…………………………August 2012 was filled with marvelous timeless pieces that will last forever…….Lots and lots of goodies……….Starting with the jacket at the lower right. It was a beautiful tonal plaid. The yarns in the plaid were thicker creating a fabulous texture. The single button blazer came in Mushroom which was made in Black, Mushroom and Dark Brown yarns. The Black combination was made in Black, Grey and White yarns. These jackets would coordinate with many things in the group like the feather print, the bodysuit and the drawstring knit pants. The feather print on the upper row was a print I did at Anne Klein with Etro. It was actually copied from real feathers. I had it reproduced for the Linea collection on a beautiful georgette. There was a boot length pleated skirt and a V-neck blouse that had TRIPLE STREAMERS that tied in a knot or a bow at the bottom of the V. The print was truly magnificent, and it looked like you could pick the feathers off the blouse…..that’s how real they looked. This was a NINE SCREEN PRINT to achieve the realness of the feathers. The Black multi combination had white, shades of grey, henna and chili pepper….it worked perfectly with the plaid. The Mushroom combination had mushroom, ivory, black. browns, taupe and a honey accent color…..The body suit was in a heather knit, as was the pull-on draw string pants with pockets. The combination of the bodysuit, the drawstring pant and the plaid blazer worn over it all was just wonderful and very European looking. The pant was a sophisticated JOGGER, before anyone was doing them….They were to become a major trend many years later, but they were strictly leisure, and not very sophisticated IMHO. My pant surprisingly did quite well considering, at the time a draw sting anything was considered the kiss of death! Many women wanted me to bring them back, but they didn’t do well enough to garner a reorder……too bad, I LOVED the look of this sportier pant with a blazer. The wrap over knit tunic was something I did at Anne Klein. That’s a picture of a very young Christy Turlington in it from a fall Look Book.. It came in Black and Dark Mushroom . It had a Cossack look when belted…..It worked with many bottoms including the pants on the next post and the two pleated skirts……the print and the solid on the next Aug post. The top had a complete separate front panel with pleats at the jewel neckline. It was attached at the collar line, and shoulder. It was in a very light with Ponte Knit….nothing flimsy but light enough to have two layers in front………….The dress was fabulous in the animal Ponte Knit jacquard fabric. Unfortunately my photos paled the colors They were a rich Grey with Black and Henna with Black. The dress had princess seams with pockets hidden in the seam. It had a jewel neckline….perfect for a torsade. It was the seam down the front and the INVERTED PLEAT that gave the skirt of the dress its slightly TULIP tapered shape. With its’ slim sleeve it looked very modern and still does. The dress looked wonderful as it was, but could also be belted…………Fall was coming.
Louis,
I have the feather print skirt in both colors. I originally got the black and loved it a lot. I still remember Jac wore the brown one with brown whisper knit and brown boots . I thought she looked beautiful! So I finally was able to add the brown one to my collection . Love them both!
Dear Louis,
I love your fashions and style. I discovered you in 2015 and I love every piece I purchased from you. I was so very disappointed when you announced you and QVC were parting ways. I have enjoyed your articles about your beautiful fashions Louis, can you advise me on where I should shop for fashions in the future or what designers I should follow since I don’t have your wonderful clothing or exquisite taste when I want to add to my closet.
Dear Colleen, I really don’t know enough about other companies and what they are doing to give you advise. I know lines like Zara and J Jill always had nice looking things, but I have no idea what they are producing now. Maybe the ladies can tell you lines they like. There isn’t anything on QVC that looks good to me.
Louis, these pieces are gorgeous. It’s really too bad that I was late to the party and didn’t discover your QVC line until 2013-2014. Boy did I miss alot…especially all of those wonderful jackets.