The Saint Louis Tie:

The Louis Tie is navy blue as a sign that he and his wife, St. Zelie, entrusted all their children to the care of Our Blessed Mother. 

The tie is decorated with a watch chain, watch face, and piece of lace as a sign of their complementarity: the sturdy watch and soft lace.

The watch is drawn to be a bit blurry, reflecting upon St. Louis' living until an old age and the beautiful struggle of growing frail with time.

The watch is set to half past 9 to symbolize their 9 children, 4 of whom and St. Zelie passed away long before the rest of their family, which made their whole family was halfway to eternity through St. Therese's life.

The Saint Zelie Scarf:

Delicate Alencon lace overlays a warm, rich violet in this design inspired by Saint Zelie Martin, the mother of St. Therese of Lieseux.

St. Zelie was an accomplished lace maker who specialized in this specific type of lace. In the design it interweaves with a pocket watch and chain as a sign of her and her husband's communal love, as St. Louis surrendered his watch business to support her in her own work. 

The violet coloring for the scarf reflects their penitential life of sacrifice and surrender.

The roses in the lace call to mind St. Therese's future promise to send down from heaven "a shower of roses" and to be called the Little Flower.

The family names of Martin and St. Zelie's maiden name of Guerin adorn the pocket watch face, which is set at 9:30.  This symbolizes the 9 children they welcomed into the world. 

The half past 9 symbolizes that 4 of their children and St. Zelie passed away young, and their family was half on this side of eternity and half on the other for much of St. Therese's life. 

These designs are made to compliment each other just as these saints did, both being soft and strong while treasuring beauty and craftsmanship. We hope they can be a tangible reminder of the quiet, deep impact of a simple life well lived.