From Louis

……………………Jac’s Mom was born on Christmas Eve……….so Jac always spent Christmas Eve with her Mom…….Don’t ask me her age……..she wouldn’t tell!…..In all of my life I have never seen a mother and daughter closer than Jac and her Mom……..Early on in our relationship Jac told me that her mother would always be “number one” in her life. Knowing Jac from when she was 17 I knew some of what they had gone through, and I realized it was just the two of them for many years. They were joined at the hip…..one heart……I replied, “that’s okay as long as I’m always the number one guy in your life”….”always” was Jac’s reply……………………Merry Christmas Everyone!

…………………..Some of you know the story of our fallen tree! One night Jac and I were fast asleep when we heard a loud noise that woke us up……..and we knew it wasn’t Santa!! We rushed down stairs to see what was the matter…..and to our surprise….there is was our beautiful tree on the floor. Many of the ornaments broke into tiny pieces of glass…….It was so sad to see. All of those beautiful decorations that meant so much to us….gone in a second…..I wanted to go back to bed and deal with it in the morning, but Jac just couldn’t wait…..so I started to sweep up the broken ornaments while Jac started to take the ones that were alright off the tree. We even kept some that were slightly broken, and to this day they hang on the tree…….It’s a reminder that even things that aren’t perfect are still beautiful……..I had posted about our tragedy. A short while after we got a big mysterious box in the mail???? A group of the Linea Ladies, and you know who you are…..got together and bought us new ornaments, but just not ordinary ornaments…..Each one was special!…..We were so touched by this act of kindness, and every year they have special places on the tree. Jac had me take a picture of herself saying…..THANK YOU………..That’s one of the reasons I like to decorate the tree by myself……..so many memories………From something that was so painful….we only had good memories of this incredible act of kindness…………..Thank you all once again, and I know Jac is saying THANK YOU from Heaven.

………………………..NO ONE can erase history……nor should anyone try……it’s a slippery slope…..where do you stop?

………………The Fall 1992 show was held at Lincoln Center in the grand hallway just outside of the David H. Koch theater…….If your not familiar with the names of the buildings it is the building to the left as you are facing the fountain……..The models are getting their last looks and lining up for the RED CASHMERE DRESS segment…….At each show I had a photographer back stage taking candid shots…….It was always chaotic and crazy, but great fun…….It was so exciting and such a joy seeing these gorgeous models in my clothes!

…….Is there anything softer than a babies cheek?………This is my nephew and Godson Mathew James Dell’Olio all dressed up in his Christmas outfit and cap. He was 4 months young….He has the most amazing pale Hazel eyes, though you can’t tell from this picture…….Now, 44 years later, he’s 6’7″ tall!!!! and is a really sweet, good warm hearted boy…….He’ll always be a “little” boy to me………………………….

……………………………..Merry Christmas everyone!!