I picked up the gold necklace above from Faraone Mennella last week at Neiman Marcus and it has not left my neck since. The signature Stella chain is a timeless piece that is appropriate day or night (you may have seen it adorning the lovely necks of the Sex and the City cast). The brand is a favorite of Oprah and is designed by two long time best friends, Roberto Faraone Mennella and Amedeo Scognamiglio. Combining the history of their respective heritage (Scognamiglio's family have been making cameos since 1857), the duo has made a splash with the International Social set and some of the most powerful and elegant women in the world. At Faraone Mennella R.F.M.A.S site or click to see retail stores. I also love the little diamond hoop earrings below and plan to treat myself in August for my birthday. My only dilemma is which pair??... I love both and can not decide. What do you think? I will let you guys choose for me. Leave your preference in comments, left pair or right pair?
Left: Stella diamond earrings $3500 Right: Hoops with diamond pave link $3400
Left-hand pair; the right-hand pair seems chunky and less balanced to me.
I find the right pair to be most balanced. The left pair seems to be top heavy. IMO
Right pair!
I believe you'll get more flash of diamonds from the leftmost pair, with the diamond circle at the bottom. The diamond segment will swing more, thus getting a chance to catch the light. The diamond section will also be more visible within your hair since it's lower. Pave' needs a lot of light to be effective; the stones' size demand light to not appear looks like a textured white metal.
I'm surprised the neckace didn't have a pave ring on it well since the earrings do.
Beautiful necklace!
Great picks Leigh! These are beautiful...hm I like both the earrings, but I think I'm partial to the left pair....