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…………………………..I have been waiting for my sample rings to arrive, and they finally have!…..PLEASE EXCUSE the hand model….ME, but I was the only hand available!!!!…LOL…..Let me say they are even more beautiful than I expected. When the sun hits the nine embedded Diamonique stones they just GLISTEN! I stacked the GOLD and Sterling rings, and I loved the two metals together! At $79 each it is certainly doable…..The size 8 fit my pinky perfectly……..They look great stacked with the plain Celestial rings too…J421062, which was always my plan……as well as the new cross and coordinating earring………J429081 is the style number for these rings……If you’re lucky, and you hit the day right like today, October 10th, you’ll get a reduced price for both style rings….A good thing to take advantage of!

…………………The WHITE PEARL DROP EARRINGS…..J411780…..are finally back in stock…..I know there are many of you that have been patiently awaiting their return…….They have been on reorder for quite a long time, but it was very difficult to get the MATCHING 12mm WHITE MING pearls in the QUALITY we wanted!!!! Everyone who has received them has LOVED THEM!….We were finally able to get the quantity we need and they were….made….shipped and now they are available……The reorder of the GREY MING DROP EARRINGS….J411810….are also available…..Please pay special attention to the SCULPTURED SHEPARD’S HOOK. This is not you plain wire. It is a CASTE piece which gives the earring additional beauty and interest…….These have been highly sort after, because they are not only beautiful, but they are practical and can be worn every day…..The perfect Holiday present for yourself or someone near to you!

…………………..Andrea loved GLAMOUR!!…..He loved embellishments! He loved embroideries and designed every one himself. I remember him showing me the sketch of the raffia woven flat with the red poppies, and then seeing the shoe completed! It was incredible [photo second in middle right], and it came out better than I could have ever imagined……..Andrea loved designing all kinds of heels, and he was a master……They not only had to be BEAUTIFUL, but sturdy!….His all over SEQUIN rose pumps [bottom right], were so beautiful, and outstanding with a black dress, and his all over FEATHER pumps above the roses were fabulous…….His wood and glass bead embroidery design on the straw thongs with a tea cup heel was wonderful, and his India inspired wedge with multi strips of gold leather and the TURNED UP TOE like Aladdin’s lamp was pure Andrea……..The JEWEL ENCRUSTED thong, top left, was right out of ancient Rome……I loved his trio of spring shoes with the different SILK FLOWERS…they were romantically enchanting, and women loved them….They sold very well!!……..Andrea’s rich imagination was boundless, and never ceased to amaze me!….I truly do not believe Andrea got the credit he so rightly deserved……..He was and will always be considered a master to me!……I miss him very much

…………………Andrea loved to design WHIMISCAL things…Things that brought a smile to your face…..Things that made you happy!….Things that matched his character!!…Starting at the upper left, all made in leather……the pencils, the cut out heart with the open lipstick tube, the painter’s pallet with paint brush, and the squeezed out tube of paint all had incredible dimension. Each piece cut and appliqued…..He had enamel and leather frogs made to sit upon his leather lily pads, and a lizard fine strap sandal…..For a winter collection he introduced his PENGUIN theme…..What looked like a simple floral silk high heel sandal…on further inspection had a three dimensional flower and stem that went diagonally across the instep of the vamp and up around the back……The Mondrian inspired sandal was just one of many versions, and they were ALL very popular and sold incredibly well…….The performing circus seal on the star ball was placed on a high RED open toe wedge sandal…..One of my all time favorites was the open toe yellow pump with the lemon wedge and cocktail glass heel!!!…..Amazing…..and it certainly brought a smile to my face!

……………………..There are many many words to describe…….ANDREA PFISTER……He was one of my dearest friends. I met him when I was a young designer in 1974, and knew him for 43 years…….Many of those years we worked together on the Anne Klein Couture Shoe Collection…….He was very funny, and had a wild sense of humor. Those of us who knew him well knew better than to dare Andy to do anything, because he would do it in SPADES! He could be outrageous!!!….He would do absolutely anything ….ANYWHERE!….He was brilliantly talented, and it was my privilege and honor to see his creative mind at work…….He and his husband, Jean Pierre, created a world of wonder, and their villa in Praiano, Italy was a dream…..something out of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. He had impeccable taste, and a keen eye……Everything inspired him!……He published a book, upper left with many of his shoes from his archives. He had exhibitions all over the world….including Paris, Milan, Germany, Switzerland, NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston Texas, and Chicago. He had two of his own stores….one in Paris just around the corner from the Hotel de Crillon, and one in Milan on St. Andreas, diagonally across from Armani…..His designs were very elegant, but he could be very whimsical…..His clientele was enormous, and had followers in every city he visited. I would often visit him when he was doing trunk shows at Saks 5th Ave or Bergdorf Goodman. It was fun to be a fly on the wall and watch him charm the women with his twinkling blue eyes and French/Swiss accent! No one left without buying at least one pair of his very expensive shoes…….Andrea was a dichotomy….Andrea would give you the shirt off his back, and was very generous. Every time he came to NY he always brought Jac presents, whether a handbag or shoes or boots…but I also saw another side of him….he could also be very selfish….a true diva……no one is perfect……Andrea was a true genius…..and I loved him very much…..I miss him…..I have many pictures of him and Jean Pierre around my home…..so they are always with me……..every day.