Choker
Aurélie Bidermann’s well-traveled life is reflected in her jewels. Remnants of her adventures in India, Japan, and Brazil (just look to her famed braided Do Brazil bracelet) are all abounding from the Parisian’s organic, hand-touched pieces. A lover of vintage clothing, she revels in mixing the past with the present – and it comes across [...]
Put away the glitz! Grunge-inspired gear is suddenly showing up everywhere for the coming seasons, from slipdresses to chunky boots to flashes of plaid flannel. Now, I’m not saying going all Courtney Love on me (I was there the first time, and it wasn’t always pretty!), but a jewel with a hardened, “Who me? I [...]
Find yourself spurned, embittered, or in a lover’s quarrel this Valentine’s Day? (Hey, it’s not always a bed of roses, especially when holiday pressures are involved!) I see my accessories as armor, and while I hope for the best, a self-respecting snob is wise enough to be prepared for the worst. Ready yourself for making [...]
The Luisa via Roma Firenze4Ever Style Lab was the most fun ever! Our shoot was seriously so good, I think we might have to switch careers and become stylists instead =) The Luisa store in Florence, the only one in the world, is seriously awesome. The have the most unique collection you can imagine, especially [...]
Pearls are back, in a big way! Not that they ever went away, if we’re talking about that certain Barbara Bush crowd, but now they are genuinely hip. Lucky for me, I just scored a strand of South Sea pearls on my trip to the Philippines. A choker length of 10mm rounds with slightly irregularly [...]
When it comes to costume jewelry, nOir is my favorite (KJL is a close second, but the quality doesn’t hold a candle to nOir). The brand debuted their new collection, designed by Leeora Catalan, on the L.A.M.B. Spring 2011 runway and it added the perfect pop of dimension and contrast to Gwen Stefani’s lavishly printed [...]
