Monthly Archives: July 2018

…………………..The TEAL EMB. tunic with the NAVY FLORAL SKIRT…………………….enjoy……….much Love………………….Louis

…………………The  colors of the MERLOT EMBROIDERED CREPE GAUZE TUNIC, A341734, like the other emb. tunics, were taken from the FLORAL CRINKLE GEORGETTE SKIRT, A341732/A341733. If you love embroidered clothes you will love this tunic. No matter what fashion magazine or catalogue I look at embroidered clothes are plentiful. This emb. is very romantic, very folkloric. As i said before, years ago Yes St. Laurent did what was called the “RUSSIAN COLLECTION”. There were many floral embroideries on sweaters, blouses and jackets all shown with beautiful floral printed challis long skirts…..many Boho style…….Is this the same quality as a St Laurent….no, of course not, BUT, if a model were walking down the St. Laurent runway no one would no the difference. The emb. is just as elaborate, and no one can tell a silk crinkle georgette from a poly crinkle georgette from just looking at them…..the printing is that good. The merlot top can be matched with the new matching CREPE GAUZE CROP PANT, A341736 reg./ A341737 petite, the matching Moss Crepe Merlot maxi, A341729/A341730, and the floral skirt. Of course there are many bottoms that you own already, like jeans, and a new cotton/rayon/span jean cut pant, coming this month, that would work perfectly with the emb. tops……….Is this for everyone….absolutely not!….but how special you will look walking into a restaurant. It will be perfect, and oh so comfortable for the Holidays coming in just a few months……………………………enjoy……….much Love……….Louis

I will be presenting the new Crepe Gauze emb. tunic on 7/16 at 2pm on QVC1….Kerstin’s closet

…………………..After the 4th of July one can’t help but think ahead to fall……The days go by so quickly, the days are getting shorter, and if you blink it will be September…..which brings us to a very interesting period in Fashion….TRANSITION…………….Transition truly starts in August, but if the clothes are light enough they can be worn as soon as NOW. When you start seeing “back to school” ads you know it’s time to start thinking about putting away the white cotton dresses and bright summery colors for darker richer colors in light weight fabrics. Many of these fabrics can be worn all year long…….So, that brings us to what you see above…..The three garments are all planned for July. The “SOFT FLORAL SKIRT”, A341732 for the regular length and A341733 for the petite is coming next week…As you see the buyers keep adding more and more styles in petite….The truth of the matter is….the more they sell…the more they will add…..The floral skirt is made in the CRINKLE GEORGETTE as all the Boho skirts with the same tricot lining. Therefore, you know how light the skirt is! This is a pull-on skirt and the reg. length is approx. 35 inches long. This, however is NOT A BOHO SKIRT. Yes, it has one tier, but that doesn’t qualify it to be called a boho. A Boho has three tiers or more. I call this a “SOFT SKIRT”, because it drapes and hangs very softly… Why have the tier at all?? I have found with the one tier it enables me to control the fullness at the waist, over the hips and tummy area, and then adding more fabric to the second tier which gives the skirt more fullness at the bottom where you want it. The color above is called BLACK MULTI, but there are TEN SCREENS in this print, so there are many colors to achieve the look……The print reminds me of PRESSED FLOWERS, and has a very romantic look. Nothing is sharp about this print. All the edges are soft like a watercolor. This was not an easy print to make. Layering one color upon the other to create the softness and clarity of color takes the knowledge of the finest screen makers. These kinds of prints just don’t happen, and choosing the colors for each one was a challenge….but that’s the fun of it….The EMBROIDERED CREPE GAUZE TUNIC, A341734, in Black and the MOSS CREPE TOP, A341728, are to come, and both work perfectly with this skirt……………You can wear this skirt as soon as you get it with a tank, the V-neck tee, A308450, the Crepe Gauze tunic, A293753, the georgette peasant top in the same Crinkle georgette, A306416, and the mixed media tunic with 3/4 sleeves, A304735 etc etc……belt the tops or not…. Add a pair of sandals, espadrilles or wedges to extend summer dressing……..As the weather gets cooler and cooler, wear a pair of tights for warmth, a pair of boots, any of the tops above with a leather or Shearling coat…..Oh yes, the necklace…..the new Carnival in PLUM and GUNMETAL………When fall and winter come you’ll be ready!………….I will be showing this skirt on July 19th, INSPIRED STYLE, at 7:00pm on the Main Channel!………………………………………enjoy………………………….much Love…………………………Louis

…………………….The NAVY SOFT FLORAL  SKIRT has a very dark “LINEA NAVY” as the ground color. The print has many colors, but the predominate ones are shades of TEAL and VIOLET. The TEAL MOSS CREPE color blends perfectly. The Crepe Gauze tunic embroidery colors were chose from the print, so they do look incredible together…….This is mixing patterns the Linea way…………..The Carnival necklace is in the new TEAL combination……Since the metal tubes of the necklace are Gunmetal, I have chosen Gunmetal earrings and bracelets to go with it…………………………………enjoy………………………much Love……………………Louis