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…………………June 10 was short and brief…..Three new pieces plus a few reorders…….The top tunic shirt/jacket was made in my very successful Linen/Rayon blend. It had a stand collar, 3/4 sleeves, bust darts and side slits. Both the collar, which had a separate emb. design, and the front were done in a satin stitch emb…….The panel in the photo at the extreme right was the emb. sample I had to approve, which I did. It had tiny jet buttons down the front…………….It came in White with Black emb, Linen with Taupe emb. and Purple with tonal emb….It was reordered the following season and new colors were added……The design was Moroccan…..The peasant blouse below, since it was over 10 years ago, may very well have been the first ‘cold shoulder” shown on QVC. The trend didn’t start for years later. As you can see it had a square neckline, with shoulder straps. It had a button front with side slits and a self tie belt. It was the sleeve that brought the newness. It had a loose elastic at the top with shirring and a tight elastic at the bottom to catch the forearm……..The belt was made up of three streamers attached at the center back with a stitch so they couldn’t come apart, but the belt was separate from the blouse. The colors were Deep Fuchsia, Azure and Black……..The next tank was made in the rayon jersey fabric. I was always thinking of new ways to make a tank look new. I loved when jackets were worn open and there was some sort of surprise underneath. I thought this pleated neckline was it……It came in Taupe, Purple and Black……perfect to wear under the new Emb shirt/jacket, and the May Leopard print blazer too….There were also four reorders for June…the WINDOWPANE shirt/jacket being one of them!