From Louis

………………………….I think we truly captured the look and feeling of the jewelry the Maasai women and men wear………….There are approx. ELEVEN different beads, discs and tubes that make up the COIL WRAP BRACELET, J477423…..It’s the type of bracelet that you just can’t stop looking at. If you really want to be Maasai and have some fun….wear a gold roller bracelet on either side of the coil bracelet for a dramatic stacked look!….I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how many things this bracelet and earring will work with. The pierced earring is J477425. The placement of the beads, tubes and discs gives the earring a very hand made look, which it is!…It is  very different from anything I have offered before, and it is super light in weight too. The top of the earring is attached to a ring. If you can’t wear pierced earrings you can easily change the pierced top to a clip by attaching the clip to the ring. There are many CLIP on tops avail, for you to EASILY replace the pierced top. Just google gold clip on earring tops, or something like that and you will have many choices at all different prices. They even offer Brass if gold is too bright for you!…..Both the bracelet and earring have the same squarish gold beads that make up the Mayan necklace, J393302, so these pieces will work beautifully with that necklace for a very different look. The Blue beads coordinate with all of your SAPPHIRE pieces. For example….something easy…..a white tee, the sapphire slim pant and your Maasai jewelry. Very simple but a strong statement. I know you will find many ways to mix these pieces with what you already own…………..enjoy………………..much Love…………..Louis

……………………It is now quite a few years ago that a wonderful store in SOHO closed. The name of the store was the name of the owner………JACQUES CARCANAGUES……………He had impeccable taste, and everything in the store was to lust over. Everything was antique, and imported from his favorite countries, Bali, North Africa…… Morocco in particular and India. He had everything from Balinese carved wooden doors that people bought as wall hangings, beautiful wooden painted tables from India. African masks on wrought iron stands, rugs and textiles, and objects of all kinds. It was a fantasy…true eye candy…I think you get the idea. Jacques was a strange man. Basically he ignored the customers……..but…..if he saw you looking at, and buying things he really liked he was more personable. I was a pretty frequent customer so when I came in or Jac and I visited the store he would always stop to say hello and we would chat about the new things in the store and his travels……Jac and I loved his things and own many pieces. He had no idea who I was, and probably didn’t care. He was the center of his universe……It was a great loss when he decided to retire and close the store. There has never, and probably never will be another store like this…..There will never be another Jacques Carcanagues……Many of my New York Ladies know the store and know what a treasure it was……Jacques had a large collection of jewelry in the store. Most of it was old, but many of the necklaces were made on site in the basement of the store. He had a huge collection of beads, and plain or enameled metal pieces….some old and some new. Many from Africa, India and Bali. He had a man who would make one of a kind necklaces with these beads, and they were all fabulous. He also had new things that were made mostly in Bali and India….all very unique and special….I would buy things to show on the models to accessorize the clothes before I had a jewelry line……………My MOROCCAN NECKLACE & EARRING SET, J477433, is a reproduction of one of the necklaces I bought at Jacques’ store. I designed the earring to go with it…..an easy task……The color above is BRASS OX with black shiny beads which is exactly as the original. The fluted metal beads are blackened in the grooves to give an antique and artisan look. They are HOLLOW so they WEIGH NOTHING……The BLACK ROUND BEADS are in two sizes. At the back of the neck from the Lobster claw to the first bead is a series of small brass ox beads which I added  so it would lay better around the neck. This was the only change to the original. I must emphasize how light the earring is. It has presence due to the size of the bead, but it is very comfortable to wear……..To coordinate with the necklace I am introducing the roller bracelet in BRASS OX. All colors have been reordered and will be avail soon. Needless to say the Brass Ox roller mixed with the Black Roller looks fabulous with the Moroccan set…………This is a set that you will wear all year…….Artisan Ethnic jewelry is timeless and forever……………………………………………………….enjoy……………………much Love…………………….Louis

………………………..Fortunately, Jacques had the necklace in his store in a Silver Ox version so I bought that too………Both colors are beautiful and both are very authentic looking. Again, the Roller Bracelets in the Silver and Black are the perfect compliment…….This is a very unique and special necklace………Which ever you choose be sure you will get that so often asked question when you are wearing Linea jewelry….”where did you get that?”.

Please check out my “IMPORTANT DATES” as changes have been made. The 14th is canceled and the 17th of June has been added at 6:00pm which works out much better for me Other dates have been changed and Jennifer will be doing the 6/11 and 6/12 shows. It was just too much for me to go back and forth and prepare for all of these appearances………………………………..much Love………………………..Louis

…………………………….Something new……………..The BASKET WEAVE NECKLACE, J477431,and the BASKET WEAVE BRACELET, J477429, both in RUSSIAN GOLD with fine BLACK CORDS……….These are very MODERN pieces with an EDGE……….All of the metal pieces on the necklace slide on the fine cords. The cords are held together with a metal oblong keeper bar. The necklace has a chain and a Lobster Claw closing. This is in the “short” necklace category. Depending on what you are wearing you can adjust the length to just where you want it to fall……….The metal pieces on the bracelet are stationary. They do not move, and will sit on the top of your wrist……………Again, the rayon waxed cords are held in place with two metal keepers. There is a chain and Lobster Claw closing for adjustability………The Basket Weave “look” is both modern, and recognizable and CLASSIC……..If you have nothing in your jewelry wardrobe like this…..it will be a wonderful addition………………………..enjoy………………….much Love……………………….Louis