………………….The May 10 Anniversary show was all about BOLD PRINTS and BOLD COLOR…….The top row was all about the “STATUS PRINT”. The two button blazer with the 3/4 length sleeve had turn back cuffs. The matching skirt and jacket were made in a beautiful stretch COTTON SATEEN. The scoop neck 3/4 sleeve Tee was made in my poly jersey…….They were made in two different factories, but matched perfectly. The print was inspired by status type prints that Versace, the Italian designer, was making very popular, and still uses them to this day! The print is a combination of circles, Acanthus leaves [ also known as Baroque leaves], and Flowers to delineate areas of bold color. The print was done in two color combinations. The Blue/Green combo had blues, turquoise, green, lime. black, white and golds, and Pink/Purple combo had purple. bright pink, fuchsia, lavender, black, white and golds. There was also a coordinating sweater knit tank. The body was a solid color, blue or pink, and the tubular trims were in different colors of the print. For those women who loved European designer clothes these were a must have, and to wear them all together was a MUST! Then there were those who felt is was too much for them to wear it as a suit, so they bought the jacket and tank or picked up the skirt to wear as a separate with the tank and a white or solid jacket. However they chose to wear it…it sold out and was reordered. I remember we brought back both colors and added a neutral of brown, tan, khaki, and I think a med grey with white and again the golds…I loved this print then, and I love it now. It still looks current and modern, and it brings a smile to my face…..The georgette peasant top below had an elastic ruffled top that could be worn several ways. The puff sleeves had elastic bottoms. I had two sketches, one with the smocked waist and one plain with a self tie belt. I don’t remember which we did??? It came in Purple, Teal and Black……It looked great with the print skirt…..The next V-neck Tee shirt top with the short sleeves was in a cotton/span knit. It had BUNDLE STITCH multi color emb. What is “Bundle Stitch”? It is a method of emb. where you use many ends of thread to create one stitch. This makes the longer stitches much thicker and pronounced. The colors show up much stronger. The tee was sold in Yellow, Azure, and Black….all with multi color emb…….The V-neck sleeveless jumpsuit to the left was made in Rayon/Span jersey. The colors were Azure and Dark Olive. The sketch shows a separate Obi belt in self fabric, but I don’t remember if we offered it….. Many times it came down to price, and Elaine was always worried that if it was returned the belt wouldn’t be sent back with it. This happened often when garments were sold with separate pieces………….The next dress was also in Rayon/Span knit This was a beauty and fit great. It had a twist bra top attached to shoulder straps and an EIGHT GORE fit and flare skirt. It fit through the hips and then flared out….The perfect travel dance dress in VIOLET and BLACK………The next item to the left was a tiered Boho, crinkle georgette dress. Between each tier was a mini ruffle.Talk about the perfect take away travel dress. Twist it into a ball and pack it away in the luggage or a beach tote. It came in Black and Bright Blue…….The 10th Anniversary was off to a great start…..in spite of “them”….. Every single piece was a success!
Louis, what a stunning print! I also am totally in love with the peasant top, but be still my heart as I never knew you made a boho dress! I treasure my boho skirts and would jump at this dress in both colors.
This was and still is a gorgeous collection. I brought the blue/green skirt and top to wear with a solid colored jacket or as separates when I need a pop of color with a solid. I always get compliments when I wear this print. The colors loved this fabric so vibrant and extremely high end look.
You know Louis, I had jumpsuits in olive and a kind of turquoise blue that were Pebble Crepe. Looks like the same design with drawstring waist. They had closures of some type (buttons or snaps) at the shoulder. There were big shirts to match. I don’t remember the rayon poly version. I just let my jumpsuits go two years ago. I do, however, have both the violet and the black “Rita Hayworth” dresses in the rayon poly knit. They still look fabulous and so do I when I’m wearing them. I have both the boho dresses, too, and they are still travel-worthy.