Today I had lunch with my friend Candice Sabatini. She and I have identical black patent Prada Gaufre bags. Here is a rather dark picture of the bags meeting at lunch. We left them together while we ate in the hopes that they would mate and produce a litter of wallets. I am obsessed with…
Paris Breakfasts
Carol at Paris Breakfasts is an artist and her blog is exceptionally beautiful. She featured one of my rings in a very colorful post. Don’t forget to check out the rest of her blog as well.
Harry Potter Jewelry?
I was casually looking around the Internets, minding my own business, and came across Nonsense on Stilettos, who found something Potter-esque about a few of my designs. Is it too late to start marketing to Gryffindor supporters? I’ve got something for the Slytherins too, come to think of it. At any rate, this is a…
Gold Prices
If you’ve experienced some sticker shock while shopping for fine jewelry, there’s a good reason. At the beginning of this decade, gold was trading below $300 an ounce. Since then, prices have soared. Last year, gold reached a 26-year high of $732 an ounce. This year hasn’t been quite as bad, with a trading range…
It’s the Surreal Thing
When I was in London a few months ago, I saw a terrific exhibit on surrealism at the V&A. They had some cute tromp l’oeil t-shirts in the gift shops. I got the one shown here for those days I want to feel like I’m in the cast of “Oliver!” I really wanted this one…
Latex Pants (And Pants That Just Look Like Latex)
Balenciaga’s ultra-expensive gold leggings seemed like a runway stunt, but shiny legs have crossed over into real-life wardrobes. It seemed to start with Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham. Or was it really American Apparel‘s gold leggings (see above)? Not everyone approves, but it’s now catching on in a big way despite the summer heat:So FASH’onSo…
Acne Jeans
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Sweden was a chance to shop for Acne Jeans in their native land. I like the medium-waisted Hex and high-waisted Tube styles. But if you like a lower waist, the Hep style is on sale at Barneys. I am intrigued by the Lavender and Flour colors….
Britney and the Ring
I finally dragged out the scanner, so here’s the picture from OK of Britney scampering off while wearing my Borgia ring, as well as a close-up of the ring. I’m not too keen on those tighty-whities she’s wearing, but I suppose they’re better than nothing.
Happy Birthday, Leo!
If you need to buy a birthday gift for a Leo (self-gifting counts and is always encouraged!), consider the 18K gold and onyx Eleanor necklace shown here. If you like the onyx look but prefer other kinds of critters, check out my Cleves and Queen of Scots necklaces. And since I’m talking about Leos, I…
Boleyn Necklace at Hever Castle
Here I am wearing the Boleyn necklace outside Anne Boleyn‘s childhood home, Hever Castle. (Click photo to see the necklace clearly.) I wore the same necklace to a garden party in honor of Queen Elizabeth II at the British Embassy this spring. One of the young women working for the Embassy saw the necklace and…