…………………………..Ten years had gone by in a flash…….For the most part they were good. By now Elaine, Rowena and I had become true friends, not just working associates……The models had become an extended part of the family , and Jac had made friendships that would last for another nine years…….I had seen many many designers come and go, and in the next ten were to see many more become part of the QVC stable only to be let go too…..The few of us that remained would look at each other and say, “well, at least we’re still here!”…….There are only three or four of those originals left……The Dec. offerings were a sweater set. A classic cardigan and tank in Red and Black……..What the New Year at QVC was to bring was uncertain.
There was never anybody who was the whole package but you, Louis. You cared as much about the customer as your brand. You were a great on-camera presenter. You knew there were women who had sophisticated, “designer” tastes but limited resources. Although they were not my style, I think both Bob Mackie and George Simonton earned the same kind of loyalty from their customers. RLM and Ripka had that kind of loyalty, too, but were also forced to “dumb down” their designs. QVC just never understood we were not loyal to QVC. Which is why we were not loyal to QVC.