…………………There are many new trends on the horizon for Fall of 2017, and beyond into 2018. Some trends will continue like asymmetric hems, but the “classic” refined sophisticated, and feminine clothes that were once the “it” looks are slowing making a return. You will start to see a more “cleaned up” editorial look to fashion pages. Let’s face it….how many pages of mixed prints and miss matched clothes, and stranger than strange combinations can we absorb before it all starts to look the same and leaves us numb. I was never a fan, and I’m so glad the pendulum is swinging back to truly chic clothes. Will the clothes be the same as the past…..of course not, but a classic is a classic even with the subtle new changes of proportion and fabric………….The “Antoinette Blouse” is the epitome of the return to feminine STATEMENT BLOUSES….The style # is A294604……….Why Antoinette?……………because these kinds of blouses and sleeves was the “fashion” of her time. Marie Antoinette often wore dresses with flounce sleeves at a 3/4 length. You can’t help when wearing a blouse like this, or more to the point a sleeve like this, to create beautiful arm movements, and gestures…………….The color is……………..PERFECTLY PINK……………..The blouse has a CURVED seam that dips in the back to create a slight HIGH LOW HEM. For me, this creates a beautiful movement and a graceful flow when moving. It is a modified Empire seam. I say modified because a true Empire seam starts just under the bust, and this seam is just above the waist. and dips a little below the waist……Of course that all depends where your waist is. No matter where the blouse seam hits you it should work, because it is a body SKIMMING blouse not a fitted one. Even the seam of the sleeve flounce slants down to the back creating a slight high low sleeve hem……..The sleeve and the bottom of the blouse have modified “flounces” which are created by cutting circles in the fabric. If you use a full circle you will have a lot of ruffle….The less circle you use, say 3/4 or 1/2 of the circle, the less of a ripple effect you will have. I didn’t want the flounces to be full so I used less of the circle. This gives the flounces a gentle flare without looking too extreme, which is the effect I wanted for this Antoinette blouse…….It’s all about BALANCE and PROPORTION………..The fabric is my “Faux De Chine”, so the weight is perfect for this type of garment. Also, it is heavy enough to avoid any see through. I would still recommend nude undergarments when wearing pale colors….If you own anything in this fabric, you will know it has stretch!…….The neckline is an OPEN JEWEL. There are no superfluous openings in the blouse…..you just slip it on over the head…….Wearing a blouse like this immediately gives you a definite feminine feeling. You will find you carry yourself differently and move in a more graceful manor…..I don’t think you will be able to help yourself….There are many ways to wear a blouse like this…..The younger minded will put it on with a pair of skinny jeans and sexy heels…….A great pair of dress pants , or a skirt…….long or short…will all be perfect for dressier occasions……..I have accessorized the blouse with my new “SPIRIT PENDANT” in Perfectly Pink, and it will be on my August 25th, 6pm jewelry show……..The blouse is already posted on my Linea site without pictures, so before you prejudge what the blouse is I thought you should see it……I know there are many of you who look at a blouse like this and automatically say….”pass”. Maybe it’s time to try something new…..to feel something different……to have people look at you in a different way………you may surprise yourself………………….enjoy……………..much Love……………… Louis
