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Pink Elephants for Fashion Week … and Maneaters

September 4, 2014 by WendyB

I am pleased to see that pink elephants are in style, or, more specifically, in the Thursday Styles section of the New York Times. As the Times reported, attendees of runway shows being held at Milk Studios during New York Fashion Week will be greeted by a 10-foot-tall inflatable pink elephant, designed by artist Tristin Lowe. The elephant is part of a collaboration between Made Fashion Week and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, designed to raise awareness about ivory trafficking and the killing of African elephants. (Made Fashion Week is producing more than 30 runway shows, including 15 at Milk Studios.)

CLICK TO SEE THE PINK ELEPHANT AT MILK STUDIOS.

I’m definitely in favor of helping African elephants, which I had the great pleasure of seeing up close and personal during my trip to South Africa last year.

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This is one of my favorite elephant photos from my South African safari.

I’m also in favor of pink elephants. As I told JCK Magazine earlier this year, one of my new Maneater rings will feature a pink elephant. I wasn’t planning to share any photos before the official debut of the ring, but now I can’t resist giving you a peek of the design as a work-in-progress.

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The unfinished elephant ring sitting on the jeweler’s bench.

You’ll see photos of the finished ring later this year!

 

 

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  1. stacy says

    September 4, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    LOOOOOVE!!! Your ring is incredible, can’t wait to see the finished piece. Elephant poachers are the worst kind of humans. Elephants are intelligent, emotional and beautiful.

    • WendyB says

      September 4, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      They are!

  2. Jan Graham-McMillen says

    September 4, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    There are not enough words to describe how much I love this ring … even if it does make me sad at how much support these lovely creatures need. Killing me … I can barely stand to think about it. But you are quite, quite right, they need all we can afford.
    Well said.

    • WendyB says

      September 5, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      SMH, people need to leave those poor animals alone!

  3. Kait says

    September 4, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    Oh my God! I need that cute little pink elephant to live on my table. 🙂

    • WendyB says

      September 5, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      But he’d have more fun living on your finger 🙂

  4. Eileen says

    September 5, 2014 at 2:43 am

    Your ring is GORGEOUS – can’t wait to see the finished piece!! Elephants are amazing creatures….

    • WendyB says

      September 5, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      Yes, it was great to see them close up, in the wild.

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