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……………………I’m interrupting my retrospective series of my Fall 1993 series to bring you an incredible talent…………CORMAC THOMPSON…………I recently discovered him on YouTube, but I’m late to the party since he was on the “UK Got Talent” show in 2022, at the tender age of 12…..He has become very successful, and has put out many recordings….He has the sweet voice that can only come from one who is young…..I have listened to many of his songs, and all have been superb……..but there are four I would like to recommend……..”Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”, from “Les Miserables”, which is one of the most haunting, and saddest songs I have ever heard. His angelic voice will pull at your heart strings as it did mine……”A Time For Us” from “West Side Story” is so heart felt it is hard to believe such a young soul sings it with such conviction……….”Sleepsong”, from “Lord Of the Rings”, was not a song I was familiar with, but it is simply beautiful…….and “Cinema Paradiso”, by the brilliant Ennio Morricone. He sings it tenderly in perfect Italian!…..I am sure you will enjoy this very talented young man.

…………….”THE TAPESTRY FABRIC”…………….I did the tapestry fabric in two color combinations…….The merlot  combination on Niki, and the forest green chenille version worn here, far left on Shalom. She is wearing a shawl collar long coat/jacket in the forest tapestry which was a combination of taupe, black and the green. Under it the white silk shirt and pleated trousers in the men’s wear subtle pattern fabric……..Naomi, to the left. is wearing a Forest Green wool Barathea double breasted twelve button jacket with vertical band pockets……Under it Naomi is wearing the ivory shirt with jet and emerald stone brooch…..and forest green crushed velvet pants…..She is wearing a forest green chenille cap and black jersey gloves. I though she looked fabulous in the black bobbed wig!…….This was 30 years ago……..everyone was so young!

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………………..This elongated jacket worn by Niki Taylor was made in a tapestry pattern. The yarns used to construct this jacquard were merlot chenille, taupe wool, and black silk. The same company that made the chenille solid fabrics made these tapestry fabrics. The four button jacket was collarless with a jewel neckline and a slight bell sleeve. It was layered with the white silk shirt, a merlot button front cashmere cardigan and taupe chenille pants, Niki wore a chenille cap with wine leather gloves and a black jet and gunmetal hanging pin under the collar of the blouse…….The fabric had the look of the “Renaissance”.

…………….COLOR is so important to express your personality………Merlot was a rich wine color that had pink undertones, which made it very flattering……On the left Simonetta Gianfelici is wearing an elongated narrow double breasted jacket with a cut away bottom. It had a “dog ear” long pointed collar attached to a narrow lapel…Under the jacket she wore the signature silk blouse with the long pointed collar and a long jet pin…..The white blouse, the black wool crepe pants, black gloves, and the black knit cap framed the color perfectly…….The model to the right, Megan, is wearing a wrap ribbed chenille cardigan over a cowl neck matching chenille sweater….The pants are made in the men’s wear subtle tweed in fawn and black that I used for suits as well…. A merlot chenille cap and wine gloves finished Megan’s look.

……………………..The wool gauze was a very fine Italian fabric. I did it in black, and midnight indigo shown here……….The model to the left is wearing a dress in three  layers. The bottom two layers of gauze doubled as the self fabric lining of the dress. The top layer was shorter giving the tiered effect….It had a ballet neckline, and a slight flared half raglan sleeve. Her only accessory….a pair of navy gloves…..The model to the right, Anna Getanah, is wearing a triple layer tunic. Each layer had side slits. It too had a ballet neckline, and a flared sleeve….Her pants were a double layer of the gauze. I didn’t want the distraction of seeing hands so she too wore navy gloves…her only accessory.