Wednesday, January 28, 2015

WINTER HAS BEEN VERY BUSY WITH LIFE AND THE FLU GOT HOLD OF ME AND IT WASN'T FUN. BUT I AM FINALLY FEELING BETTER. THANK GOD!

ANYWAY...

I AM GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, I WILL CALL HER MISS DELLA ROSSA, WITHOUT DIVULGING HER PRIVATE LIFE.

MISS DELLA ROSSA WAS A VOGUE MODEL, IN NEW YORK BACK IN THE DAY. SHE WAS VERY GLAMOROUS AND BEAUTIFUL. SHE COULD HAVE BECOME AS WELL KNOWN AS MARILYN MONROE.

BUT SHE DECIDED NOT TO STAY IN THE MODELING PROFESSION AS THERE WERE SOME 'QUESTIONABLE' LIFESTYLES SHE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BECOME A PART OF, SO SHE EVENTUALLY WENT ON TO BECOME A VERY SUCCESSFUL DRESS DESIGNER IN HER OWN STORE IN THE GARMENT DISTRICT OF LOSANGELES IN THE 1960'S. BELOW...A MODEL SHOWS OFF MISS DELLA ROSSA'S 'BRA DRESS' IN THE LATE 1960'S.

MISS DELLA ROSSA WAS THE PREMIERE DESIGNER OF THE 'BRA DRESS' AND WITHIN WEEKS, PARIS, FRANCE; AND LONDON, ENGLAND, WERE MAKING 'KNOCK-OFFS' OF HER DESIGN. YES THE FASHION INDUSTRY HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT 'STEALING' IDEAS AND DESIGNS FROM OTHER DESIGNERS.

MISS DELLA ROSSA HAD A MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS QUITE A LOT OF MONEY DURING THAT ERA. HER HUSBAND UP AND LEFT HER FOR A MISTRESS AND TOOK ALL OF THE MONEY FROM THE BANK ACCOUNT. MISS DELLA ROSSA WORKED HER FINGERS TO THE BONE EXISTING ON COFFEE AND MEAGER FARE WHILE SHE BUILT THE BUSINESS BACK UP AGAIN. MISS DELLA ROSSA COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT HER LIFE,