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Hi Everyone,
I just wanted you to have my March and April show dates and times:
March 24th: 2:00am, 2:00pm, 11:00pm
April 8th: 10:00am, 11:00pm
If anything changes or there are any additions I will let you know………much Love, Louis

Hello, Everyone!

Here’s another “sneak peek”! We would like to introduce you all to Samantha Elizabeth….Sammy. She will be joining Annie and Lili this March. Oh Boy!! then the fun begins. She’s six weeks old and sitting up! Too funny.

It was great being with all of you on Presidents Day. I will be seeing you again on March 24th……3 Shows! Lots of great new things. Of course puppy updates will be coming……much Love, Louis

Hi Everyone!
There have been some additions to my 2/21 show appearances. I will also be on the morning show with three items from this past Fall. The A210363, the Roma Ponte Knit stand collar jacket in Loden, Magenta and Sweet Potato. I’m glad to be presenting this jacket again as I will not be able to repeat this fabric. The mill that made it said it was just too difficult to produce and refuses to make it again…we did ask. This truly has become a collectors item in one season!  The second item is the A210353, the ethnic emb. jacket in the Red,  Black and Winter White. This jacket is for women who want something out of the ordinary and you don’t have to be an emb. lover to like this one. Certainly, it will bring on the compliments. The third item is A83571, the Leopard Print jacket in the brushed cotton. Many of the existing colors will not be coming back to make room for the New Aubergine come Fall, so this may be the last time you will be able to get it in the size you want.
Also, on PM Style, besides the new “Faux de Chine” safari jacket which came out to perfection, there will be  A87428, the  reorder cotton satin shirt in the new Chambray Blue. I will also be showing it on Jac in the Pink with the Perfectly Pink Boho……..a little sneak peek for my Ladies! Let me just say this…..if you have any thought of wanting the Boho in this Pink…..you had better wait list it now…..it’s that pretty….. and with the Pink shirt….WOW!

I hope to see you on the 21st. It’s always nice to know my friends are watching………..much Love, Louis

Hi everyone,
I know you have all been waiting to know what I will be showing on the up coming shows. The following are the new and reorder items by date and  show:

PM Style, 2/14, Valentines Day:
A213215  is my new three button blazer. It is shaped like the medallion print and leopard print blazers from last spring, so if you own one of those, and you are happy with the fit….that is the size you should order. This blazer is made in a NEW super fine crepe, 62% poly, 33% rayon and 5% span. It truly looks like a fine Italian fabric. It has a notch collar with beautifully shaped lapels and band pockets. The shaping is achieved with princess seams and bust darts [same as the medallion jacket]. The jacket has top stitch details to accentuate the seams. The sleeves are 3/4 length with a small slit …so if you wish to turn them back., you can.  The buttons are my signature dome pearl buttons with gold rims that work beautifully with my NEW pearl necklaces, as well as the necklaces from last fall. The colors are Ivory, Black and my signature Perfectly Pink.
There will be 3 pearl necklaces. J156593 is the group number. The individual numbers are:
J156414, which is 31 inches long. These are baroque pearls of different sizes with quite large ones in the front. It also has some spacer faceted crystal beads with a slight aurora borealis finish.
J156413, has one size baroque pearls with cone shaped, finely ribbed stations, small gold spacer discs with diamond cut edges and a larger baroque pearl between the set of 2 cone and disc stations. So there are pearls, then a cone, a disc, a larger pearl, a disc, a cone and then the pearls again. I have often shown my vintage AK necklace on my shows that this was inspired from.
J156415, is a 72 inch pearl necklace. This has the smallest size pearls and there are finely ribbed gold ball beads  [ to coordinate with the cone shaped beads], scattered throughout the necklace. Needless to say, this can easily be doubled.
All of these mix beautifully with last years pearls when you want to add a touch of black. They also look wonderful with long gold chains. If you are a pearl lover, as I am, you will love these necklaces. The quality again is superb and the pearls are of the finest quality. Certainly, something to be treasured.

2/21, 3:00pm, Sharon will be joining me and she is always a pleasure to work with.

There will be 4 new styles and 2 reorders. The reorders:

A87423,  is the short sleeve mock neck sweater. The colors are Hot Pink, White, yellow and the new Black. This mock neck is a true essential.

A87434, is the hounds tooth check solid cotton jacquard swing jacket. The colors are Hot Pink, Kelly Green, Yellow, Turquoise, white and the new, very requested!… Black. This is a very easy and comfortable jacket and I know many of you own it in more than one color. It always looks great.

The NEW:

A213327  is a slightly  brushed, cotton twill blazer. This is pure Linea. It has a notch collar, top stitched body seams and 3/4 length sleeves. This jacket is trimmed with my signature zipper treatment. The collar, lapel and front are trimmed with zippers. It has zip pockets and the sleeves have zippers for turning back. There is also a yoke… front and back, that is trimmed with zippers. The jacket closes with 3 gold half ball buttons. It is lined in a beautiful satin and it even has a gold hanger chain at the inside back neckline for just that little something extra. NO DETAIL has been spared and it is truly a show stopper. The workmanship is, as always, excellent. The colors are  Black and Sage. The sage is a cool, slightly grayed, pale olive…….sort of a fatigue green…….I will be showing it on Jac with a sneak peek of the new medallion print T in the sage and olive combo. It is really savvy! The gold zippers and buttons pick up the golds and yellows in the print. The second color is, of course,   Black. WOW!!!  It looks superb with the black/gold bracelet and the black necklace with gold beads from last fall, it is simply sensational!!

A213329, is the matching pencil skirt. Again, we have not changed the sizing or shape, so the size you have ordered in the medallion, for example, or any of my solid cotton pencil skirts, will be the same. The back slit is accentuated with a zipper to match the jacket…refined, yes…. chic, yes, but a bit naughty, too. The colors are Sage and Black.  Just for my own curiosity, I tried the sage skirt with the medallion T and the jacket many of you have now received in Olive with the bronze studs, and.. to my surprise, it looked fantastic. It was very edgy, very unexpected…. and the colors all worked together. The outfit looked very “designer” and very “editorial”.

A213330, is a cotton/ span T-shirt….but not just any T- shirt. It is  the same cotton /span  I have used for many of my T- shirts. The fabric is substantial.  This T has a short sleeve and a V-neck line, but it doesn’t stop there. The V-neckline is trimmed with a working zipper. So you can be very modest or…………The colors are Sage and Ivory, which of course looks terrific under the Sage and Black jackets. Ladies, this three piece suit is really something special, and, of course, you can mix it with things you already own ….like  Black and White Capris, the Black, Ivory and Olive Boho and peasant skirts. It is the perfect jacket to wear with jeans and many more things in your closet.

A213126, is a very special piece. It is an anorak. I can hear some of you now…..”Oh, that’s not for me”. For the doubters….I ask you to keep an open mind. It is very similar in shape to the A87436, which was a sleeper and surprised many women when they got it home. My dog sitter, who is a 1X, owns it and loves it. This jacket has a double zip front, a funnel neck which looks great open, 3/4 length sleeves which roll up and have tabs with snaps. It also has large patch pockets,  which are completely sewn down onto the jacket. The patches have bison bands, which is how you enter the pocket. It also has a draw string, which comes out of metal grommets in the jacket and the self fabric cords have metal end caps. The draw string is aprox. 1 and 1/2 inches above the waist….not under the bust, which many women find objectionable. This jacket looks just as good with the draw strings pulled or not. The jacket has an easy A-Line shape. The fabric is a shine fabric [which is the same fabric as my A86867,  [trench coat that came in Navy and White] The colors are White…fabulous , Black… wonderful and Olive…  VERY SPECIAL!  The “olive” should not have been called that since it really is a marvelous SAGE color. It isn’t the exact same sage as the above pieces, but I think they still work together. I will be showing the sage jacket with my reorder cotton/span knit legging in Olive with my Olive bodysuit….it’s a stunner. You will be seeing and hearing a lot about anoraks this season….but not all anoraks are equal. The fabric and the silhouette make this one a winning combination.

2/21 PM Style

I will have one fabulous item on this show.:

A213216, is a utility safari shirt jacket. First, the fabric…..it is made in my brand NEW “Faux Crepe de Chine”. When I found it I thought it was silk! It is 90% poly and 10% span….totally washable. The hand is silky and the drape is wonderful. It tailors and stitches like a dream. It has a tortoise button front, a shirt collar that looks great open, 3/4 length sleeves that roll up and have tabs and buttons.  When the sleeves are down they have a finished band cuff with a button. There are 4 patch pockets with flaps… as any decent safari jacket would have, and a draw string belt at the waist….It also has side slits for a shirt look. You can wear it open with a tank and the jacket slightly drawn… or all buttoned up with nothing under it at all.  This is a spring/ summer and early fall jacket and I see no reason why you can’t wear it with a whisper knit turtle neck right through the winter. The colors are Olive, a true Khaki tan and a color I am calling Straw, which is a pale butter . Of course, it is perfect with the Boho and long peasant skirts and I love the olive with the A89801, my sand crop satin pant with the cuff. What I love about this shirt/jacket is the softness….it’s a soft, tailored shirt jacket….everything you would want from a “new safari jacket”

This is just the beginning of what promises to be a terrific Spring season. The snow, ice and all the really difficult winter days will be behind us soon. Let’s think of all the things good and positive we  have to be so grateful for. I count all of you as a huge positive in my life. Hope to “see” all of you very soon. We kick off on Valentine’s Day P.M. Style. Until then,

Much Love,     Louis

Jac, Annabel, Lilibet and I would like to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year to come!

God Bless to all of our wonderful Friends!