………………….The July 09 Designer Gallery had some wonderful items….but….the STAR of the show was the suede jacket at the lower left…..From the front it was a beautifully shaped blazer with beautiful jewelry like buttons. I had created these buttons at Anne Klein from earrings we were doing. I had them reproduced for this jacket. What was the special detail that everyone LOVED were the rows of suede ruffles trimmed with gold zipper teeth. The ruffles also repeated on the sleeves….This was a quick sell out!……The jacket at the upper left was a direct reproduction of a jacket I did for AK as the photo shows. It was offered in Rose and Black boucle with gold buttons…….The next tunic was in my poly blend Ponte knit….It also had a very Audrey look. It had a bateau neckline and there were three faux horn DTM buttons on the back yoke. It had 3/4 sleeves and inseam pockets with top stitching…….The cotton/acrylic sweater had tubular trims, 3/4 sleeves and a scoop neck…..It was the twisted and pearl ribbon borders That made it super special. The two satin ribbons for each sweater, one tonal with the body color and one in an accent color. The pearls were dyed to match one of the ribbons……The colors were Slate Blue sweater with Dk. Taupe and Slate blue ribbons with Taupe pearls…..Black sweater with Ivory and Black ribbons and Ivory pearls…..Pink sweater with Black and Pink ribbons and Black pearls….The detail made all the difference and made it perfect for the Designer’s Gallery.
Much stalking was happening over that red suede jacket. Not enough of that one was ordered, and then I’m sure they didn’t re-order.
Actually Carol, the jacket sold out quickly and QVC did want to reorder it, but what happened with many items, the factory refused to make it at the same price. They would make the first sample, quote a price that was was agreed upon, and it was produced. However, the factories after going through a production cycle, realizes they were loosing money because of the time and labor these jackets were taking. So when we wanted to reorder they would quote a higher price that QVC would refuse. Therefore the item had to be dropped….Instant collector’s item. It was worth so much more than the customer originally paid for it.
Such an amazing display of fashion. Every piece is so beautiful ! I wish I could have them all !!
Thank you Louis for these posts.
So lovely to see on this gloomy day in NJ.