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……………………..As many of you know, on August 25th, on QVC2, at 6:00pm I will have my very first show that is entirely devoted to JEWELRY! It has been a long time coming!!! All the pieces will be NEW, and I have been showing most of the pieces on previous shows as sneak peeks……………..One of the necklaces I have been showing is what I call…..the “SPIRIT” necklace. The style number is…..J350153……..Why did I give it this name? When I looked into the stones there was, for me, something soothing and calming…..The way people talk about crystals and their healing power came to mind. I make no such claims, but I must say they do give me a sense of calm….. I have never been a follower of such things, but that was the effect these stones had on me…………..These are REAL STONES. They are not acrylic, resin or plastic. Due to this fact each stone will be slightly different, but all are very similar. Some are a little paler, some deeper, and some have slightly different markings. When you use a REAL stone this is accepted. Even expensive GEM STONES like diamonds, emeralds and rubies are all different, and no two are alike……The one you receive will be unique and yours alone…………….The stone itself is approx. 1 1/4 inches long. The width measurement will vary slightly . As you can see from the stones above, some are a little narrower at the top than others, but they are all approximately the same size as the stones were hand selected. Each stone is encased in a faux gold. The gold is very thin, and can barely be seen from the front….There are “pins” that go into the stones from which the chain is hung. The chains, there are two on each side, have a VERY FINE OPEN LINK. There are TEENY TINY FACETED GLASS BEADS that are attached to the double chain all the way to the tiny lobster claw at the back. There is also a three inch extender……Each of the COLORS are BEAUTIFUL, so it will be a hard choice to make. I know many of you will select more than one!…….By now you all know I LOVE STATEMENT JEWELRY…….but sometimes a delicate piece, such as the “Spirit” necklace, can make just as huge an impact…………………Now for the colors……………..enjoy……………………much Love……………………………….Louis

………………………………Perfectly Pink…………..has the look of Pink Quartz. You all know how pink quartz stones can vary. This stone has the same characteristics………Talk about fragile looking….this Perfectly Pink pendant has it in spades! I have shown it above with Perfectly Pink WK and the new ANTOINETTE BLOUSE in Perfectly Pink, just because it IS so perfect….but….you must PLAY with it………It will look wonderful with all of your pastel shirts, sweaters, and TEE SHIRTS……Pale Yellow, Pale Aqua, Pale Mint and Pale Lilac will all look beautiful with the P.P pendant…..Then pull out your deeper tones and you brighter colors, and all will look fabulous worn with the P.P stone……………Please notice the photo at the lower right, which illustrates the chain with the attached beads. Each necklace will have TWO color tiny beads attached to the chain. This adds so much to the overall appearance to the necklace. I could have easily done away with these beads, and the necklace would have cost less for the labor alone, but I though the addition of these little stones added to the fragility and gracefulness of the piece. I hope you agree………………………………………….enjoy……………………………much Love……………………………….Louis

………………………DESERT SAND…………is a beautiful “translucent stone”, meaning you can see through it. It is neither “transparent” nor is it “opaque”. Translucent is somewhere in between. We are calling it, for QVC purposes Desert Sand, but between us it really is the color of AMBER. I’m not permitted to give it this name because technically it is NOT amber, and to call it that would be misleading, but it is the color of amber or delicious HONEY. You can see that the Desert Sand stones are very unique in that they are translucent, as already mentioned, but they have very distinguished MARKINGS and VEINING. This gives the stone character……….The IMPORTANT picture here is the one at the lower right with the four stones. I purposely took pictures of four different stones so you can see the variation of the stone. They are all very very similar, but there is a unique difference with each one…..Truly, I know you will be delighted with your special stone…………..The two upper corner photos I have the necklace with the Desert Sand Crepe Gauze separates. The bottom right is the Alabaster WK S/S sweater, and the bottom left is the new Winter White WK sleeveless TN…………My next comment is very important, and applies to each of the stone colors! YOU MUST PLAY WITH THEM AGAINST EVERYTHING and EVERY COLOR YOU OWN. You will be surprise how each combination gives the stones new life. If you only wear them tonal you will be doing a disservice to the necklace, and limit its’ wearing unnecessarily………Browns, grey, pecan and purple are just a few colors to try with your new Desert Sand pendant………………………enjoy……………………….much Love……………………Louis

……………………………MINT MIST………………..is a beautiful fragile color, and yes, spiritual……. I would have actually preferred the name to be Aqua Mist or Celadon, but Mint Mist will have to do……..Once again you can see the photo of the FOUR STONES, and their variations. Again, the stones for this pendant were hand selected so we tried to keep them as close in color as possible……The photos above show the Mint Mist with both the AQUA MIST crepe Gauze stand collar swing tunic, and the Celadon Crepe Gauze separates…I also have it with the Heather Charcoal Grey WK TN just to illustrate how wonderful it will look against contrast colors. Do not be afraid to MIX your colors! I would love it against violet, fuchsia, brown, tan. ivory, lime, olive, red etc. etc. etc…..The advantage I have designing jewelry is to perfectly coordinate the pieces to the ready to wear! This is how every designer works who has the good fortune to have accessory lines bearing their names. For almost as long as I have been designing, I have been able to design the accessories to go with the clothes. Having a vision of how an outfit  should look from head to toe is every designer’s dream, and for twenty years I was able to have those visions come true at Anne Klein. As my jewelry line gets more and more popular, I am able to be much more creative with it, and my vision is becoming clearer and more exciting…………I hope you enjoy wearing it as much as I enjoy designing it!……………………………….much Love…………………….Louis

………………………The very first thing I thought when I looked at the raw stones was there is a STORM going on within the stone…..hence the name………….GREY STORM……..The stone in the photos looks translucent, but it is not…….It is actually OPAQUE…..There are large flat facets in each of the color stones so light reflects beautifully off each one, but they are not overdone to distract from the naturalness of the stone…The tiny stones on the chain are Black Jet and a Smokey Grey……Out of all the colors, I would say the Grey Storm has the most variation in markings, but each is spectacular as you can see by the photos above. All you need to do to coordinate this pendant with everything you own is to wear a black or grey bottom, and all color tops will work. I have it with the white WING COLLAR shirt and my Heather Grey WK pencil skirt, and the same skirt with my Heather Grey WK TN….An all Winter White outfit with this Grey Storm pendant will look fabulous too…….Simple, Classy, Chic, Elegant, Uncomplicated, Timeless…………this is a Thoroughbred monied look……………………..enjoy……………………….much Love…………………..Louis