……………………..January 2013………a new year….what was it to bring?………January is always a tricky month with lots of questions……Have the women already spent too much over the Christmas Holidays? Are they waiting for their credit card statements to come in before spending another $?…..but….maybe they got QVC gift certificates to spend……..Is it to too late to add more fall even if it’s only Jan….Is it too early to even think about Spring? What to design that might tempt a woman to buy? These are all questions I ask myself when planning a Jan. line…..The answer to this question is…..Who knows?….So I do what I’ve always done, and do what I like, and hope you like it too……….This Jan., besides the TSV Peplum Jacket and its’ coordinates there was a whole group consisting 0f seven new pieces plus six reorders…..I offered two pieces in a jacquard knit in a PYTHON pattern. There was a dress with body seams front and back with an asymmetric neckline. There was also a shirt jacket with a self tie belt, epaulets and buttoned breast pockets that actually melded away into the fabric. They were both in the same colors……………Black/Purple, Black/Putty and Black/Tarragon. The pieces could be worn together or on their own. The Tarragon leather blazer looked great with the Tarragon dress…..The print georgette blouse to the right had a circular flounce at the hem of the blouse and the sleeves. Both flounces were set into curved seams, so the flounce was shorter over the top of the hand. The blouse had a notched camp collar and a button front to the curved seam. The print was an abstract floral, and was a digital modern print. The colors were Limoges Blue/Black and Natural/Black……..The bodysuit and the wrap skirt were inspired by dancers rehearsal clothes. When Jac used to take dance classes with professional dancers at the Carnegie Hall Dance Studios on 57th Street. She said it was intimidating, but she held her own. It was mostly “Bar” classes which she kept taking her entire life…..The two pieces were in Rayon/Span jersey. The body suit had an Empire cut with pleats angled to drape across the bust. The skirt was a 3/4 circle with two buttons on the DB waist band. It was not a faux wrap….The colors were RUBY, TRUFFLE [a taupe brown] and BLACK……..The next jersey tunic had a deep cowl neckline and long sleeves. There was a curved seam where the “skirt” was set into the top. It was asymmetrical with longer sides……The colors were Ruby, Limoges Blue, and Black. At this point Elaine was totally responsible for the fit “VENDOR FIT” which we loved. The only piece that QVC requested their fit staff to be responsible for was the dress, “QVC REQUESTED FIT”………. There were also six reorders for January, all listed on the CAD at the far left. Linea was off to a good start.