Thursday, September 27, 2012

new york fashion week gems

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so fashion week has come and gone in new york and has now set it sights on europe, but in its wake i've been left with lots to lust over in the jewelry department and tons of inspiration for now until spring.  aside from the street style, which is always sure to get any accessories lover's juices flowing, there were several designers who presented some serious noteworthy collections. 

first up, the sisters snyder presented an as always amazing collection for dannijo.  the collection was entitled "peaceful warriors and trippy hippies" and it definitely delivered on both fronts.  with this collection they pretty much proved their staying power as the go to designers for statement jewelry and that they can do some seriously amazing takes on the fembot.  as a lover of anything huge and tribal inspired this collection really spoke to me and is definitely going to be infiltrating my style in the coming months.

from dannijo tumblr.
from dannijo tumblr.
from you mag.
the peter beard images that started it all.  from you mag.

next up we have the always inspiring jennifer fisher.  if you've ever read the man repeller or even just lusted after her amazing gold pieces (those gypsy finger rings anyone?) then you're familiar with jennifer fisher's jewelry.  she's the master of amazing stackable bracelets and rings that you pretty much need to buy in bulk.  my love of silver and gold comes in waves.  in high school and college i was all gold all the time, then i graduated into a sort of silver or bust phase.  recently i've been feeling a resurgence in my love of gold (a sort of gold rush if you will) so this collection could not have found me at a better time, or a worse time if you ask my wallet.

from gotham.
from gotham.

from gotham.
from gotham.

next up fenton and from gold to dayglo.  i love whatever dana lorenz does be it for fenton or fallon and this collection does not disappoint.  i love how she uses super bright colors and lots of them and the lion pendants are really just icing on the cake.  this collection looks like instant happiness, how could you not feel amazing wearing any of these pieces?  i really can't wait to pile these puppies on after a long, cold season of winter blacks and greys.

from style.com

from moda operandi
from twitter.

from moda operandi.

from moda operandi.

next up we have jene despain who made her first ever presentation this past nyfw.  her new collection is called "queens of noise" and it is incredible and exactly the sort of classic pieces every jewelry collection needs.  she beautifully mixes structural shapes with bright crystals that take the best parts of pamela love's and dannijo's past collections and melds them into a grungy meets girly, uptown meets downtown perfection.  i've already figured out about a thousand ways to work these pieces into my current jewelry collection, which in my mind speaks to a great collection.  you better believe these are on my must list for spring!

from bourbon and gloss.

from bourbon and gloss.

from bourbon and gloss.

from socially superlative.

and last but not least we have the one and only anna dello russo who debuted her accessories collaboration with h&m.  it's bold, it's gold, it's gaudy, it's everything you could hope for from her!  i'm an absolute sucker for any animal jewelry and she really nailed it with those snake bracelets and that to die for alligator necklace.  i didn't think that i could love adr any more if i tried but then she went and made the most amazing music video ever to promote her new collection.  she truly is the queen of over the top glamour and her collection perfectly captures that spirit.  what's not to love?   

from h&m.

from h&m.

from h&m.
from h&m.

from h&m.






























Monday, September 17, 2012

ringing in a new collection

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just a quick post to send a major congratulations to one of my favorite jewelry bloggers on her new line!  the amazing danielle of gem gossip, don't even dare call yourself a jewelry lover if you've never visited, has just launched gem gossip jewelry with 5 amazing rings.  i've been a fan of her site for years and it's so wonderful to see a fellow jewelry lover achieve something so amazing!  get a load of these beauties and good luck picking a favorite!

images from gem gossip jewelry.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

my fashion weeknesses

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this nyfw has provided me endless accessory inspiration and most of my week has been spent drooling over photos of gorgeously bejeweled ladies heading in and out of what have been some amazing shows.  all i can say is thank god for style.com for making me feel like i'm front row at every show.  here are some photos that really got my jewelry juices flowing and have provided me endless inspiration for both my own collection and for far and wild.  consider this a schooling in lesson number ten, flashy jewels personalize your style!

mr. newton for harpers bazaar
tommy ton for style.com
mr. newton for harper's bazaar

in detail

in detail

natalie off duty

phil oh for vogue.com

finally a smile!  the amazing gabrielle of look sharp sconnie.
mr. newton for harper's bazaar

in detail

mr. newton for harper's bazaar

starting and ending with leandra, i've made a manwich! mr. newton for harper's bazaar.


Thursday, September 6, 2012

new mexican fiesta

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i'm just gonna throw it right out there, new mexico may or may not be the perfect state.  it's dripping with turquoise, the chiles are plentiful and actually spicy, and the deserts are insanely beautiful.  a couple of (read several) bowls of chile verde later and i'm hooked!  we drove into new mexico from marfa and it was definitely one of the most picturesque drives of our trip.  i'm starting to really get in touch with my desert side so i'm guessing there's going to be a lot of desert in my future.  i'm looking at you sonoran and mojave.  get ready for me!  so when we had to pick between the carlsbad caverns and white sands national monument it was pretty much a no brainer.  plus we're fresh off some asian cavern explorations so carlsbad you'll have to wait!  white sands was incredible to say the least.  it looked like another planet and i'm still not 100% sure I was in New Mexico and not on the moon.  There is nothing but blue skies and white sands for miles and miles and this desert rat relished it!


ghosty is amazing at everything.  including flying.

on me: vintage dress, vintage turquoise necklace, berber drop necklace coming soon to far and wild jewelry, oakley frogskins sunglasses.







after white sands it was time to trade turquoise skies for actual turquoise so we hightailed it to santa fe.  it was everything i wanted it to be.  it was delicious, it was gorgeous, and most importantly it was southwestern jewelry heaven.  i started my jewelry search around the plaza and met some really amazing artisans selling their goods from tables and blankets.  from there i decided to torture myself and go take a peek at the jewelry in ortega's.  un.real.  i dragged my jaw along the floor in there for about an hour before i left lamenting that i'm not the 1% and resentfully thanking my bank for never approving me for a credit card.  after some more wandering i ended up at a cute little store called western otter that had just relocated to santa fe from texas and specialized in vintage and fair trade jewelry.  essentially it was my spirit store in what might just be my spirit city.  i'm already trying to figure out a way to get back to santa fe but in the meantime it's on to arizona!  



trend alert, jorts!

on me: an outfit only a man repeller could love.  vintage overalls, vintage moccasins.

on me: american apparel striped bodysuit, vintage cross pendant, berber drop necklace coming soon to far and wild, beaded bracelet from a new mexican truck stop, vintage child's turquouse pinky ring from western otter, vintage silver ring, vintage turquoise and coral ring from istanbul, vintage silver cuff.


even the statues in santa fe have amazing turquoise.

if you want to see some more/far superior photos of the beauty that is santa fe, i highly recommend that you check out the lovely gaby's blog fashionable collections for her photos of her trip to new mexico.  they are stunning, mouth watering, and laden with turquoise!