Thank you SO MUCH! I would love to be able to just sit and talk with you! Archived Message Posted by Lori in Denver on April 3, 2012, 4:06 pm, in reply to "Hi Lori! What an interesting group of photos..." Remind Jay how lucky he is! Tell him hi as well and he cane come back for dinner anytime I love the history you shared thank you again I will attach it to the file. --Previous Message-- : The navy and white outfit in the photo on the : left is the student's version. You can see : that the collar is larger and there are gaps : in the closure. Mine is in the photo on the : right. I've never seen the beaded hat : before. Maybe my suit looked so dressy that : there was a thought that a beaded hat would : be the right thing. It looks lovely, but : totally inappropriate to me, and I'm glad : they came up with the great straw hat : instead. Seems like a shame, though, that : they didn't use that hat for a cocktail : dress at some time. I also redid the red : sundress. That one baffled me, since the : design seemed to be so simple. At this point : in the Gene line, we were all doing fairly : detailed and sophisticated couture for Gene, : and this seemed like the kind of dress we : were choosing not to do, because anyone who : could sew would be able to do this for : themselves. Anyway, I refined the fit and : made up the pattern, and secretly hoped they : wouldn't use it in the line. The sticking : point seemed to be that Joan wanted a knit : sweater that didn't just look like it was : sewn from knit fabric. Of course, the only : alternative is to do an actual knit sweater, : and I don't think that it was feasible to : get done at their factory. So, the sundress : remained just a sample, sweet, but less : original than most of what was being : produced for the line. I think it's : interesting that in the photo on the right, : they obviously took the circle skirt and : kind of hitched it up into some side back : drape...maybe in an attempt to make it look : more interesting. All this seems like a : lifetime ago now! : Message Thread: Ready for Spring.....Another Great AD Ensemble... - Pamnaz April 2, 2012, 1:49 am Lovely! - Meg in OR April 3, 2012, 10:20 am I love this one too. I have it in my Easter display today - Jayne in Seattle April 3, 2012, 12:37 am OH! She looks Exquisite! - byanca evans April 2, 2012, 8:04 pm Beautiful! - Fran in NYC April 2, 2012, 5:50 pm I did the pattern making and prototype on this one... - Lynne D April 2, 2012, 2:01 pm Lynne can you add more to this - I have the 2 designs (pic) - Lori in Denver April 2, 2012, 3:31 pm Hi Lori! What an interesting group of photos... - Lynne D April 3, 2012, 3:35 pm Thank you SO MUCH! I would love to be able to just sit and talk with you! - Lori in Denver April 3, 2012, 4:06 pm I talked people into a glazed-eyed state with all this trivia at Sandra's SF event... - Lynne D April 4, 2012, 9:58 pm This is a great one! Great pics! - Mike April 2, 2012, 7:32 am   Searching