Louvre Collection

The most famous museum in the world began its existence as the 12th-century fortress of Philip Augustus. Parts of the original Medieval wall can be seen in the basement of the Louvre in the heart of Paris. Two hundred years later, King Charles V claimed the fortress as the official residence of the French Monarchy. In 1546, King Francis I remodeled the fortress into a Renaissance Palace, which is just a small portion of today’s museum, but work stopped when Louis XIV moved the monarchy to Versailles in 1678. The Louvre Palace became a depository for the art of the Royal families who continued to build out the palace. After the monarchy was overthrown during the French Revolution, the Louvre Palace was opened to the public for free on the weekends, allowing everyone the opportunity to view magnificent works - very egalitarian! It is reported that 25% of all paintings by Leonardo da Vinci are housed at the Louvre, including La Giaconda - the Mona Lisa. Other Important works include the very French Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix, the Code of the Hammurabi Babylonian bas relief codex, Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin, and Ship of Fools by Hieronymus Bosch. The iconic and controversial glass pyramid entrance was added in the late 20th century by renowned architect I.M. Pei. Prepandemic, roughly 27,000 people would visit the museum per day! Thankfully all these people could spread out in the vast halls of the 652,300-square-foot museum. The Louvre earns additional income renting space for special events and to film crews shooting music videos and blockbuster movies.

VF232-42 Louvre Citrine

Daffodil and Cornflower Blue

Cross-woven 5oz Linen

100% Linen. 59” wide. Dry clean to retain crispness, or cold wash and line dry for a more casual look.

$1499yd Through May 12, 2023

$1699yd Starting May 13, 2023

Easy Knit Tops & Woven Pants

#6216 $7.49

Misses’ easy knit top with scoop neck and short all-inone sleeves, or higher neckline with 3/4 dolman sleeves, and pull-on pants with drawstring waist. Great for casual / weekend wear.

Bust = 31.5”-40” Hips = 33.5”-42” Waist = 24”-32”

Cross-woven 5oz Linen 100% Linen. 59” wide. Dry clean to retain crispness, or cold wash and line dry for a more casual look.

$1499yd Through May 12, 2023

$1699yd Starting May 13, 2023

Plum and Citrine Medallion Print on Dark Navy Rayon Jersey Knit 95% Rayon, 5% Spandex. 59” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 11” repeat, 7” motifs. 120% crosswise stretch. 10% lengthwise stretch.

$799

Linen Lovers, get your orders in early! We stashed the first two fabrics in this collection in our Catalog Reserve to hide them from everyone at the warehouse and retail store. Linens have been a huge seller for us, even through the winter months, especially the two-tone cross-wovens. We are offering these linens at last year’s prices during the Subscriber Only shopping period, and they are not re-orderable. Louvre Citrine mixes a yellow warp with alternating turquoise and pale lime weft threads. Louvre Plum mingles indigo and pomegranate. Both look smashing with Louvre Motif, a surprisingly soft rayon jersey knit packed with wonderful colors in staggered medallions on navy blue.

Purplish-Blue Stretch-woven

Cotton-rich Broadcloth

97% Cotton, 3% Spandex. 58” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 15% crossgrain stretch.

$599

Floral Printed Stretch-woven

Italian Imported Viscose Blend

75% Viscose, 21% Nylon, 4% Lycra. 58” wide. Dry clean or cold wash, air dry. 30% lengthwise stretch. Cut your pattern across the grain.

$1499

Skip ahead to #46, Louvre Damask, and start dreaming about a cool new jacket and skirt combo, or a romper dress that’s ready for a day on the town. The stretch runs lengthwise, so lay your pattern out across the grain instead of along the grain. This is a stretch-woven - sew it like a regular woven using a universal 80/12 needle, and enjoy the built-in ease the stretch provides. As a companion, we chose Louvre Blurple, a purplish-blue stretch-woven cotton broadcloth. Choose this fabric to be a shirt, lightweight shorts, or contrast lining for the damask.

Pauline Dress $20

Pauline is a true statement dress; dramatic, romantic and loaded with special details. Create truly distinct looks by mixing and matching sleeves and skirt styles to make the Pauline of your dreams.

View A is a chic, sleeveless sheath with a straight skirt that hits just above the knee. View B features a striking puff sleeve in two lengths and a midi-length tiered skirt. All views feature a unique bodice design that incorporates knife pleats at the waist, a face-framing square neckline and a keyhole opening in the back bodice tied at the nape of the neck. Pauline can be made unlined or fully lined and is closed with an invisible zipper at center back.

Bust= 31”-46” Waist= 24”-39” Hips=33”-48”

Ivory French Terry Knit

80% Poly, 16% Rayon, 4% Spandex.

60” wide. Cold wash, Dry low.

30% crosswise stretch.

15% lengthwise stretch

$899

The Rachel Twin Set $19.95

This trendy sweater set looks fabulous on everyone! The tank and jacket are super easy to sew or serge and can be completed in an afternoon. Perfect for beginner’s wanting to learn to sew with knits! We show the Sweater out of the French Terry Knit. The tank is not shown in this image.

XXS-XL: Bust= 30”-42” Waist= 27”-36” Hips=31”-42”

XXL-5X: Bust= 42”-60” Waist= 37”-56” Hips=43”-64”

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VF232-48

Textured Designer Novelty Knit Polyester blend. 59” wide. Cold wash, dry low. 7” white, 3” blue/black, 27.5” full repeat.

80% crosswise stretch.

20% lengthwise stretch

$799

Finishing off our Spring Catalog are Louvre Foam and Louvre intrigue. Choose Louvre Foam when you want a lightweight French Terry knit sweater, top, or pool cover-up. We show it as Angela Wolf’s Rachel Twin Set sweater paired with a dress made from Louvre Intrigue, another interesting textured knit from fashion designer Andria Lieu. When calculating yardage, include a 10” repeat. The actual pattern repeats every 27.5”, but you can simply match the white to white and the spots to spots, which repeats roughtly every 10”.