………………………..For March 2012 there were some additional special unique pieces. Starting at the lower left were three coordinating pieces…..The Embroidered Kimono jacket, the tank tunic and the pull-on pant all in a faux Crepe de Chine.. The kimono had beautiful embroidered sleeves combining different stitches. All three pieces came in Cream, Coral and Black….A kimono is always a wonderful and exotic cover up….The floral print maxi dress was in a new fabric for Linea. It was a very fine slub stretch knit. It had a weight to it, but it wasn’t heavy. The dress had an elastic scoop neckline, a cap sleeve with elastic hem and an elastic Empire waist line….There were pleats below the Empire waist to give the bottom more fullness…There were inseam pockets too…….The fabric had a wonderful drape and the dress just flowed…..It came in Chartreuse, Orchid and Black…The last dress was a sweater knit. It followed the line of the body What was interesting was the emb. detail. It had a band of different sized sequins and bugle beads outlining the scoop neck and the back neckline. There were also three emb bands going horizontally across the scoop neck as you can see in the sketch and emb. swatch. What was also interesting about this dress that gave it a modern edge was the exposed zipper in the back. We made this dress so you could wear it reversed with the zipper in the front. It came in Navy, Black and Sand all with tonal emb.
I still have the floral maxi dress in the black. I am so missing your line on QVC. Be well.
I spent several hard minutes trying to decide if I was keeping the navy knit dress, but it’s still in my closet, so it lives to dazzle another day. I have ALL the kimono pieces. They are incredible travel workhorses. The kimono takes up less space in a suitcase than most scarves, just saying. Great backdrop for statement jewelry. Perfect for resort vacays. I’m trying to imagine how that could ever go out of fashion, but I’ll be dead before that fabric wears out. It’s bulletproof and laundry proof. Pretty much everything a woman could want.