Jewelry Trends 2009: The Bigger The Baubles The Better!

Statement jewelry tops the list of must-have accessories this fall and winter, said Sherry Gravitt, owner of Encore Consignment shop in Riverview.

“It’s big, bold and makes a statement,” Ms. Gravitt said. “You’ll see a lot of similarities to the styles we wore back in the ’80s. You can wear the most conservative dress or outfit in neutral colors of black, tan or gray and make a statement with a big chunky necklace and earrings.”

Ms. Gravitt said jewel tones and red are the season’s standout colors.

“You’re going to see big cuffs, chandelier earrings, jumbo jewels and lots of charms,” she said.

Linda Owens, owner of The Grape Basket in Riverview, says those who don’t follow trends can choose initial jewelry and religious symbols, which will always be in fashion.

“This type of jewelry is timeless, just like pearls,” she said. “The big and chunky jewelry, while very popular this season, is trendy and will come and go. But delicate pieces of jewelry are here to stay.”

In the last several years, charm bracelets and necklaces have made a huge comeback. Ms. Owens carries the Chamilia add-a-charm brand at her store.

“We have a huge selection of beads with more coming in all the time,” she said. “You can keep your bracelet or necklace simple by adding a few charms or make it interesting with numerous ones.”

Wearing jewelry, particularly a necklace, is an easy way to add the wow factor to an outfit.

“It’s the first thing you zero in on — it’s where your eye goes,” said Ms. Gravitt.

Women who tend to shy away from big, bold jewelry should keep an open mind about this season’s styles. Ms. Gravitt suggests they “step out of the box and try something new.”

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Jewelry Trends: Stackable Rings

John S. Brana is introducing stackable rings and matching bangles and cuffs to his collection of fine jewelry designs in 14K, 18K Gold, and Sterling Silver exclusively for the 13th Annual Designers by the Bay and Fine Jewelry Showcase, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm. The most exciting creations include stunning cuffs in Sterling Silver, 14K, and 18K gold, sculpted and texturized by hand in his San Francisco studio. More than 200 guests well known in the Northern California jewelry industry are expected to attend this premier event to be held at Shreve & Co., 200 Post Street, San Francisco.

“As a second year exhibitor, I will be showcasing upcoming Spring 2010 trends that emphasize sculptural textures, color, and versatility” said Brana who is best known by his clients for meticulous attention to handcrafted details in the bridge jewelry category. Each texture reflects light in its own unique way allowing admirers to easily distinguish between the individual bands and bangles. Numerous “looks” can be achieved simply by arranging textures and color. Stackable rings and bangles come in seven textures handmade in Sterling Silver, Copper, 14K Gold, and 18K Yellow, Green, and Rose Gold, with soon to be released designs set with white diamonds, colored diamonds, and semi-precious gemstones.

The continual growth of Designers by the Bay (designersbythebay.com), presented by the Women’s Jewelry Association, Northern California Chapter, has lent it the reputation for being the region’s premier fine jewelry event. Only 15 select jewelry designers will showcase their collections and guests may enjoy complementary wine and hors d’oeuvres. To RSVP for the event, please visit the website. To view current collections by John S. Brana, please visit johnsbrana.com

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Jewelry Trends 2010: Accessories Shine at New York Fashion Week

 

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK  kicked off with all the sound and fury of a Dixieland band funeral. There was music playing, models sashaying, designs on display, and accessories front and center stage. Everywhere in the Big Apple, things were happening, fabulous new lines were introduced with theatrics and flair as designers bowed and accepted kudos by the score.

–A bad economy? Things are bad in moneyland? Well, Fed chief Bernanke said last week that the recession “is probably over,” and that’s how everybody was acting, albeit with fingers crossed behind their backs.

Sophisticated femininity is how one industry publication described Jason Wu’s collection for Spring 2010. The clothes reflected a touch of the Forties, a bit of the impossible (a bubble look) and a palette of fresh, refined colors and combinations, like a grey mini skirt with a loose weave high-yellow sweater set.

Wu worked with big, cats eye sunglasses, platform heels, interesting hair accessories and simple, disc earrings. Tuxedo looks from Rag & Bone were svelte and severe. An impressionistic floral print mini skirt from Leifsdottir featured a see-through black blouse and skinny black belt.

Color Fantastics

LUCA LUCA SHOWED exuberant colors like a wonderful teal evening dress with low cut bodice leaving plenty of room for a marvelous multi-strand beaded choker with big cut-out disc pendant. Ideeen was hot and edgy with white slacks and top worn under a white man-tailored smoking jacket. Shown with the look: an African inspired choker with green chain and crystal drop offs. Different.

On one runway we were impressed by a big, bulbous pave cuff bracelet. Also charming was a flirty ruffle front chiffon white dress with a very soft, military-inspired over-jacket in khaki, this from Cynthia Steffe. A ruffled blue taffeta short skirt from Ruffian, worn with a tailored white short jacket, was also a delight! Both underlined a very youthful, lighthearted fashion look coming through from a number of top houses.

COLOR WAS A DOMINANT FACTOR in the designers showing so far. So were strong color combinations and mixes: yellow with green, blue with pink. Some of the major trends picked up include:

Skinny ribbon belts. Flowers. Gossamer and see-through fabrics. Architectural lines. Clean, 1980s graphics. Ruffles. Medium to wide bracelets worn in multiples. Egyptian elements. Layering. Little beads worn in multi-strands to effect a heavy, dramatic look. Large sunglasses and the return of cats-eye designs, only now set on large frames. Oxidized copper. Gold, in profusion. Satiny metallic greys.

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Jewelry Trends 2009: The Emmys

The stars were out for the Primetime Emmys. The trends of the evening? Unique jewelry, mermaid-style gowns and one-shoulder designs.

Heidi Klum looked amazing in a black strapless mermaid-style Marchessa gown. The pregnant Klum’s glowing face was framed by extremely long black diamond tassel earrings by Lorraine Schwartz that reportedly included 90 karats worth of black diamonds.

Ginnifer Goodwin wore jewelry from newcomer Ivanka Trump. The necklace was a collection of rectangular jewels that sparkled in the LA sunlight. The necklace was so unique and well matched with Goodwin’s deep pink YSL gown.

Alyson Hannigan wore a black Vera Wang mermaid-style gown and Olivia Wilde wore a white, one-shoulder, mermaid-style gown by Machessa. January Jones, Amy Poehler, Kathy Griffin, Catt Sadler, Angela Kinsey and Glenn Close also channeled their inner Ariel.

The one-shoulder trend stems back from Michelle Obama’s Inauguration gown, designed by Jason Wu, and the look is going strong. At the Emmys, Debra Messing wore a red-hot one-shoulder number from Michael Kors. Hayden Panettiere also wore a red one-shoulder gown (with ruffles – very big!) by J. Mendel. Chloe Sevigny wore a polka dot, one-shoulder dress by Isaac Mizrahi that was different, and only someone like Sevigny could have pulled it off. Patricia Arquette, Sigourney Weaver, Lindsay Price and Jennifer Carpenter also embraced the one-shoulder style.

The look of the night? Kim Kardashian may have nailed it. The model/actress/reality strar/entrepreneur wore a white one-shoulder, mermaid-style gown by Ina Soltani. The dress fit her to perfection and showed off her fabulous figure. Her oversized hoop earrings were simple in design and exquisite in detail, as they were covered in pave diamonds.

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Fashion Week 2010: Upcoming Trend – Isharya

Isharya, a hot up-and-coming luxury fashion jewelry brand quickly making a mark on the fashion scene worldwide, will be one of the nine designers featured in the Accessories Exhibit at highly acclaimed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2010 Collections in New York. Isharya will be showcasing brand new designs in the exhibit, including the never-before seen Snake Druzy (Awesome!!), Gold Strip Polki and Signature Polki Icon Collections.

 

Isharya will also be highlighted in the Pamella Roland Spring 2010 Runway Presentation to be unveiled on the catwalks at The Salon in Bryant Park on September 15th. The jewelry provided for Pamella Roland’s Show has been designed specifically for the Spring 2010 Collection and includes stunning Druzy Grid Cuffs in multi-color agate stones and statement-making cocktail rings in orange onyx, grey and pink tourmaline carved glass.

“Gauri and I are thrilled that our jewelry will be a part of Pamella Roland’s runway show and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week’s Accessories Exhibit this season. Showing Isharya in the same forum as the world’s top fashion brands is absolutely surreal.” — Radhika Tandon, Isharya Co-Founder.

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Jewelry Trends 2009: The Pantone Spring Color Report!!

Color forecasters Pantone, released their fashion color forecast for Spring/Summer 2010, with Violet (aka Soft purple) and Aurora (cutesy name for yellow) leading the way as the most popular colors according to an article in WWD.

Check Pantone’s Color Forecast Below:

Color: Violet (Pantone Color Number- 16-3320)	Color Aurora (Pantone Color Number-
Color: Turquoise (Pantone Color Number-15-5519)	Color: Tomato Puree (Pantone Color Number- 18-1661)
Color: Tuscany (Pantone Color Number- 16-1219)	Color: Amparo Blue (Pantone Color Number- 18-3945

Color: Eucalyptus (Pantone Color Number 15-0513)
Color: Pink Champagne (Pantone Color Number 12-1107)	Color: Dried Herb (Pantone Color Number 17-0627)

 

Other Pantone Colors:

Color: Fusion Coral (Pantone Color Number 16-1543)

Color: Eucalyptus (Pantone Color Number 15-0513)

Jewelry Trends 2009: Fashion Week NY Day 1 – Spiked Bracelets

With such a trendy team behind her, it’s no wonder Jen Kao has accumulated the buzz: Keegan Singh styling, jeweler du jour Eddie Borgo for an accessories collaboration, PYT Julia Restoin Roitfeld sitting front and center.

Metal fringe bracelets, like this one by Eddie Borgo, double as fringe anklets. So when ever you find spikey metal necklaces or bracelets from fleamarkets, buy them for DIY jewelry material. Maybe next time you should make something like this to be worn your feet instead of your upper body.

Jewelry Trends 2009: Fashion Week NY Tomorrow!

I’ll leaving tonight for New York!

I’ll post all the great jewelry trends from the runway!
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week – that very exclusive, invitation-only (sorry, you’re soooo not invited) fashion takeover of New York City – kicks off Thursday morning. But, don’t feel left out, because Thursday evening it’s “Fashion’s Night Out,” an open-to-the-public fashion invasion of epic proportions. Starting around 6, with most participating stores open until 11 p.m., think celebrities, designer appearances (Oscar de la Renta sings at his Madison Avenue store), free stuff, lessons (cha-cha at Kate Spade?) and all-around wacky happenings (ping-pong with Stuart Weitzman). More than 700 retailers in the metro area are participating, along with events in other fashion capitals around the world.

“It’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing,” says Council of Fashion Designers of America executive director Steven Kolb. The organization, along with Vogue and NYC & Company, New York’s tourism/marketing agency, created the event to rev up sales and consumer confidence. “This is an opportunity for people who don’t get to go to fashion week to engage in it in real time,” Kolb says, adding, “It’s going to be a blast.”

Indeed. Champagne and cocktails will flow, DJs will spin, and whole shopping neighborhoods will throw block parties.

A charitable element adds balance, with 40 percent of the proceeds from the sale of official FNO T-shirts going to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center. And a citywide clothing drive benefits the NYC AIDS Fund.

It’s “a fun way for everyone to come together and show their dedication to the community,” Tommy Hilfiger says. “It also happens to be a great excuse to go shopping.” Amen.

Jewelry Trends 2009: Warrior Princesses

Warrior princesses, sultry ladies of the early 20th century, and innovative blends of ethnic cultures, are driving jewelry style trends into 2010.

Jaana Jatyri, founder and CEO of Trendstop.com, said at the International Jewelry London (IJL) trade show that Boadicea, fabled warrior queen of the Britons, was a symbol of a new style trend emerging in jewelry for the summer of next year.

“The “Warrior Princess” theme is responding to the strong images of a more masculine trend in women’s fashion,” Jatyri told a seminar at IJL this week.

She highlighted the use of wood with metal, and multiple chain arrangements reflecting the warrior princess style.

Another key theme in jewel design, “Modern Boudoir” — a timeless look with “French chic” — was inspired by stylish women of the Art Deco period, such as Coco Chanel, the subject of two recent movies, and the movie star Marlene Dietrich.

Jatyri outlined other trends including “Nature’s Alchemy — different ways of blending nature and technology; “Organic Anatomy,” the influence of organic structures such as snake skins and bones; and “The Witching Hour” — a dark and mysterious style, reflected in the use of dark crystals, fish hook earrings, and resin-encased insect designs.

Jatyri also referred to a merging of cultures in jewelry design trends.

“There will be more trends that are about mixing cultures, mixing French chic with Indian style or Asian styles,” she told Reuters television in an interview.

“That way we can create something new, like fresh looks that combine different elements from different cultures.”

She said, “By combining different cultures, for example you might have a metal chain with a wooden pendant from India, or even something like Buddhist beads, prayer beads or something like that. And you use them as a necklace.

“So it’s taking elements from different cultures and creating something new and a bit more fashion-based.”

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