Monies, 2006 2 7/8” wide This stunning pair of mother of pearl bangles is from the brilliant design duo Gerda (nee Lynggard) and Nicolai Monies, who met in design school in the early seventies in West Germany. They united both personally and creatively, and now work from their waterfront studio in Copenhagen where they are inspired …
Category Archives: Designer Jewelry
anonymousBraided Straw Bangles
anonymous, early 21st century 2 ⅜” wide x 4 ¾” diameter So how much fun are these huge straw bangles? Once again, it’s a triple impact trio when stacked together on one arm; it also works to only wear a single, or a single on one arm and a pair on the other. Love that …
Cecile et JeanneGold Squiggle Cuff Bracelet
Cecile et Jeanne, summer 2000 I discovered Cecile et Jeanne in Paris in the spring of 2000; there were several single-line boutiques as well as counters in the department stores. But, lovely as the jewelry was, none of the pieces moved me enough to purchase (I quite clearly remember not liking the hinges and the …
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C and NCaroline Broadhead-Nuala JamisonAcrylic Jewelry
C and N, summer 1992 1 ¼” diameter discs on a 36” cord (necklace) ⅝” diameter discs with a 1 ¾” drop (earrings) This is the perfect summer necklace—it feels as light and airy as it looks. It can hang down in the typical fashion or drape horizontally across the shoulders. Playful as it is, …
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Metal Pointu’sWave Necklace
Metal Pointu’s, spring 2000 This lovely handcrafted gold on brass necklace was a find at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris…just a small digression from my handbag mission in the spring of 2000! I especially love it with the Francesco Biasia Wave Tote; the repetition of the undulating pattern reinforces the strength of each piece. And, …
Vintage Ivory Star Earrings
Vintage Ivory, early 1980’s 1 ⅜” point-to-point Instant Karma got me when I found these vintage ivory star earrings! They are, quite simply, simply perfect. Perfectly proportioned with crisp edges, they make an out-of-this-world fashion statement. Ivory trading was banned worldwide by CITES, the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species in 1989, but in …
Kenneth Jay LaneGold Star Earrings
Kenneth Jay Lane, mid—late 1980’s 1 ½” point-to-point After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1954, Kenneth Jay Lane (born 1930) moved to New York where he began his career as an art director at Vogue. It was there that he realized he wanted to be creating the beautiful objects with which …
Jean Paul GaultierTribal Necklace & Bracelet
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2000 This amazing twelve-strand necklace and spiral bracelet look at once tribal and absolutely contemporary. I purchased them in Paris in the Jean Paul Gaultier boutique within the Galeries Lafayette along with the “bracelet clutch.” An important part of the appeal is that the jewelry is just ordinary metal—not so precious …
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