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…………………….March was always the official start to spring. In many areas of the country Spring was in full bloom and the temperatures were on the way up……The cotton/acrylic sweater on the top row had a wide contrast band framing the ballet neck line. It had a half raglan short sleeve and a semi fitted body. The band at the top gave the look of an off the shoulder sweater. It was done in White/Black, Lavender/White and Lime/Navy……The next blazer had wonderful “spectator” details. It was in stretch cotton with contrast cotton piping. It had poker chip buttons with contrast color tread matching the body. The 3/4 sleeves had three working buttons so the sleeve could be turned back revealing a fine stripe lining. The under collar and the half back lining were also in the stripe fabric. The jacket came in Ivory/Navy, Black/White and Bright Pink/White. The shirt below was made in the same Cotton/Nylon/Metallic pinstripe that I used for the jacket linings and facings. This was the linings and the shirt would all match for a custom designer look….The shirt had a classic shirt collar and placket button front. On either side of the front placket were pressed pleats about 1 1/4 inches wide with 5/8ths inch deep pleats. At the bottom of the 3/4 length sleeve was a buttoned band and the same pressed pleats.. The shirt came in White/Black/Grey and a fine Silver Metallic stripe. The second color was White/Black/ Bright Pink and Silver metallic thread…..The next two pieces, the sweater top and skirt were in the ENR WK. They both had TUBULAR TRIM DETAILS. The elbow length sleeves were attached to a square neck body that also had a wide band across the bust for an Empire look. The body was shaped with tubular trimmed seams. The pull-on skirt also had tubular trim details. Both pieces came in Navy, Raspberry and Turquoise…..The next sweater was inspired by exercise and scuba tops. It was detailed with tubular trims and bandings……The colors were Bright Pink/White, French Blue/Black and Black/White. This sweater was made in ENR WK [still not called WK yet]……The next sweater was was in WK with fine rib starts. It had a faux button front with pearlized buttons. It had circular ruffles on either side of the the placket. Something that looks so simple was not. It is very difficult to make circular ruffles without seams in the knit, and still make sure they lay flat! The colors were Pale Aqua and a soft Silver Grey.