Designer

…………………………The shape is A-Line…..and keep it SHORT! I always loved the mix of pink and red, but it had to be the right pink and the right red…There are winter pinks and reds like those I had chosen, and there are summer reds and pinks that are lighter and brighter…The little semi swing zip front wool crepe jackets in RED and HOT PINK were shown over contrast slightly A-line pencil skirts. The jackets had Gold ball zipper pulls……The Hot Pink and Red tights with matching pumps were tantamount to complete the look…..Gold Ball drop earrings and Gold Ball stick pins were the perfect accessory. The shoes matched the color of the tights to keep an elongated look.

…………………….The SARONG has been worn by the Indonesian people, both men and women, for centuries….It’s as common place in Indonesia as a pencil skirt is in this country….Over the years there have been many interpretations of the sarong as a skirt, as a pant and as a DRESS………Jac wore the Strapless Silk Cady Sarong Ink Blot Dress to Angela’s wedding, and to other special events. I can tell you when she walked into any room wearing this…….WOW…..it was a SHOW STOPPER!….and Jac gave it pure CLASS!…It was all in the attitude. She didn’t wear it any differently than if she were wearing a tee shirt and jeans. You put it on and forget about it….A dress like this is all about the DRAPE and FIT…..To ensure that they are secure and comfortable the dress is made and “built” onto a bustier…..If it fits properly a women can do jumping jacks without the worry of the top coming down, and no need to keep tugging it up all evening…..The open front coat in the Red and Black ink blot print was perfect, and so much more interesting than a solid black cover up……You did have to have a long neck to wear the jet and pearl necklace and drop earring….LOL……Many Designer accessories are about the bold and extreme. Runway jewelry MUST be editorial, or they mean nothing. We did make a modified version for the stores. I tried to bring some editorial pieces to the Linea jewelry collection. Some thought they were too bold, but as I always say….”not everything is for everyone”, and that’s the way it should be!………To the right a simple jacket in the red and black print over a black silk tank and the ink blot sarong skirt, and yes, there were red and black print shoes to match.

…………………….I had my Ink Blot design printed on Silk Cady in Italy….Silk Cady is a multi ply silk which is heavier than a silk crepe de Chine. It is also MUCH more expensive, and is used only on Designer lines and for the Couture. Meghan Markle’s wedding dress was made in Silk Cady…. It can go up to 8 or 10 ply. It has a matte finish and is often double faced. It is only sold in Italy, and is not avail in this country…The silhouettes were always simple. To the left a long zip front V-neck jacket over a black pencil skirt. To the right an Ink Blot elongated blazer over a matching pencil skirt. The red tank was a sweater knit…..The printed Silk Cady was sent to my shoe manufacturer to have the shoes made……….The shoe made the whole look so much more exciting and very “DESIGNER”!

……………………….THE SILK CADY A-LINE DRESS in the Ink Blot print was a beauty…….simple, but very CHIC…….and the jewelry……OH LA LA!!!! One might think that on a dress like this you should keep the accessories simple……..au contraire…..ask Iris Apfel………”a little is good a lot is better!”…..It is exactly on a bold print like this that a BOLD necklace is needed or else something simple will be lost and insignificant….The necklace and earring were made of Black Glass Jet and Glass Pearls. The clip back earring was a cluster of jets with hanging jets and tiny pearls, and then the larger pearl tear drops. The magnificent Bib/Choker necklace again, was rows of black jet and small pearls with layered hanging teardrop pearls. It truly was a spectacular piece, and the fashion jewelry buyers of the best stores and boutiques went wild when they saw these pieces. They all wanted “show stoppers” in their jewelry cases just to get the customers to stop and look….and that they did. These pieces got a lot of editorial exposure….This print and jewelry was not for the faint of heart, but when you are designing an expensive Designer line, the faint of heart is not the customer you are designing for…..Doesn’t Christy look amazing! She was and I’m sure still is one of the sweetest most professional models I ever worked with. She was “super” in every way.

……………….I designed this print and it was actually an INK BLOT! I had sheets and sheets of super large white paper, and dropped blobs of black paint on the paper. Then folded it in half to get the other matched side. Once they were dried I hung them all around the design studio, and all of my assistants voted on which they liked best. They were numbered 1 through 10, and they wrote the number they liked down on a piece of paper and put them in a box. I then tallied them up. Of course I made the final decision, but it was a fun game to play, and they all felt involved in the process. This coat was printed on a heavier weight wool crepe.The coat had a zip front with a shirt collar and the Trapeze shape showed the print well……..The sleeveless wool crepe skimmer dress was in the red of the collection. I also had the print done on a Silk Cady, and that is what the pump is made of……I loved designing shoes, and it was so much fun to be able to have them in the matching prints……..They were fabulous shoes on their own.