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Bottega Veneta Fall 2010 Jewelry Collection

The entire Fall 2010 collection from ready to wear to accessories was inspired by the beetle. The colors, an opalescent green blue that degrades to a bright yet gentle yellow. The jewelry is elegant and refined, yet edgy and surprising. I did not know a beetle could be anything but icky, but after Tomas Maier … Continue reading “Bottega Veneta Fall 2010 Jewelry Collection”

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Candace Ang

Candace Ang is the young designer behind these bold statement necklaces. Ang’s pieces are always fun and flirty and often have fringe details making them the perfect final touch to spice-up an LBD. Ang was designing bib necklaces way before they became the trend du jour and fittingly her Volume III Necklace ($610, pictured on … Continue reading “Candace Ang”

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Natalia Vodianova & De Beers design Necklace for Charity

De Beers is proud to be the lead sponsor of The Love Ball London in aid of the Naked Heart Foundation, a children’s charity. The centre piece of the auction was The Magic Moment Necklace designed by Natalia Vodianova and created by De Beers. This one-of-a-kind piece was inspired by that precious instant when two … Continue reading “Natalia Vodianova & De Beers design Necklace for Charity”

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Lina Peterson for Ports 1961 Fall 2010 Jewelry

Images from style.com For the brand’s Fall Winter 2010 season, Ports 1961 designer Tia Cibani once again turned to Lina Peterson to create jewelry to complement the collection. Peterson is based out of London and has a knack for creating bold, guaranteed to get you noticed, contemporary jewelry pieces. Her work has been showcased in … Continue reading “Lina Peterson for Ports 1961 Fall 2010 Jewelry”

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Paige Gamble Amethyst and Gunmetal Chains

While in NY for Fashion Week, I went to visit Paige Gamble’s showroom. She is amazing, to put it plainly. Paige has an eye like no other, she is sharp witted, gorgeous, genius and most importantly (for our purposes) phonemically creative. I am in love with her bags, they are immaculate and chic, it’s sick!! … Continue reading “Paige Gamble Amethyst and Gunmetal Chains”

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Jennifer Meyer Diamond Wishbone Necklace

This Diamond Wishbone Necklace ($2,325) was designed by Tobey Maguire’s wife, Jennifer Meyer (she’s the one behind Jennifer Aniston‘s ever-popular gold leaf necklace). I was never a big fan of the leaf design which has become the brand’s signature, but I love the wishbone – even though there are countless frugal versions… I actually recently … Continue reading “Jennifer Meyer Diamond Wishbone Necklace”

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