……………………..CHILI PEPPER was to become a very popular color that I used repeatedly…….The new Safari rayon/nylon blend shirt/jacket in Chili Pepper and the Boho in the same color made for a wonderful outfit. The color was definitely spicy, and from nature, but never too bright. With a little imagination you could discover how well it mixed with other colors like the Pale Olive cotton Kate shirt above. The new Mocha Boho looked great with the Stone Herringbone suit…..All you had to do was PLAY!
Louis, I wish I had the safari shirt with the belt. How wonderful it goes with the boho skirts, and I adore all my boho skirts!
My grandfather immigrated from Holland as a boy and he never wore anything but mens dress shoes, even at the cottage and while going fishing! He was a manager at a big bakery and always wore a shirt and tie. Grandma said that you would never go out without wearing white gloves. Oh the good ol days!
I don’t care what the masses wear as I will always dress like a lady!
Enjoyed reading about the thoughts and integrity that has gone into your years of creativity. I so miss you on QVC. With a few exceptions, their clothing lines are sad.
Oops. Anonymous.
I’m very tired today, so I had a memory lapse about Italy and Greece and Royals to emulate. They had their own Royals in the 19th century (and forward for a bit), so they did not even have to look to other nations. However, England was the gold standard, I believe.
Louis, you are so right about the early immigrants having better taste than the masses, at this time, have. Those of us who had immigrant parents and grandparents know this for a fact.
Why this phenomenon? My thought is that they understood classic fashions and aspired to the look of those who were the wealthiest. (So often, even in Greece and Italy, the classic look was that popularized by the Royals in not only Great Britain but also Germany, Austria and other European nations.)
My father settled in the Lower East side of NYC when he was 16 years old. His earliest photos show a young man dressed in classic male attire. Always a dark suit with a white shirt (no deviations allowed in his era), a tie — sometimes a Fedora worn or held — and a Florsheim shoe look. My maternal grandparents were the same. Grandpa had one pin-stripe suit that he wore to all weddings, baptisms and funerals, but he held his head high. Grandma always wore rich-lady fashions, as I called them. They were rich, though. Grandpa did well.
My mother, born in the U.S., always chose classic fashions in her youth. Also, she never liked any jewelry but “the real thing.” She never grasped my love of fashion jewelry. Really. She’d just shake her head in confusion. The old-timers preferred real gold, silver, diamonds and other gems and pearls. That was their style. Later on, my mother did venture into more flamboyant prints and tried out some fashion jewelry. Her heart, however, always belonged to the real goods.
Fine examples of the time when QVC had good taste and understood real fashion.
Gone now.
Goldie, it is so ironic…the reason Q pursued me in the first place was because they wanted desperately to elevate their image. They wanted to attract a more sophisticated upscale customer, because the perception of QVC was very low. That was due to Darlene Daggott who appreciated good design and designers. Now they’ve turned the boat around and are after the Walmart customers. It’s not just about price….it’s more about appealing to the masses who unfortunately have very common taste. I have always said the early immigrants had better taste.
I am “Anonoymous”