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Hello Everyone!

Thank you all very much for your messages. I have to say I was more than a little worried about the shows…..were the two shows too close together?…..were there too many scattered appearances?…..was it too early to show real Fall clothes?….would anyone really want to think of buying tweed jackets in early Aug? I guess my worries were put to rest by your response! The shows went off beautifully and the results were very good. Thank you all for getting on the Fall train!! It was a grueling week and Jac and I made the trip back and forth from our home to West Chester PA…..THREE TIMES! We just did not and could not stay in a hotel room for a week. I had to get home anyway because I had to prepare for each show……bringing back the clothes and accessories I used for one show and then bring new clothes and accessories for the next. It would have been impossible for me to prepare for all of the shows and bring them down all at once. I didn’t know what the order of each show was early enough to prepare for them all at once……….anyway it’s….. O-V-E-R!!!!…..and our girls were so happy to see us!

Next stop….Vienna for a few days and then on to London for QVC London. The actual show is August 24th. They will have the “INDIAN SUMMER Transition Group”. We have tickets for shows while we are there. We love to go to the theater in London’s west end…….of course it’s similar to Broadway, but different in many subtle ways. Our dinner reservations are made in London so all we have to do is show up. The Olympics will be over so I’m sure everything will have calmed down. You can bet the Londoners want things to get back to normal. I have heard that restaurant business and theater business and business in general has suffered…..I’m sure pub business is good!

My next show at QVC, USA will be September 10th at 4:00pm and I believe I will have Jill as my host. I have to say, I really like working with Jill, she truly loves and understands the clothes…..she’s very intelligent and always has intelligent things to add to the conversation……and it is a conversation, but enough about Sept. when you haven’t even begun to receive what you have just purchased!!! I anxiously await to hear what you think about the clothes. I really think they are beautiful…….and look like a million bucks……………..but I am biased!

…………………………………………Enjoy your new goodies, much Love………Louis

HI EVERYONE!!!!……The “Medallion Print Scarf Top”……A227572….. is the last sneak peek for my August 6th, 4pm show…..however….it will be the FIRST ITEM in the show! Are SCARF TOPS truly happening in fashion…..and I don’t mean just on QVC……..you bet they are. They have been featured on the covers and inside many high end catelogues such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, and Nieman Marcus…..you can’t get more endorsement than that! This print was inspired by a scarf that was given to me years ago by one of the premiere printers in Milan, Italy. I used to do a great deal of work with this company and he was always very generous to me and I treasure every gift he ever gave to me. I would be in his massive and exquisite show room admiring a beautiful piece of luggage and he would say TAKE TAKE TAKE, and I would say NONONO….the next thing I knew, it was waiting for me in my hotel room. Once, I admired a gorgeous KING SIZE quilted bed cover. On one side was a silk twill paisley print and on the other side……solid cashmere. This time he didn’t say “take”. A week and 1/2 later it arrived at my apt. Needless to say I was shocked and called him immediately……mille, mille gracie!!! Since I started working with him, he has expanded his company, and now it includes womens and mens apparel, home furnishings, jewelry, luggage, shoes, perfume, etc…and of course scarves for which he is also famous for. He has a beautiful store on Madison Ave. Now, his four children run the business……with him always watching. Although I haven’t worked with him since I left Anne Klein, we remain friends.

The scarf is a BRAND NEW FABRIC for me. It is a poly TWILL GEORGETTE and it is marvelous. It is slightly heavier than the paisley scarf top from my “Indian Summer” transition group. It is not lined, nor does it come with a tank. I truly felt it was unnecessary because….1-the fabric is heavier….2- it’s an all over print and not easy to see through…..3-You already own lots of things to wear under each one ……so why charge extra for something you don’t need. ……The colors:…..BLUE…… the Blue combination has Navy, Sky Blue, Cadet Blue, Ivory, Dove Gray Charcoal Gray, Henna Red and Black……in the photo above I simply paired it with a Back TURTLENECK and JEANS……..I did add my signature navy beret and ropes of my NEW NAVY PEARLS…..don’t ask me when they are coming….. it’s all a mystery to me…………PURPLE……the Purple combination has Purple, Lavender, Teal, Turquoise, Ivory, Tobacco and Walnut Brown. I have paired this top with some vintage Linea…..a violet turtleneck and the espresso ponte knit long skirt from a few seasons back. My new WALNUT WHISPER KNIT pant is in the bottom right photo and they are the best pants you will EVER OWN. Nothing is more comfortable!!………….Last, but certainly not least, is the OLIVE COMBINATION………..the colors in this top are Olive, Fuchsia, Chartreuse, Pumpkin, Tobacco and Chili Pepper. Under this top I have the Olive tank from last year and the new Olive Pencil skirt. In another picture is the  TARRAGON WHISPER KNIT PANT!!!I have accessorized with the MUST HAVE…….. BYZANTINE BEAD NECKLACES ….and…the BYZANTINE DROP EARRING. You can wear it immediately out of the box with your olive Capri pants and sandals…..perfect for Sept. when you just don’t want to wear real summery colors, but it’s STILL SUMMER!…………Each top it UNIQUE and each coloration is not only beautiful. but printed as if I had them made in Milan, Italy……..as they say STUPENDO!

I HOPE there is something that pleases you from my August offerings………………Enjoy………much Love………..Louis

My very FIRST LINEA WATCH is style …………….J270046………..The colors are……. ROSE GOLD…….. and………..GUNMETAL…… Why this watch…why this design? I really wanted to do something unique and something that would work perfectly with my transition “Indian Summer” Group, as well as everything that will be coming for fall. I love the ETHNIC effect of the TEXTURED metal….almost a basket weave or twisted rope design. Both the rose gold and the gunmetal have a burnished or antiqued finished…..a rubbed black look.. I wanted the watch to look like a piece of JEWELRY and to work well with the Byzantine beads, the drop earrings to come and all the gunmetal  knot necklaces. The rose gold and the gunmetal work wonderfully with the pale olive and stone herringbone as well as all of the scarf prints as you can see in the photos above. The watch has two hinges so it is easy to put on and take off. I will say if you need a special size, this may not work for you. It is sized for the average wrist. I do not have a measurement but when the watch is posted sometime in mid Aug. I’m sure the measurement will be listed.

I sincerely hope you like my first entry into timepieces!………enjoy……… much Love ,Louis

What color beside navy would you like for A214117, the georgette safari shirt.?..

The “Sneak Peek Overlay tunic” is A227576. The colors are……………… DARK MUSHROOM…………..BLACK……..It is approx. 27 inches long. and has long sleeves. There is a key hole and button in the back. The fabric content is a Poly/Span blend. This a is a VERY FINE CREPE weave. It is called the OVERLAY tunic because there is a SEPARATE panel of fabric three quarters of the way across the front….from the side seam….ending at the side of the crew neckline…..it is easy to see from the closeup photo above [which is very over exposed]. There are also 4 tucks extending down from the neckline….also illustrated in the closeup photo above. This top can be worn several ways. You can wear it belted with the self fabric belt which comes with the top, which you can see in the photo above of the dark mushroom top with the black pant or black pleated skirt. You can wear it unbelted, or you can add your own wonderful belt. A very UNIQUE and DISTINCTIVE way to wear it is having the belt,[either the self tie or leather belt], slide under the front panel and cinch in the back and the side front of the top only…..as illustrated in the lower left photo of the black top over the MUSHROOM PANT. For me the top very much has the look of a COSSACK SHIRT. It has an ETHNIC but ELEGANT quality to it, and definitely something you don’t own, or will ever find in any story….as I said, “A UNIQUE and VERY DESIGNER piece”.

The center LARGE photo shows some of the new necklaces coming you way. The multi cross necklace, the GOLD Baroque cross with an INLAYED RESIN Cross, and the new BAROQUE STATION NECKLACE that has BLACK OVAL beads and GOLD FLUTED STATIONS with ENAMEL centers….spaced….through….out. As I LOVE the OPULENT LOOK of layered necklaces….I have also added the gold and black necklace from last year, which works perfectly! The black and beige bead necklace on the black Cossak shirt will als be coming later in the fall, but not in that coloration…..It will however , be avail in two other incredible rich colorways. It’s a surprise.

A222575, is the PLEATED SKIRT, in the same poly/span blend, crepe weave fabric as the top. It also comes in the DARK MUSHROOM and the BLACK. It was designed to work with the OVERLAY TOP, but it is a fantastic separate skirt as you have seen in many previous photos from past sneak peeks…..as in the plaid jacket sneak peek. The skirt is the exact same body as the feather print skirt. It is a pull-on style with a top yoke to keep it smooth around the hip area. When you pick this skirt up, you will be surprised at how weight-less it is. This is a skirt you will wear FOREVER……and once you own it….you will wish you had gotten TWO!

Ladies we are almost coming to the end of the SNEAK PEEKS for the AUGUST 6th show…..just one or two more. I HOPE you have enjoyed what you have seen. NOW, I have to go to work to get the rest of my QVC presentations, including the two hour show, together…..It’s a ton of work!…………………..much Love, Louis