……………………Through out my entire career I was always on the lookout for interesting, unusual and unique fabrics. Of course when I worked at Anne Klein the price of the fabrics was not a consideration. and I could choose what ever I wanted…..however…..once I started working at QVC it was a different world, and it was all about price, and as the years went on the price of everything became a bigger and bigger issue. In 2013 I was still able to afford nice fabrics, because the prices of the fabrics, and cut, make and trim [or labor] plus mark ups and margins hadn’t exploded…yet…..So when I found this glorious tweed I was delighted. It reminded me of so many of the fabrics I had seen in Europe. China had become quite adept at copying European fabrics. This tweed jacket came in three color combinations…….Raspberry is at the bottom left…..Violet at the top right and Sienna just below that………It’s the type of fabric and style of a classic jacket that simply NEVER goes out of style, and could fit into anyone’s life style depending what they wore it with….With a fabric like this you didn’t have to over design the jacket Keep it simple and let the fabric speak…..It just took a little imagination……Remember, this was almost 20 years ago, and if memory serves, the jacket was priced under $80!
Hi Louis,
Do you mind if I post some of your photos and commentary on QVC’s Forum?
No, that’s fine….as long as it is nothing negative. I don’t want anyone calling me.
Absolutely nothing negative. You have a lot of QVC fans wishing you’d return.
Thank you.
Barbara
Louis….I loved these jackets and went all in, getting all 3 colors plus the broaches. I wear them when Arizona weather permits. A while back you did an Anne Klein retrospective, showing Tweed jackets with metallic thread running through the fabric. When I saw that, I figured that was where the inspiration came from for the Q jackets. They are timeless.