Monthly Archives: July 2018

……………………………The PEBBLE CREPE TUNIC, A288390, is back and this time around we are offing this style in PETITES, A311557!!!!! YEAH!!!!! You may or you may not not the guide lines for what constitutes a reorder. First, naturally the sales must be very good. Secondly, and just as important, the returns must be very LOW! This tunic, to my surprise met both criteria…..Why surprised? because this is a very special “designer garment”. This tunic is ALL ABOUT the LONG LENGTH and the VOLUME!…….So right off the bat a percentage of women are not interested. Designer garments are often about pushing the envelope. It’s about creating something extreme that will appeal to a certain taste level, and a limited amount of women. Due to the long length and volume of this tunic I really thought the appeal would be some what restricted. As I always say, “not every garment is for everyone”, nor should they be. To my delight this tunic was met with a large group of women who fell in love with THE LENGTH and the VOLUME! It’s all about the EXTREME and pushing the ENVELOPE.

With that said, I am happy to say I will be bringing this PEBBLE CREPE TUNIC back in BLACK, and THREE NEW COLORS…….the first being TEAL. This is not a color I do often and it has been years since the last Teal garments were offered…………..Pebble Crepe takes color very well, and the Teal is very deep and saturated. The Black tunic above is with the Black Pebble Crepe pant, A288391, that many of you own, and is still avail……..The Teal is paired with a brand new CREPE GAUZE CROP PANT, A341736 for reg. and A341737 for petite [also in black]. More petites ladies! The color of the two fabrics blends perfectly…..a MIRACLE!…………….I know when the words VOLUME or LONG are used some of you RUN FOR THE HILLS! I say give it a try, you may be as surprised as I was when I heard one of my favorite tunics was reordered……….OK, the Elephant in the room…..the new NECKLACE and EARRING set….J357121…..Ladies this is something SO SPECIAL and SO UNIQUE…I don’t this it will last very long…..I call it my BOLO necklace. I think QVC refers to it as a LARIAT, both are correct…..It is made of CORDS and METAL CHAINS that gather together and pass through this very unique metal SLIDE. From the cords and chains hang these very beautiful beads in different sizes. Some are very small and some are larger, and some look like either pieces of bamboo or bones!……The colors above are the SILVER OX on the right, and GOLD on the left, both with black cords. It is due to be avail. some mystery time this month….LOL…………………..I know some of you will opt for the petite length even though you are not petite in stature or height….All I can say to that is remember the look of the garment is all about the length and the volume, but the option is there so go with what you are most comfortable. Perhaps you might want to consider one color in the regular length and another in the petite for two different looks………….something to ponder……….but don’t ponder too long as these tunics are avail right NOW to order!………………..enjoy……………….much Love……………………….Louis

…………………..The TEAL…..the DARK KHAKI…..and…..the MERLOT are all KEY colors for my JULY group. They will be repeated throughout this mini collection of clothes…..a capsule if you will……………..Once again, this garment is about the length, the volume and COMFORT. It can be very APPEALING to wear a garment that doesn’t touch you and just FLOWS around you. Wonderful air circulation….It has GREAT POCKETS that you can sink your hands into! You may not think there is much fit or shape to this garment, but you would be wrong. There are DIAGONAL seams that do control the shape and volume of this tunic. Without them I could never achieve the volume I wanted. The sides are asymmetric….almost handkerchief……….For bottoms I have the Black Pebble Crepe crop pant with the Dark Khaki, and the MERLOT CREPE GAUZE crop pant with the Merlot PC tunic……Yes, there will be other pieces in Crepe Gauze in Black, Merlot and Teal………With the Dk. Khaki I chose THREE of the Khaki Nugget necklaces with the matching earring, which works perfectly. When I just went to look up the style number I found that it is SOLD OUT, but always keep checking! These pieces always have a way of being resurrected! LOL…….With the MERLOT I have the new BOLO in the SHINY COPPER with BROWN cords, and they look FABULOUS TOGETHER!!!! I will have to put this on Kate! LOL………….Anyone who owns and loves Pebble Crepe knows that these are season-less pieces….especially for those of you who live in the south and want to get into the spirit of fall and Holiday dressing. The southern temperatures won’t often allow much more then Pebble Crepe…………….enjoy……………………….much Love………………………….Louis

……………………..On this 4th of July, as we celebrate the birth of the nation, I wanted to share pictures of Jac’s beautiful garden with you………There were years when the garden looked better then others, but this year…….I can honestly say, it is more lush, more radiant and more colorful then EVER…….I can’t help but think that Jac is responsible for the beautiful garden this year. She knew how much I loved her flowers!….. Truly, Jac was always responsible for our gardens. I would select the plants for each pot, and she would do the grunt work. Jac always said I would have made a great “movie director”, and that I loved to direct……in that she wasn’t wrong, but she seldom was…..She planted them, and took loving care of them. I know she was with me this year guiding me every step of the way as I planted her flowers…….She would sit on a chaise lounge on the brick porch, in the middle of the garden with the girls around her, admiring her and Mother Nature’s work….This was the place Jac loved to read one of the many books she would have going at one time. It was hard enough for me to get through one at a time. Jac always amazed me………..Sometimes I would come to join her, but I would find her sound asleep, so peaceful………………………………..like an Angel………………………………………………………..I miss her so so much.

…………………………Jac loved to create little vignettes in Her Garden………..The three pots on the widow sill, the white garden bench, the white chairs and table with the birdhouse are just a few that I duplicated from what Jac always did….She would love to take me on a tour, and showed me each grouping……. and hoped I approved of her work…..I more than approved I LOVED IT, and would ooh and aah…..It always made her so happy…..The four photos at the upper right are of my new weeping cherry tree with its’ tree bracelet in the new hydrangea lined bed that I created for it. It is now the mirror image of the bed on the other side of the lawn………….Sammy is taking a moment to enjoy her Mommy’s garden. Do you think she remembers the many afternoons she spent with Jac, usually sitting under Jac’s chair to be in the shade?……………..I hope so…………….If only Sammy could speak we could reminisce.

………………………….Jac’s Garden is so beautiful this summer…………Every pot is growing well and everything is so lush. I know she is very happy with the way her work turned out this year. It makes me happy………….and sad.