Monthly Archives: August 2012

Since We are leaving for Europe, I thought I’d send you my FIRST SEPTEMBER SNEAK PEEK! so you won’t have to go through total withdrawal until my return.  I’m in a vacation, relaxed frame of mind and I wanted the sneak peek to reflect that mood too. This is A228340, my “Relaxed” cardigan. It is 60% cotton and 40%Rayon, and is approx 23 inches long for the size XS……….When you look at this sweater think…..”Anthropology” …..the store. The trim on the sweater tells the WHOLE STORY…..it is a WASHED VELVET RIBBON! The look is some what “funky”. This is not supposed to look “pristine and perfect!” It took a lot of trial and error for the ribbon to look this way. It is meant to be PUCKERED and a little FADED….as if you have washed it a zillion times….RELAXED, CASUAL….REAL weekend wear. I have basically shown it in the photos above with JEANS to stress the point……but….there are many ways to put the look together….the bottom you choose will make the difference in the total look…..some alternatives to jeans are: my gray or taupe  heather “sweat pant”, my spruce green Boho skirt….for work, trousers or one of my knit pencil skirts, tights and pumps or boots.I know  you ladies will think of many many ways to put it together. Don’t be afraid of putting unusual colors with these cardigans….a LIME tank or CHARTREUSE sweater under the TEAL……. RED under the MAGENTA…… PUMPKIN or GOLDEN YELLOW under the spruce….Have FUN!

The colors are…………. TEAL with GREY ribbon………….SPRUCE with AQUAMARINE ribbon……………MAGENTA with ORCHID ribbon. In the photos above I have layered the sweaters with, from left to right, the WHITE ROBYN SHIRT, the LAVENDER TANK, A221797 and the new IVORY  cashmere blend turtle neck. Remember the idea is… r e l a x e d…….This is young, or should I say ageless….a high school girl as well as a great grandmother will love this sweater. It also has tiny candy buttons…..if your sweater is like the ones I got…..I guarantee some button hole threads!….believe me I try………..what can I do??????????

…………………………………………..ENJOY………much Love……..Louis

The LONG wait is over! Finally the pearls…..J264035….. have arrived!!…The DARK GREY has returned and two new colors have been added…….PINK……and……NAVY. In the pictures you will see the pearls worn different ways……..DOUBLED…..TRIPLED…….and……QUADRUPLED!!…….. The pearls are a wopping 72 inches long, which allows you to wear them many different ways depending on what you are wearing. In some of the pictures I have layered two strands of pearls…..very LUXE. I have simply chose to show them with the Whisper Knit turtlenecks in grey and mushroom, plus the new navy cashmere blend coming soon. The bottoms are the mushroom and navy pant, and the grey jersey drawstring pant. For me there is nothing more ELEGANT, CHIC or TIMELESS…………….enjoy, much Love, Louis

Hello Everyone!

Thank you all very much for your messages. I have to say I was more than a little worried about the shows…..were the two shows too close together?…..were there too many scattered appearances?…..was it too early to show real Fall clothes?….would anyone really want to think of buying tweed jackets in early Aug? I guess my worries were put to rest by your response! The shows went off beautifully and the results were very good. Thank you all for getting on the Fall train!! It was a grueling week and Jac and I made the trip back and forth from our home to West Chester PA…..THREE TIMES! We just did not and could not stay in a hotel room for a week. I had to get home anyway because I had to prepare for each show……bringing back the clothes and accessories I used for one show and then bring new clothes and accessories for the next. It would have been impossible for me to prepare for all of the shows and bring them down all at once. I didn’t know what the order of each show was early enough to prepare for them all at once……….anyway it’s….. O-V-E-R!!!!…..and our girls were so happy to see us!

Next stop….Vienna for a few days and then on to London for QVC London. The actual show is August 24th. They will have the “INDIAN SUMMER Transition Group”. We have tickets for shows while we are there. We love to go to the theater in London’s west end…….of course it’s similar to Broadway, but different in many subtle ways. Our dinner reservations are made in London so all we have to do is show up. The Olympics will be over so I’m sure everything will have calmed down. You can bet the Londoners want things to get back to normal. I have heard that restaurant business and theater business and business in general has suffered…..I’m sure pub business is good!

My next show at QVC, USA will be September 10th at 4:00pm and I believe I will have Jill as my host. I have to say, I really like working with Jill, she truly loves and understands the clothes…..she’s very intelligent and always has intelligent things to add to the conversation……and it is a conversation, but enough about Sept. when you haven’t even begun to receive what you have just purchased!!! I anxiously await to hear what you think about the clothes. I really think they are beautiful…….and look like a million bucks……………..but I am biased!

…………………………………………Enjoy your new goodies, much Love………Louis

HI EVERYONE!!!!……The “Medallion Print Scarf Top”……A227572….. is the last sneak peek for my August 6th, 4pm show…..however….it will be the FIRST ITEM in the show! Are SCARF TOPS truly happening in fashion…..and I don’t mean just on QVC……..you bet they are. They have been featured on the covers and inside many high end catelogues such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, and Nieman Marcus…..you can’t get more endorsement than that! This print was inspired by a scarf that was given to me years ago by one of the premiere printers in Milan, Italy. I used to do a great deal of work with this company and he was always very generous to me and I treasure every gift he ever gave to me. I would be in his massive and exquisite show room admiring a beautiful piece of luggage and he would say TAKE TAKE TAKE, and I would say NONONO….the next thing I knew, it was waiting for me in my hotel room. Once, I admired a gorgeous KING SIZE quilted bed cover. On one side was a silk twill paisley print and on the other side……solid cashmere. This time he didn’t say “take”. A week and 1/2 later it arrived at my apt. Needless to say I was shocked and called him immediately……mille, mille gracie!!! Since I started working with him, he has expanded his company, and now it includes womens and mens apparel, home furnishings, jewelry, luggage, shoes, perfume, etc…and of course scarves for which he is also famous for. He has a beautiful store on Madison Ave. Now, his four children run the business……with him always watching. Although I haven’t worked with him since I left Anne Klein, we remain friends.

The scarf is a BRAND NEW FABRIC for me. It is a poly TWILL GEORGETTE and it is marvelous. It is slightly heavier than the paisley scarf top from my “Indian Summer” transition group. It is not lined, nor does it come with a tank. I truly felt it was unnecessary because….1-the fabric is heavier….2- it’s an all over print and not easy to see through…..3-You already own lots of things to wear under each one ……so why charge extra for something you don’t need. ……The colors:…..BLUE…… the Blue combination has Navy, Sky Blue, Cadet Blue, Ivory, Dove Gray Charcoal Gray, Henna Red and Black……in the photo above I simply paired it with a Back TURTLENECK and JEANS……..I did add my signature navy beret and ropes of my NEW NAVY PEARLS…..don’t ask me when they are coming….. it’s all a mystery to me…………PURPLE……the Purple combination has Purple, Lavender, Teal, Turquoise, Ivory, Tobacco and Walnut Brown. I have paired this top with some vintage Linea…..a violet turtleneck and the espresso ponte knit long skirt from a few seasons back. My new WALNUT WHISPER KNIT pant is in the bottom right photo and they are the best pants you will EVER OWN. Nothing is more comfortable!!………….Last, but certainly not least, is the OLIVE COMBINATION………..the colors in this top are Olive, Fuchsia, Chartreuse, Pumpkin, Tobacco and Chili Pepper. Under this top I have the Olive tank from last year and the new Olive Pencil skirt. In another picture is the  TARRAGON WHISPER KNIT PANT!!!I have accessorized with the MUST HAVE…….. BYZANTINE BEAD NECKLACES ….and…the BYZANTINE DROP EARRING. You can wear it immediately out of the box with your olive Capri pants and sandals…..perfect for Sept. when you just don’t want to wear real summery colors, but it’s STILL SUMMER!…………Each top it UNIQUE and each coloration is not only beautiful. but printed as if I had them made in Milan, Italy……..as they say STUPENDO!

I HOPE there is something that pleases you from my August offerings………………Enjoy………much Love………..Louis

My very FIRST LINEA WATCH is style …………….J270046………..The colors are……. ROSE GOLD…….. and………..GUNMETAL…… Why this watch…why this design? I really wanted to do something unique and something that would work perfectly with my transition “Indian Summer” Group, as well as everything that will be coming for fall. I love the ETHNIC effect of the TEXTURED metal….almost a basket weave or twisted rope design. Both the rose gold and the gunmetal have a burnished or antiqued finished…..a rubbed black look.. I wanted the watch to look like a piece of JEWELRY and to work well with the Byzantine beads, the drop earrings to come and all the gunmetal  knot necklaces. The rose gold and the gunmetal work wonderfully with the pale olive and stone herringbone as well as all of the scarf prints as you can see in the photos above. The watch has two hinges so it is easy to put on and take off. I will say if you need a special size, this may not work for you. It is sized for the average wrist. I do not have a measurement but when the watch is posted sometime in mid Aug. I’m sure the measurement will be listed.

I sincerely hope you like my first entry into timepieces!………enjoy……… much Love ,Louis