Author: Louis Dell'Olio

……………………………BLACK……..last but not least……….was one of the MOST requested colors for the Kate shirt, and here is the new addition……………….a rich deep dark saturated BLACK……….Winter, Spring, Summer [with white or chino pants] or Fall……nothing compares to a beautiful Black shirt………………..What else is there to say…..It’s a must have……………Above, I have it paired with the Grey Slim Pant, A265615. The whole combination of the black and grey works beautifully with the GUNMETAL and BLACK seed beads and the GOLD accent beads. This necklace will also be returning at the end of April…early May. This necklace, unlike the others, has three colors which sets it apart and makes it very different……incredibly CHIC, and unlike any other seed bead necklace I have seen……………………..WHITE…………..DARK OLIVE…………RASPBERRY………..ALABASTER…………….BLACK……all great colors whether you wear them as classic SHIRTS or open as SHIRT JACKETS in the Spring and Summer…………….I know you will get years of wear……………..enjoy………………..much Love……………………Louis

…………………2017 has arrived and it’s the 6th of January already……so let the Jan. sneak peeks begin………There will be FOUR REORDERS for the month of Jan., two of which are JEWELRY ITEMS……a rarity! The other two are very popular apparel items, which you have all given your color suggestions for…..so I hope you are happy with the new selection……There will also be FOUR NEW apparel items all under the LINEA LEISURE category……..I hear the applause….and the sighs from here. For those of you who are sighing, let me say keep an open mind….you may be surprised as the Linea Leisure category has broadened to encompass items that would have normally been on the Linea Collection Line….i.e. the long Faux Shetland cardigan from fall………There will only be three “classic” Leisure pieces in the months ahead and they are all spring/summer tops.

……………………The first reorder item is the……..TRAPEZE NECKLACE, J331644…………….This is a surprise to me, as I wasn’t even informed that it had been reordered! I did know it had done exceeding well, and there were very very few returns. The wait list was larger then the small amount of returns, so if you were disappointed that you could’t get one or tried to come back for another color, but they were sold out…..you have another chance……………..The colors returning are……the MATTE GOLD [gold tone]……..the SILVER……the LACQUER BLACK………The Trapeze necklace should be avail towards the end of the month……….I do want to warn you………….for the reorders and ALL of the new jewelry pieces that will be coming in the months ahead…..the quantities are LIMITED!……………..Remember how quickly the SEED BEAD NECKLACE SOLD OUT……It even shocked me. Good news…all colors of the Seed Bead Necklace will be back at the end of April, but again very limited quantities. Don’t miss out again!………… For those few of you who know how versatile and special the Trapeze necklace is, with all of the moving parts and the beautiful craftsmanship….you won’t have to wait too long to get the colors you missed. For those of you who don’t know of this necklace, I highly recommend it. It is SPECIAL….it is UNIQUE….it is MODERN…..it is SEASON-LESS. It immediately takes a plain outfit and makes it a fabulous outfit……………….enjoy………………much Love…………….Louis

I, for one, will not be sad to see 2016 pass away…………Here’s hoping 2017 is a much better year for all of us!………………much Love………………Louis

……………………Merry Christmas everyone!…………I guess you can tell from my face that Santa was very good to me. I got a great pool table! and you can see under the tree my “Deluxe” Chemistry set!!!!! I never blew anything up so it was all good……..I loved my presents…..As I recall that was the year my older brothers told me I was getting nothing but coal…….they were wrong!!…All of us who were fortunate enough to have had our childhoods in the 50s know how innocent a time it was…….We had carefree lives…….I pray the children of today have some of what we had back then. I would like to think so……I hope Santa was very good to all of you, and you got what you wished for!………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………….Jac and I wish you a Healthy and Happy New Year………………………….much Love……………..Louis

Merry Christmas Eve from our house to yours! The stockings are hung by the fireplace, and Jac has made enough cookies to feed an army……..If it’s up to me it will be an army of one….LOL. The “trees” are decorated. The Stollen is on the rise, and Jac is finishing wrapping presents for the girls. They love tearing into the paper to get the treats inside. Every year we decorate two trees. The one on the sun porch is “Marianne’s Tree”. That is Jac’s mother, and the tree is decorated with all of her old ornaments. Then there is our tree decorated with ornaments we have collected over the years and many that were “gifted” to us. Whatever your plans may be I hope you have a wonderful Holiday…………………….much Love………………….Louis