It’s time to give Valentine’s Day hearts a new spin. The luck of the dice, a lucky break and handcrafted asymmetry are worked into fresh heart options. Plain or woven leather bracelets and whimsical charm earrings incorporate the classic motif in a casual way. Diamonds cascading over gold heart pendants are a modern update of the traditional. READ MORE +
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Metals are one of earth’s precious resources, and the alloy of zinc and copper creating shiny brass has been forged into jewelry ever since the antiquity. This spring will see a renaissance of this ancient favourite. It’s versatile, easy to work with and less expensive than gold but still providing golden sheen. There will be chains, filigree earrings, important pendant necklaces, jewel-encrusted bibs, and even decorative safety pins READ MORE +
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One of the key trends this fall is menswear regardless whether it is in Paris, Milan, London or New York. Tailored jackets, blazers and pantsuits are ideal choices for the career customer everywhere. Traditional fabrics like tweeds and herringbones in neutral tones of grey and taupe are in the majority but then there are the occasional oversized lumberjack check and colourful clan plaids. This fabric trend is not just for ready-wear but has crossed over into shoes and accessories as well. READ MORE +
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Get noticed from the ground up! This season the favourite shoe-bootie or “shootie” reached new levels in the windows of the fashion capitals, not only in terms of heel height but materials also outdid previous seasons. There was multi-coloured striped satin at Guiseppe Zanotti and clusters of studs in gold or silver tones covered his bootie and sling backs. Crystal sparkle decorated pumps at Christian Louboutin and MiuMiu. Paillettes were another favourite all-over look, and placed patterns and designs upped the ante at Barbara Bui and at Christian Louboutin as well. Lace continued in many new versions. Glamorous feet are definitely making impact this season. READ MORE +
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Two very different jewelry design concepts were happily combined into a new one: mixing the hard edges of geometric symbols, squares, circles, diamonds and dimensional pyramids with the softness of fluid chain. Two Paris resources with their own retail stores on the Left Bank, Babylone and Reminiscence, were the perfect example. The same ideas surfaced in Milan as well. Facets were a popular not only in bold stones but also as raised pyramid metal shapes. Chains could be bold but also industrial. Fluid ball bearing chains and panther links were other novel chain treatments, and linear earrings looked best with delicate links in gold, silver or oxidized metal. READ MORE +
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