July 13 th shows are almost here!
Hello, Everyone!
Jac and I want to wish a Happy 4th of July to one and all! Our BIG plans for this evening will be to sit in our two red rocking chairs, eating ice cream and watching the fire works across the sound from all the towns along the Long Island shore. We have a wonderful open view of the Long Island sound and on the 4th of July the water is busy with boats sailing up and down the coast. Of course, the “girls” will be with us and we will see how Sammy deals with the fire work noise. Enjoy the holiday!
As I promised, here are the details of the June 13th shows that are coming up. There are 4 new items. I call these pieces “Transition”, because they are clothes that can be worn now, but can also be worn in Sept, Oct. and Nov……of course, depending on where you live or how you layer them, these can be pieces you can wear all year. The following are the style numbers and the details of each piece.
1-A216528, is the brushed cotton twill blazer. The jacket is aprox. 26 inches for the XS size. This jacket is longer than the spring/summer jackets. It has a two button front and the jacket is fully lined. There are two pocket flaps but the actual pockets are in the “SEAMS” below the flaps. Above each flap there are horizontal zippers which opens to real pockets. It has a long sleeve with three working buttons and the facing is wide enough to turn back without any lining showing. The metal half dome buttons and the zippers are all gunmetal. The colors the jacket will be avail in are Olive and Black. There are so many ways to wear these jackets that the combinations are endless. The black jacket over the “faux de chine” khaki shirt dress looks fantastic and, yes, the olives do work together. I would suggest wearing a colored tank under the dress for a hit of color. The khaki shirt dress under the black jacket with the new Aubergine tank is just plain CHIC!
2-A216529, is the matching brushed cotton crop pant. The fit of the pant was taken from the A199260, last years cotton sateen pant. They came in Tobacco and Black. The pant is side zip and the inseam on the XS is aprox. 25 1/2 inches. The brushed cotton gives the fabric a softer hand as apposed to the crispness of the cotton sateen. The olive pant not only matches the blazer, but will work with all the olive pieces you have purchased this past season. On their own, they are a great neutral to work with any color top. The black brushed cotton has a very different look from the cotton sateen. It looks great with cotton sateen tops and it perfect with all the brushed cotton jackets you may already have from Linea, such as the A83571 leopard print jacket, which will be coming in two new colors later in the season. They are also going to be great with all of the new essential whisper knit sweaters coming in Aug…..but I’ll get to those later.
3-A216531, is my new paisley print Boho. They are made exactly like the original Boho. The ground colors are Olive and Black and the two skirts look very different because of the colors used in each print…..so, if you are considering getting both colors, do not be afraid that they will look similar. There are many Linea tops that will work with these skirts and some that you may already own……some are still avail. I will be showing the A198824, Azure top with the olive skirt, and the A199856, Fuchsia top with the black skirt…..the Azure also works with the black. I will also be showing the skirt with a “Sneak Peek”!!!!Love those!.. I will be pairing the olive paisley with the new olive essential tank and cardigan in the “Whisper Knit”, which will be avail in Aug. and they are wonderful!
4-A216530, is the paisley peasant top. The colors again , are the Olive and the Black. Wear them with the crop pant, the matching paisley bohos for a 2 piece dress look, or with your solid boho skirts. They will come with their own self fabric tie belts. The neckline and sleeve cuff s are elastic, so there are multiple ways to wear the top. I would say it’s a long sleeve because it has a 5 inch circular ruffle below the elastic but, the sleeve can be pushed up to a 3/4 length. It is the perfect top to wear with multi strands of colored beads. It will be a wonderful addition to your summer and early fall wardrobes.
THE SNEAK PEEKS!
I always love, when possible, to give you an idea of some of the pieces that will be coming up in the months ahead. Hence, my “sneak peaks”!
1-A3825, is the reorder short sleeve crew neck sweater. I am not sure if some of the new colors will or will not be avail. to buy on this show, but you can wait list them. I will be showing the new Aubergine and Olive sweaters and, yes, they will work with everything that is in Olive and everything that is or will be coming in Aubergine. Later in the season we will be bring it back in two additional new colors: Fawn and Deep Plum.
The “Whisper knit” group. The sweaters will be avail in August. They are all “CORE” pieces in “CORE” colors. They are the perfect layering pieces and the perfect basic sweaters to wear on their own.
A217360, is the short sleeve mock neck
A217629, is the long sleeve V-neck…..the one that many of you have been asking for!
A217627, is the tank, which is the same shape and neckline as the fall essential tank in the berry and black.
A?, is the cardigan. I do not have the A number yet, but I will get it and substitute the ? with it. Again, the body is the same as the essential fall cardigan in berry and black. It will work over all of your whisper knit sweaters as well as many of your blouses and shirts.
I can tell you each and everyone of these sweaters is beautiful and the “Whisper Knit” is definitely a customer favorite. All styles of the sweaters will be avail. in Black, Olive, Aubergine, and Dark Mallard Blue [which is a rich teal]. I would suggest ordering in your normal Linea size. There is no need to size up or down. If you already own the essential tank and cardigan, then you know what size will work for you. IF you already own the essential fall cardigan in black …do you need the new one in black?…..I can only say………. the whisper knit is reason enough to own two black cardigans.
I will also be giving you a sneak peak of…. two of my new pants !. They are both in a new quality of poly/rayon/span. The A217972 is a slim leg pant and the A217971, is a straight leg pant. The colors are Black, Olive and Fawn which is a light camel beige. The good news is that they will both be avail. in petite lengths. In the petite lengths they will have different A#s. The regular pant will have aprox. a 32 inch inseam for size XS.
That, my friends, is what I will be having for you in July…..I hope you like the shows and enjoys how I have accessorized each outfit.
Enjoy The 4th and No playing with firecrackers!!!!!……………………….Much Love, Louis