Author: Louis Dell'Olio

……………………….The year is coming to an end. Do you need more Holiday clothes? It’s a little late for that….What you need any time of year is “Leisure” clothes. I however think “leisure” has become a misnomer, because these are not clothes just for the times you have to relax, and who changes clothes to relax…..unless you are coming home from work and need to change……These are lifestyle clothes. Clothes you wear every day no matter what you are doing. For many of you these are clothes that can be appropriate for work too depending how you put it together……………………………………………………………………………………………

A NEW HOODIE…….A NEW FABRIC…….A NEW FIT…………….A270903……….This new Hoodie has a relaxed fit…….whereas the hoodies I have done before are closer to the body. This is a hoodie you can layer with comfort………..The fabric is a TECHNO KNIT and is 80% polyester, 14%rayon and 6% spandex…..The hand is SMOOTH as butter…….I’ll say it again SMOOTH as butter…..There are some wonderful details on this hoodie that immediately say….DESIGNER………There is a set in band that follows the curve of the neckline with an accentuated top stitch detail. The sleeves are RAGLAN with a loose-ish elastic cuff. The bottom is also finished off with an elastic. It is not a TIGHT bottom, and sits on the hip with ease. There are set in BAND POCKETS with a top stitched POCKET BAG so it doesn’t flap around on the inside….which can be very annoying!……The length for the XS is approx 25 inches……The color above is…….TAUPE, but not just any Taupe…..It has a paleness, but it is not washed out. It is very neutral, and soothing at the same time……The metal zipper has a SIGNATURE ZIPPER PULL all in GUNMETAL with the BLACK ZIPPER TAPE exposed and sewn on top which gives a very modern edgy look…..The Linea “signature” is subtly emb. with tonal thread on the pocket….As I have mentioned it has a relaxed fit, and you would do fine in your regular size….However, if you like an extra roomy jacket you could easily size up one…….again, not because your size would be small, but just if you like that “look”. Jac sometimes “borrows” my sweat shirts and hoodies because she likes the “boyfriend” look…..in this case the “husband look”!….LOL…The weight of the fabric is perfect for my southern ladies as your winter outerwear piece. Even in the north of Florida occasional FROST warnings occur….For my northern ladies this is perfect right now, especially in New England where Old Man Winter hasn’t appeared yet…..and when the real cold sets in either layer with sweaters or wear a coat over it…..This will take you right through spring…..until the warm weather returns, and outwear is no longer necessary………….All of the colors have a very soft fine heather effect which really emphasizes the softness of the fabric…..You will want to give yourself a HUG……………………………………………..

……………………………..enjoy……………………..Happy Holidays……………………………..much Love……………………………….Louis

……………………….Where is it written……………….that soft pretty colors shouldn’t be worn during the fall/winter season???……..After seeing women in all of their wonderful jewel tones and fall-ish colors all season long…..it is so refreshing to see a woman in a pretty unexpected color during the dreary winter months…………………..Above, is the second color I am presenting to you………………LEMON…………and it’s the perfect name for this color. It isn’t a bright yellow. It is a SOFT citrus-y mouth watering color. Again, the subtle heather-ing of the fabric adds to soften the effect of the yellow……This time the Lemon is trimmed in SILVER with Linea NAVY zipper tapes. I know many of you have plenty of Linea Navy bottom pieces to layer with this hoodie…..from your Linea Leisure pant, returning this Jan., your Linea Leisure long skirt, your SLIM PANT, ponte pants and leggings and your Linea Body legging, and that’s just the beginning!……On top you have many Linea Navy WK sweaters from shells [also in the Linea Leisure collection] and tanks to crews, mocks and turtlenecks……A simple white or pale blue WK TN or wing collar shirt will work just as well for a completely different look…….Perhaps layering the shirt with a Navy WK Tank on top will add an accent PUNCH and a little more protection………Now you can understand why I did so many new CASUAL necklaces, the single bar [sold out, but coming back this March], the triple bar [sold out in two of the four colors, and the LARIAT, still avail in silver, gold and gunmetal……….These are necklaces that have a simplicity, a new modernity……….necklaces that make a NEW STATEMENT……………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………enjoy………………………..much Love…………………….Louis

……………………….A color family that is so often overlooked is orange……..Why??? I’m not sure. It happens to be a very flattering color, and gives you a healthy look………..This new SOFTER orange is called……………….NECTARINE……………….again, a mouth watering color. It brings to mind Fruit Life Savers…..delicious!…..This color in this fabric has a lovely glow, actually all of the softer colors do……..Again, the Nectarine is trimmed in SILVER and NAVY……….perfect with all of your silver jewelry, and the perfect jacket and color to wear with your JEANS…….Above, I have the Navy Linea Leisure top, A262066, and the Navy WK ELBOW SLEEVE MOCK NECK, A251584, avail in limited sizes……………………………………….This is a jacket to zip up and go>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>!

…………………………………………………………………………..enjoy………………………………much Love…………………………….Louis

………………………………The fourth color is called………………….TURQUOISE……………and the inside of the hood and the inside of the jacket actually is turquoise…..but……..when this fabric is dyed the surface color always comes out paler………………..giving this color more of a South Seas Lagoon vibe……….a soft saturated Aqua………….NAVY is once again used as the exposed zipper tape as the accent….along with the SILVER zipper and signature PULL……..Your SILVER SIGNATURE NECKLACE, J320468 [two shown above], your SILVER SIGNATURE EARRING, J320884 and your SILVER SIGNATURE CHARM BRACELET, J325470 are the perfect choices to accessorize this or any of the jackets trimmed in silver………………..A259110, is the IVORY WK TN shown above, and I think it’s PERFECT under all of the colors in this Hoodie………………………………………………………………..enjoy…………………….much Love……………………….Louis

…………………………..Last in the line up of colors being offered in this new Hoodie is the………….SLATE BLUE………….which brings us back to NEUTRALS………………………..Slate Blue is a blue with gray added. I always call these colors………..MOODY……….in this case your Moody BLUE………………Again, I have chosen NAVY and SILVER as the accents to this color…………..To add some freshness I have also chosen the PALE BLUE WK TN, A72448, to layer under it…………I have often seen women of all ages wearing this color TN at Ski Resorts…….and it always unfailingly looks FLATTERING, FRESH and YOUTHFULL. The perfect compliment to your “moody Blue”……………………………………enjoy……………………………much Love…………………………Louis