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…………. April 08, Group A has another one of my all time FAVORITE jackets!…….The COTTON SATEEN 3 BUTTON BLAZER didn’t only have contrast cotton banding it also had the addition of zipper teeth! Elaine by now had given up complaining because she knew these jackets could be done, and still come in at a reasonable price. Cotton was at an all time low and the duty was also low. All you have to do is look at the sketch to see all of the details including the working button on the sleeve which had a wide enough facing that it could be unbuttoned and turned back! We also did a matching pair of zip front trousers with a 10 inch opening at the bottom. This is a pretty wide leg, but because it had a sharp pressed crease it never looked overwhelming…..This was and is a stupendous suit, and Angela wears it still and tells me every time she wears it she gets tons of compliments…..and why shouldn’t she……She has it in the IVORY/NAVY, but it also came in the reverse NAVY with IVORY TRIMS….. Where else do you see a jacket like this….NO WHERE! and you probably never will…..Yes, you will see banded blazers, but not with the addition of the GOLD ZIPPER TEETH that makes all the difference, and separates the men from the boys…..If I seem to be bragging about this jacket….I am….it’s that special to me….a true collector’s item…….To wear with the suit we did a scoop neck tank with an elbow length sleeve in what was to be called Whisper Knit……It was offered in the NAVY, IVORY and RED………We also offered a short pencil skirt in the ENR WK….”They” usually made me choose between a pant or skirt so to be able to offer both in one group was rare, but because one was knit and the pant was woven they agreed……..The tucked peasant shirt was in a RAYON CRINKLE GAUZE. It was opaque enough where the white wasn’t see through. This was a terrific vacation shirt. It had a small shirt collar and placket front. A dropped yoke band which gave the illusion of a dropped sleeve. At the tip of the yoke there were tiny pleats to give the sleeve fullness which ended with an elastic cuff. The front had stitched down tucks that gave the shirt a lot of fabric and flow. The back had a full yoke and pleats across the center…..This was a fun shirt and a great beach cover up…..It came in WHITE, LEMON and TURQUOISE. The bottom shell top was again in the Linen/Rayon blend and was a crop Sabrina top with a wide funnel collar. It also had shallow Princess seam and small bust darts. This sleeveless top was another of Jac’s favorites that she wore with Capri pants. Jac thought it looked very Laura Petri from the Dick Van Dyke show!………..The next peasant jacket was actually a short version of a dress…only the jacket was in 100% Tencel, which was much softer and had more drape than the cotton sateen of the dress. The colors were WHITE, BRITE BLUE and BLACK….If the truth be told it was very similar to a YSL jacket…There was also an easy crop pull on pant to match..He was one of my favorite if not my favorite designers of all time……so he deserved a little homage!