Accessoire
Whatever it is I think I see becomes a Prada bag to me
As much as I’d love to have the $1500 to shell out on a Prada bag, It’s not reality and the one on Etsy is $29.50 has it’s own charm and character.
When shopping, I’m always looking for elements that inspire… Hardly do I look for exact replicas, but for pieces that relate to points of [...]
Birds of a feather
Adorning oneself in animals is a very ancient human tradition… Feathers, head dresses, furs, teeth, bone, shells, as if paying homage to the most prolific designer of them all, Nature.
In the modern, factory farmed, supermarket and retail chain world the notion of wearing animals have changed. Animals have been abstracted to prints, faux furs, plastic [...]
Pristine Smut
Quite honestly, I don’t know if there is a cooler name than Pristine Smut. And these fine women coined it, Pristine Smut, a pair of Central St. Matins grads who have teamed their talents to create beautifully designed knitwear jewelry. Liria Pristine, knitwear designer embraces the experimental qualities of her medium. Rosie Kent, creates the [...]
The love has long gone, and all that’s left is the jewelry…
They were the earrings I didn’t like wearing. The diamond earrings given to me by a man that was not for me, during a particularly dark period of my life. The earrings were beautiful, but I just couldn’t stand to wear them, plus, they really aren’t my style.
I didn’t know what to do with them, [...]
Nervous Systems
Mother Nature may be cruel, but she’s a wicked designer. Design duo Nervous System (MIT Grads, Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg) makes lovely jewelery inspired by the algorithms of nature, they formulate and idea, then create a pattern generating algorithm in the computer. In the end, thy are able to manufacture these beautiful [...]
Safety First
I am a wood shop dropout. Against all feminist standings, I could never help squealing like a little girl every time I got even close to the table saw. I couldn’t even touch it. Safety glasses are another big hurdle in my wood shop experience. I could never wear them with a straight face. [...]
Wearing the crowns of the ancients
The feather headdress. Perhaps it was a trend that happened over the last summer, and maybe, it’s been done, who knows? Perhaps it’s because of my disconnected Native American roots, my mother is from the Squaxin Island Tribe but adopted into a white family. And I’ve done very little to become connected to my roots [...]
Microwonderland
I’m always fascinated by things that are mini micro or by things that are ultra macro. Especially if it’s jewelry. Well, it’s pretty safe to say, that I’m fascinated by anything pretty and shiny. Yes, it really is that simple.
For the past few years, I’ve been looking at micro mosaic and mosaic jewelry. As a [...]
Freedom from the clutches of the bag
I’m sick of bags. For the past few years, I’ve been coveting the bags of other women, how they love the lush leather, and carry them with pride. It’s such a nice accessory, that brightens every outfit. For years, I’ve wanted to be part of the nice bag club, but I could never do it.
In [...]
Jewelry for the indecisive: Wear it all
My official retort to minimalism is, “Less is a bore.”
Not that I don’t like simplicity, I do… it just has a place. Like everything else, good visual style relies on variety. That’s why I love Iosselliani, who I just now came across at Aloha Rag. One of the issues surrounding jewelry is that I [...]
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