………………….May 07 was a very big group, so I’ve split it up with two collages….Starting with the top row there is a six panel emb. cotton skirt. It had a paisley and vine design, and each panel was separated with a vine. The top of the waist band and the bottom of the skirt were piped in black. The colors were White with Black, White with Green and Orchid cotton with Black emb. This was a fun cotton skirt to dress up or down with a tank and flip flops…..The next tunic shirt was made in a stretch light cotton. It had THREE DIFFERENT LACES sewn on to create the design. It buttoned with 5 loops and 5 jet buttons that stopped a few inches below the waist and then opened. It had inseam pockets….The colors were White with Black, Orchid with Black and Fuchsia with Black laces……The bottom shows some very special pieces starting with the layers of georgette. There was double layer tunic with bracelet length sleeves, side slits and a key hole in a ballet neckline. The under layer hung longer than the top and both layers were completely piped on all edges…..The “pant skirt” was a pull on. It was a crop pant with an overlay of georgette just a bit longer than the pant. The two pieces came in Black, White and Peacock….They were perfect take away pieces that could be matched or mixed with other things….The next sweater was completely hand knitted. It had a raglan sleeve and a ballet neckline. It was the intricate pattern that separated this sweater from others….The knitting pattern was very complicated, and stitches were dropped and added to give the sweater a shape. I was far from a box shape with two sleeves. It too came in the Black, Peacock and White. The sweater looked fabulous with the layered pant/skirt…….The next skirt was pure whimsy! It was in a poly georgette. The bottom had rows of laser cut “feathers” one row over lapping the other for fullness. It also had teardrop sequins mixed in with the “feathers”. When you walked in the skirt all of the “feathers” fluttered…….I realize it’s hard to imagine. You will just have to take my word for it that it was FABULOUS!……The last skirt was made in cotton. It was a three tiered skirt and each tier was totally different. The top tier was simply black….the middle tier had tiny pleats and tucks all stitched down with black thread creating the look of a vertical stripe…..and the bottom tier was a combination of thread emb and tier drop shaped black jet beads used to create the petals favorite summer skirts to wear with a black tank and flip flops. It came in Black and White, Turquoise and Black and Fuchsia and Black.
Louis, I wore the white/black embroidered 6 panel skirt to my daughter’s rehearsal dinner in late May of that year. I topped it with your black tank and sheer black short cuffed sleeve blouse set. I’d say it was the pre cursor to your iconic sheer safari shirt/tank set. Paired with black scrappy sandals, I was a confident mother of the bride! Both items still hang in my closet!