…….The next tunic blouse was a beauty…..I called it the “COSSACK BLOUSE”. It was a SILK and VELVET burnout fabric…..so the silk was shear like a chiffon and the velvet was a beautiful texture and rich in color.. It had a convertible collar to be worn on or off the shoulders….or one and one. The ruffle was wide so it covered the bosom. The sleeves were long and full and had an elastic from which hung a circular ruffle. Since there was elastic the sleeve could be pushed up creating a beautiful spill at the bottom of the sleeve. It too came with a braided tie belt, but I don’t remember what it was made of….could have been the self fabric or a rayon chainette braided…….The blouse came in Black or Wine……….The skirt below was a SUNBURST PLEATED VELVET skirt in black or wine and matched perfectly with the Cossack blouse. It actually was a terrific separate skirt and looked great with many jackets, sweaters and blouses. The velvet always added something very special to an outfit…..even with a jean jacket…………….The jacket at the far left was my newest Boucle creation. It was so sophisticated and very chic! It had princess seams. The jacket followed the lines of the body and just glided over it. It had FOUR PATCH POCKETS a la Chanel. The jacket had hook and eye closures so there was no disruption to the front trims The entire jacket was trimmed in BLACK DIAGONALLY PLEATED GROS GRAIN RIBBON…..The colors were Black on Black and Black on Deep Magenta……Angela just took the black one from the warehouse and Kate took the Magenta….they looked brand new…The next item was a sensational BLACK WRAP COAT. I wish you could see and touch the fabric! It was a wool blend with a marvelous texture almost like a thick soft blanket, but with a little texture. It was as soft as butter. It had a turn back cuff and self belt. What made this beautiful coat even more fabulous was the WASHED NAPA LEATHER LAPEL!. The contrast of the leather and the fabric was so rich……I have never seen this coat offered anywhere. My large swatches are still as beautiful as when I first put them in the binder…………….There was still lots more to come for this Sept. group.
I still think about that silk tunic in the brick red/blk that I missed out on. I think we must have been at the lake (Seneca, our yearly summer vac with the kids in the Finger Lakes) because otherwise, I would have been on that in a heartbeat. I stalked it forever, including ebay, but never found it in my size. It wasn’t as easy to keep up with the shows back in those years if one was out of town at a rustic location, unfortunately. I have a few of the other silk shirts from those years I’m happy to say, and they are all just as beautiful now as then, but THIS one really was right up my little alley. When a piece speaks to you, that’s really all there is to it.
I have the black boucle jacket. I want the magenta!
I have the Magenta boucle jacket. It’s a beauty and just recently pulled it out because of the fall 2020 Magenta collection.