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…………I remember that morning well………….What a glorious Sept morning it was here on the Long Island Sound. It was the first cool crisp morning of Sept……a cloudless blue sky…..everything wonderful about the coming of fall was in the air………I was in the kitchen squeezing oranges for our morning juice. Jac was upstairs in her mother’s room getting her ready for the day. I turned on the TV and put on the morning news…..everything was normal, and the big discussion was about the beautiful weather……then, in a split second,  everything changed……It was reported a plane had flown into one of the buildings of the World Trade Towers, and at first it was thought to be a private plane. No one even thought that it might be a commercial plane. The live pictures started coming in. I ran upstairs and turned the TV on in Marianne’s room [Jac’s mother], and we watched in amazement and horror. Then Jac’s mother said another plane flew into the other building, but we thought it was a rerun of the first plane…..we were wrong…………….That is the day the world changed for all Americans…..never to be the same again. As more and more news came in and the true story was being told…I felt sicker and sicker. Then the news of two more planes, and the Pentagon was hit. My nephew James worked and continues to work in the pentagon….he was safe. We all know what happened in the days and weeks that followed. Where I live many people worked in the financial district of NY, and many worked in the towers…..they never came home. When the names of the passengers on the planes was finally released , after the families were formally notified, I found out I knew someone on the plane from Boston that hit the first tower……………..Today is the day to remember, and there will be many services in my community, but there isn’t a day that I don’t remember the plume of smoke we could see from our lawn on that glorious morning rising from the ruble of what once were two magnificent buildings…..the pride of NYC.

I only wish that the children today, like my nephews Jonathan and Peter’s two newborns, could know what it was like to grow up in the innocent 50s. Where our days were filled with hide go seek, tag, cowboys and Indians, King of the Hill………a “Dick and Jane” life………..What happened?…………..Today is another day, another time, and nothing will ever bring back those wonderful days….Today we pray and remember, and hope for a better tomorrow……………………………………..God Bless…………………………much Love………………………………Louis

HI EVERYONE!!!! The LINEA BODY LEGGING, A260034 are posted on the Linea site and are ready for ordering…………….These are TRUE leggings made by the same AMERICAN manufacturer as the tights. The leggings are….95% NYLON/5%SPANDEX……It is a 240 Denier microfiber yarn made in the USA. The tights are 80 denier so that gives you an idea of the difference, but you won’t and can’t appreciate these leggings until you try them on!…Again, my manufacturer is the only company in the United States, Europe and Canada that has the equipment to knit these………SEAMLESS LEGGINGS!!!………..They have a SOFT TERRY lining instead of the brushed lined tights you get from overseas…..so they are more COMFORTABLE, and do not SHED their lining. These are good for…..EVERYDAY WEAR……for YOGA and working out….as a liner, or a leisurely evening at home. Moisture management helps to maintain body temperature, keeps you dryer and puts your COMFORT FIRST………This is a SUPERIOR PRODUCT, and I am very proud to be able to bring them to you. This is not a cut and sew fabric legging. This is an important fact to understand. This is made the way a HOSIERY LEGGING should be, and my manufacturer is the only one, again worth saying, in this country that has the capability to make SEAMLESS LEGGINGS for you…………The colors are……..NAVY…….WALNUT……..DARK GRAY…….and………………..BLACK…………These are for you….your mothers….your daughters….. your granddaughters and your friends……..Perfect stocking stuffers!…………………………………enjoy……………………much Love……………………………….Louis

………………………………..The DOUBLE STRAND BEAD NECKLACE………… J296893…………………is a CORE piece to any woman’s wardrobe….AN ESSENTIAL….It is as classic as a strand of pearls…..and as MODERN as anything from George Jensen…..a famous jewelry and fine crystal company…know for their very modern pieces…………..This double strand necklace has GRADUATED beads….the smallest being in the back, approx12.0 mm to the largest, 21.5mm being at the center front……..One of the key and most important focal points of “these” necklaces are their colors. Many of you are now familiar with the “LINEA GOLD” finish. It was a finish I used at Anne Klein and we then called it “STUDIO GOLD”…….It is not the  shiny gold you are used to seeing on Fashion jewelry. My finish is warmer, softer almost a satin finish….but not quite……..The GLOW seems to come from WITHIN. These are very special finishes and distinguish the pieces from most of the jewelry now out there….certainly at this price and certainly on QVC…………..It is extremely hard for me to pick my favorite color because each fills a whole…..a gap….in a woman’s jewelry wardrobe……each SOLVES A PROBLEM with the question…”what shall I wear?”……………Starting with the LINEA GOLD…………..Since I am a LEO through and through….4 signs in Leo……I naturally am drawn to GOLD as I am to the SUN……..Worn simply alone….the two strands circling the neck…. is a major statement. The photos to the upper left show them worn on their shortest and longest length. I believe the extender for this necklace is four inches………………To create an even more POWERFUL look, for those who can, I highly recommend wearing two at one time. You can wear them together….one at the shortest length and the other at the longest length….creating four strands of perfectly nested beads…………………….or for a more JUMBLED look….play with the lengths as I have done above. By now you have a variety of earrings to choose from…….THE DEMI HOOP, which has been reordered in all colors and introducing the new CHOCOLATE…… THE SWIRL, shown at the upper right…..THE BOLD HOOP….shown at the bottom left…..and for you purists….the new LINEA GOLD BALL STUD, [do not have the style number yet], which will match the necklaces perfectly will be coming……I believe they are pierced only, but I’m not 100 % sure…….I want to make it ABSOLUTELY CLEAR….it is perfectly fine to MIX GOLDS….LINEA GOLD  with SHINY GOLD earrings….You see it in all the photos above……….When and How do you wear these necklaces……….First, anytime of year…ALL YEAR…..any time of day or night. Wear them casually with a sweater and jeans or in the summer with ALL WHITE or fabulous colors………Since this necklace was taken from my archives….Jac has had the opportunity to wear these many times. Most recently to the FANY event………………She had on a floor length black cashmere knit halter backless dress with a wrap bottom. The wrap skirt was actually attached to the bodysuit top and was connected to the skirt with a gold and jet button…..She had a nude leg to balance out the bare back, and killer black and gold multi strap heels….Then TWO of the GOLD BEAD NECKLACES and the BOLD GOLD HOOP………no bias…..she was the best looking woman in the ballroom!!…………………It really is a very simple look for any of you to achieve, and I mean any height, and size…..A beautiful simple black WK sweater, tunic or top….my Black WK pencil skirt…..BLACK TIGHTS…you choose the solid opaque or one of the fancies….and the BEADS and Earring….instant WOW….and it will take all of 4 minutes to get dressed………………….. I guarantee….you will be the BEST DRESSED woman in the room…….let them wear their gimmicks and what not………..SLEEK, MODERN and SEXY will always WIN OUT…..the others will look like fading flowers………………………………….enjoy…………………………..much Love…………………………………………….Louis

………………I know there are as many of you who are SILVER LOVERS as there are GOLD LOVERS, and I certainly understand the attraction to that GLEAMING WHITE COOL METAL……..For me….it’s a matter of Opposites Attract…………………..As GOLD is to BLACK,,,,,,SILVER is to CHARCOAL GRAY…..as in my Charcoal solid Gray WK turtleneck above……another essential …..At the upper left you can see the necklace at it two extreme lengths….the SHORTEST and the LONGEST, due to the 4 inch extender…..so it should be fine on anyone who has a short neck……I have to say….my photos do no justice to the color and depth of the silver. They sort of get flattened out and loose their luster and color. If you already were one of the lucky few who own the wire cuff or my silver PANTHER LINK watch your wrist will be as well dressed as your neck. There are again many options as far as earrings go….The new matching SILVER STUD….the SILVER SWIRL….THE SILVER DEMI HOOP and the SILVER BOLD HOOP…..and more in the future……Silver lovers REJOICE…..and maybe I can get some converts to silver….or even try BOTH………………………..enjoy…………………..much Love …………………………………Louis

………………..Many of you have discovered the BEAUTY and usefulness of GUNMETAL JEWELRY……………….When Gold or Silver might seem to bright or to much of a CONTRAST to the outfit your are wearing GUNMETAL is just the right ALTERNATIVE………It is softer, and creates a calmer accent……………..It is also unexpected which always gives an air of SOPHISTICATION and CHIC…….Gunmetal many be a new metal color in your wardrobe, but I have been using it for decades……………..It is a definite problem solver when you realize you just don’t have the right jewelry to go with the colors or patterns you have chosen…..These are all the reasons, for me……GUNMETAL IS A MUST HAVE ESSENTIAL……………………………………….enjoy……………………much Love……………………….Louis