Designer

……………………..February 08 continued and consisted of two very special pieces………..The first was a suede jacket. The jacket had FIVE DIFFERENT COLORS of suede all cut and pieced together! If that weren’t enough EACH SECTION was outlined in bands of GOLD LEATHER. The jacket had a zip front that was hidden with two bands of gold leather….The jacket came in two color combinations……TURQUOISE, RED, BLUE,GREEN, BRIGHT PINK, BLACK and the MATTE GOLD LEATHER [the color placement in the sketch may not be the final]………The second combination was more neutral……GREY, TAUPE, BLUE, NAVY, LIGHT FAWN and MATTE SILVER…..This suede jacket was very successful, a true collectors item and just as beautiful today…….THIRTEEN YEARS LATER!………The Blouse to the right was a true beauty and a true DESIGNER ITEM……The blouse was made in SILK ORGANZA. It had the most incredible embroidery!!! It was made in a heavier cotton yarn and it was very dimensional which I think you can see from the photos There was even OPEN WORK in the flowers…….It came in Ivory emb. on Black, and Navy emb on Pale Pink……….another collector’s item!

………………………I recently saw this on Ebay at a very low price……They say it’s in excellent condition!…..It’s a fun jacket over jeans or with a Blk TN and long Blk WK skirt and boots.

……………………….December 07 offered 3 additional new styles…..The first was a silk charmeuse “Pirate’s Blouse”. It was tunic length, perfect for slim velvet pants, or a long slim skirt. It had a drop seam on the sleeve. There was shirring at the seam and again at the cuff to give the pirate effect. The blouse had high side splits. I also had a braided belt made out of the charmeuse fabric to go with the tunic. It came in Ivory, Black and a deep Crimson Red……..The next top was a combination of stretch velvet and stretch mesh. The mesh portion had matching small bugle beads scattered all over it……all hand sewn. The ballet neckline and the bottom of the short sleeve were bordered with the bugle beads. It came in Black and the Crimson Red….The sketch say it was supposed to be a body suit, but we changed it into a regular top. If you look closely you can see where I blackened out the bottom of the bodysuit….The last item in the group was a georgette pull-on skirt. The bottom of the skirt had two rows of pleats. Each row had a band approx. 1 1/4 inches wide of the charmeuse. The effect of the satin bands on the matte sheer georgette was really special and a very difficult detail to make. Sewing bands of charmeuse on to a sheer georgette takes patience and precise workmanship!! a very designer detail. These rows of pleats moved beautifully. This skirt looked great with so many pieces….It looked perfect with the two tops in the group, plus sweaters and blouses, and many jackets. It was a terrific “novelty” skirt to own.

……………………..October 07 had 3 new pieces and many reorders…….The suede jacket was a very complicated labor intensive piece. Another headache for Elaine! It had leather trims, studs and diagonal rows of metal rings that had leather strips lacing through them with stitches in between each ring to hold them in place. I had seen a photo of a shoulder bag that inspired me………….I had done a Tuxedo Tunic shirt at Anne Klein that looked very similar to this. It too had rhinestone buttons and rhinestone cuff links in French cuffs with a high low hem and pleated bib front…….Claudia Schiffer, the incredibly gorgeous German model with long wavy super sexy hair and an perfect body, made her solo entrance wearing this silk tunic with high heal PANT BOOTS in STRETCH BLACK VELVET studded all over with RHINESTONES…..Don’t know what a pant boot is??? It’s a shoe and skin tight leggings all in one…..NO SEAMS….so the shoe and the tights are all one. Claudia, walking down the runway looking like she was wearing a man’s tuxedo shirt and these sparkling legs, had every guy in the audience making hoot calls…….She was stunning!……The Linea pull on pant offered with this group had a very slim leg in stretch velvet……Not quite a rhinestone studded pant boot, but they did looked great with the shirt.

………………….Sept 07 had a suede and leather TSV……..By now, after 7 years, my suede jackets had become very popular items, and were expected to be on every new collection. This was a very special jacket with special details. It had an exposed zipper front in an antique brass color. The jacket had princess seams to follow the line of the body and inseam pockets. It was the leather and stud trims that made this new jacket special! The jewel neckline, the front and the hems of the jacket and sleeves were bordered in the leather. Then I designed these Baroque swirling applique patterns. They were had cut and sewn on top of the suede. The tiny brass studs outlined theses appliques. All of the bands on the jacket also were studded with a larger size as you can see in the photos……..To go with the jacket we offered a silk/cotton turtleneck and a Ponte pant.