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GILI. I'M CONFUSED

grandma r — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:35:14 GMT

I watched part of a clearance show the other night and part of a show on Q2 last night. I just don't get it.

LR started the brand years ago as knockoffs of high end items. Now Jill is the creative director and it sounds as if she designs everything. It seems like this brand is targeting a specific, limited group of women. I don't understand skin tight clothing, never did. Most of us don't live in NY, LA, or other trendy areas. We are pretty much real women who like nice things but don't have unlimited budgets.

And, this is another brand that the Q is really pushing. From the items I've seen recently, I think I will just stay with Isaac, Joan, and D&Co.

I don't want this to become nasty, I just don't understand why it changed so drastically.

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QueenDanceALot — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:41:12 GMT

@grandma r

I have no idea but you might get more opinions about this on the Fashion Board.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:44:01 GMT

It was always my understanding that the GILI brand was started by QVC and not by any host or rep. There is a design team behind the brand. LR was the first host to launch it.

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GSPgirl — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:49:46 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
It was always my understanding that the GILI brand was started by QVC and not by any host or rep. There is a design team behind the brand. LR was the first host to launch it.

LR has a lot of imput in the designs from what I understand. Or was she just acting like she did?

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millieshops — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:56:46 GMT

@grandma rSometimes I think it's that, overall, the market for clothing among the older generations is more limited than among working women and younger buyers.

I know I'm no where near the same buyer I was when I was working or even when I was still traveling often during my first decade of retirement. QVC would disappear if they tried to make it on what I buy in clothes and jewelry.

As long as they keep some lines I like, that works for me. Like you, I don't want the short and tight, but there's a larket for that. I also don't want flouncy layers ala Logo, but there's a market for that. I don't even want Louis' professional classics line, but, yes, there's also that market.

In my thinking, QVC is like a department store and I'm never using some of the departments, but I don't no matter where I go to shop. Never did.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:59:17 GMT

@GSPgirl wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
It was always my understanding that the GILI brand was started by QVC and not by any host or rep. There is a design team behind the brand. LR was the first host to launch it.
LR has a lot of imput in the designs from what I understand. Or was she just acting like she did?

I have no idea what LR does. Since Jill is the creative director of the brand then my guess is she would be the person who takes care of the design and direction of GILI.

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blackhole99 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:12:19 GMT

Jill says on air she is the designer. I too think that brand is more for the younger working woman who lives in a city or for younger hip women who want to dress smart. I'm a boomer and if I buy clothes on QVC it's Denim & Co.or SG.

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deepwaterdotter — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:13:12 GMT

@GSPgirl wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
It was always my understanding that the GILI brand was started by QVC and not by any host or rep. There is a design team behind the brand. LR was the first host to launch it.
LR has a lot of imput in the designs from what I understand. Or was she just acting like she did?

So LR still works for QVC?

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SilleeMee — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:19:04 GMT

@blackhole99 wrote:
Jill says on air she is the designer. I too think that brand is more for the younger working woman who lives in a city or for younger hip women who want to dress smart. I'm a boomer and if I buy clothes on QVC it's Denim & Co.or SG.

I wonder why the brand doesn't have her name in it or at least make reference to her name in the title on the items sold under the GILI brand if she was THE designer? I think it's more of her directing a team of designers more than anything.

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hopi — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:26:33 GMT

So many callers would want to know what Lisa was wearing - clothes, jewelry, shoes, make-up, skin care etc. Q asked if she would like to design items like she owned and liked. Lisa made up the name Got It Love It and everything was picked and designed by her. Q of course the would not let her use expensive, luxury mediums but she made it work. LIsa never made any extra money from extra time or items sold. When she left Jill Martin was a tv person and they asked her to come in because Q thinks it's audience adores celebs. Thus the Kardashian, Jessica Simpson and Oprah revolts with shopping their items.

Jessica Simpson's items are nice in the stores but she fell apart at Q.

I digress.

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OKPrincess — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:55:34 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@grandma rSometimes I think it's that, overall, the market for clothing among the older generations is more limited than among working women and younger buyers.

I know I'm no where near the same buyer I was when I was working or even when I was still traveling often during my first decade of retirement. QVC would disappear if they tried to make it on what I buy in clothes and jewelry.

As long as they keep some lines I like, that works for me. Like you, I don't want the short and tight, but there's a larket for that. I also don't want flouncy layers ala Logo, but there's a market for that. I don't even want Louis' professional classics line, but, yes, there's also that market.

In my thinking, QVC is like a department store and I'm never using some of the departments, but I don't no matter where I go to shop. Never did.

@millieshops Well said.

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MarkeieMark — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:58:27 GMT

What's confusing is this line has zero cohesiveness. It's a mishmash. Jill Martin is all over the place.

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shaggygirl — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:01:00 GMT

Looking back, other than the GILI sausage casingly tight leather jackets the only thing I can remember L.R. wearing is those gumby pants that dragged on the floor and a black (always black) top. Only exception I can recall is when she was on the bench in Italy she had beautiful gowns on. I never saw her as a fashionista. Maybe I missed something.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:03:10 GMT

@MarkeieMark wrote:
What's confusing is this line has zero cohesiveness. It's a mishmash. Jill Martin is all over the place.

This is why I think there is more than one person doing the designing and it's not just Jill.

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MarkeieMark — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:08:50 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@MarkeieMark wrote:
What's confusing is this line has zero cohesiveness. It's a mishmash. Jill Martin is all over the place.
This is why I think there is more than one person doing the designing and it's not just Jill.

@SilleeMee You may very well be right, maybe someone should let Jill know that.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:33:53 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@MarkeieMark wrote:
What's confusing is this line has zero cohesiveness. It's a mishmash. Jill Martin is all over the place.
This is why I think there is more than one person doing the designing and it's not just Jill.

I always figured they pick up stuff at trade shows in Asia and have G.I.L.I. labels sewn in. They must have gotten a real deal on obi belts.

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NicksmomESQ — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:50:50 GMT

@SilleeMee Lisa Robertson helped QVC create the GILI brand. She selected the styles & created the vibe.It was considered her line owned by QVC.

When Lisa left & was questioned as to how the line is continuing she responded on FB that she never owned the line.She was just its creative director & on air representative. That is why Jill Martin was hired.Lisa is no longer connected to GILI or QVC.

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grandma03 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:56:36 GMT

LR started the brand. Her mistake is she should have gotten a patent on the GILI name. The clothes are for the smaller person. Not a size 12. Whats a woman to do. I did not see the Halston brand for a few months and thought that they had given him the boot. But he was on a few weeks ago. His prices are good and the quality isn't bad.

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grandma r — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:06:04 GMT

I remember LR coming up with "got it, love it". Her Roma bag was fashioned after a Gucci bag. Some of the jewelry was a take on pieces she found in Italy. Now, it seems the styles are for the younger audience. Not many women can wear skin tight pants with a top tucked in. But, it just shows there is something for anyone.

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mac116 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:19:11 GMT

When Giulianna Rancic had her reality show with her husband several years back, she was VERY open about her "designs" on HSN. She would be at a meeting with about 6 other people. A piece of clothing already produced was shown around the table. Giulianna would suggest changing the zipper, someone else would suggest colors, the group would discuss the fit, etc. It was definitely design by committee. In my opinion, that is how the GILI line has worked from the beginning. Lisa might have shown something she owned or liked, and the design team would make suggestions on how to produce it for the QVC customer.

To me a designer is someone who sketches clothing, then either makes it from scratch or has it produced by a tailor or seamstress. I don't see LR or Jill Martin EVER doing that.