…………………………There is history behind this particular color NAVY………..Years ago, in the 80s, I did a very very dark Navy for Anne Klein. We even named it AK Navy. Buyers were worried that women wouldn’t understand it because how dark it was, and they would buy black instead. I tried to explain that for years I wore very dark navy pants and SOCKS, and the color was just not avail to women. Truth be told I always had to compare my black and navy socks in the sunlight to see which was which. To back up this Spring navy I introduced….I had the whole Spring Anne Klein shoe collection done in this dark AK Navy, which was not a color seen in the shoe market………Long story short….it was a hit with the customers, and became the AK Navy until the day I left………..NOW it’s the LINEA NAVY, and it has become just as successful as it was years past. This is a true Sailor Pea Coat navy, anything else, for me, isn’t a true navy. You may as well just call them BLUE!……….History does repeat itself. When I first suggested this dark navy to my QVC buyers the same objections came up as they did years ago….with the same results…..It has turned out to be one of my most successful colors. I just wish I could get one of the QVC shoe companies to make this dark navy instead of BLUE………I have noticed that other designers on the Q are doing very dark navies too, I’m flattered……I have heard them say their navies will always MATCH………..However, if you know anything about fabrics and dying them, who ever tells you that they will ALWAYS MATCH…..beware. That is an impossible statement to make about any color from season to season, and fabric to fabric. If it happens it’s a MIRACLE! The most I hope for is that they come very close, or at least tonal. I would say we at Linea have been very lucky through the years keeping our colors close……………………………………The NAVY SAFARI SHIRT should be a summer staple! With a “matching” navy bottom, or a white bottom you just can’t miss…….Add some bold jewelry…..like my POWER OF THE FLOWER [FLOWER POWER], J390567 necklace and earring set in gorgeous shiny GOLD, or my LORD OF THE RINGS necklace, J393304 set in gleaming SILVER, and you will look like a woman with impeccable taste…….Isn’t that something we would all like to be known for!………………………….enjoy……………………..much Love……………………Louis
