Posts with tag necklaces

With quirky fashionista fans like Mary Kate Olsen, Scarlett Johanssen, Blake Lively, Zooey Deschanel, and Lucy Liu, you can guess that Kimberly Baker jewelry will be more than just a bunch of pretty baubles.

We have seen these Cleopatra style necklaces around for quite some time now. We weren't sure if they would catch on to the masses. But what we do know is that we are going to rock one anyway with a simple jeans and tee combo and with our LBD's to holiday cocktail parties.

We are firm believers in the power of bold, funky jewelry to help brighten up a basic outfit. What better way to make a plain white t-shirt and jeans pop than with a colorful beaded necklace? The same holds true for your little black dress and so many other outfits. It's why we can't help but love the simple but fun jewelry designs of Toni D. Johnson, the designer behind Dee-Zigns Handcrafted Jewelry & Accessories.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's featured indie designer is Lisa, aka Soov. This artist strives to create handcrafted, quality jewelry pieces for the savvy consumer, and we think she achieves this aim with flying colors!

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

We're pleased to introduce the fresh, modern designs of Lauren Markley. You can find the work of this Princeton, NJ based jewelry designer at her Etsy shop, AntiGenre.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's featured indie designer is Fotini, a native New Yorker who draws inspiration for her original jewelry from the sights and sounds that surround her in NYC as well as long summers spent in Greece.

Change does rock. And so does the jewelry from Change Rocks.

Their affordable (really!) and innovative designs are the perfect gift. And by "gift," we mean don't necessarily mean "for someone else." Change Rocks rings and pendants come with multiple stones in different colors that can be switched easily with a little unscrewing.


For our StyleList Giveaway, we are giving away a pair of these rings! They are stackable! You could wear both, give one to your best friend; whatever. Two is better than one. Our set comes with the following stones: 2 Cotton Candy Pink, 2 White Diamond, 1 Cabernet Red, 1 Scarlet Red, 1 Mr. Plum, and 1 Bermuda Blue. Mix and match to your heart's content!

At an event for Entertainment Weekly, Blake Lively glams up a simple sheath with some Margo Morrison jewelry. She was quoted as saying to In Style, "I am obsessed with Margo Morrison's jewelry. I wear it everyday! Her pieces can make any outfit, from jeans and a T-shirt to a red carpet ensemble." Such a stylish lady that Blake.

We definitely want some for our jeans and red carpet ensembles. Alright, busted. No ensembles. Just for the jeans.

• Margo Morrison necklaces, $350 - $800

Steampunk is a counter-intuitive sci-fi concept. It's about the future, but set in the past, usually Victorian era England. The technology is pre-digital and steam-powered, but it's also quite modern and computer-driven. Analog computers, that is, that float over cities on dirigibles. See? Confusing. Let's stick to the aesthetics of it.

If you enjoyed the look of City of Lost Children, Van Helsing, Howl's Moving Castle or Lemony Snicket, then you like steampunk. One of the most distinctive visual characteristics is a quasi-Victorian mechanism, with lots of polished brass and clockworks.



Interested? Well, before you pull out the superglue and renovate your laptop, start by decorating yourself with some mechanically beautiful necklaces, cufflinks, earrings and brooches from Rivkasmom on Etsy. They really capture the essence of steampunk, with clocks, trains, balloons, and so much shiny brass! The items are all handmade, original designs, and one of a kind, so if you see something you like in the gallery, rush over to Etsy before some steampunk beats you to it!

Much like teen internet sensation Cory Kennedy and Manchester supermodel Agyness Deyn, you can't knock the hustle of Lauren Conrad.

Love them or hate them, these women have drive.

While she lacks any type of design ability and always presents herself as a spoiled self-entitled brat on her show The Hils, Lauren must be commended on her entrepreneurial skills.

What do you get when you mix a background in dental work with art school metals training? Well, when you multiply that interesting mix by two, the result is the just-this-side of macabre Lady Grey Jewelry.

Jill Martinelli and Sabine Le Guyader are the Mass Art-trained designers behind this bone/wood/icon obsessed line of necklaces, bracelets, rings and wearable objects. They work out of a studio in Brooklyn and as their totally cool site puts it, are "inspired by objects of decay -- such as teeth, branches and bones."

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today we're pleased to introduce you to Sherry, the designer behind pequitobun, a line of one-of-a-kind romantic jewelry with a twist of whimsy and a little bit of rock-n-roll.

According to the LA Times, guys are getting more and more into jewelry these days. Sales of men's jewelry doubled in the US over the last couple of years, and the trend is certainly visible on trend settin celebrity types from Johnny Depp to David Beckham.

So, why are men suddenly flocking back toward the bling? Some are saying that men are becoming more comfortable with making a fashion statement. Whatever.

There's no question that pearls are a timeless accessory in every girl's jewelry box. The question, however, is whether a girl can wear pearls without looking Queen Elizabeth. In other words, does a strand of pearls scream "matronly?"

According to Teri Agins, fashion reporter for the Wall Street Journal, answers that there are ways to update the classic look of pearls, which went from "First Lady" and matronly to fashionable and modern in the late 1990s. The way to do it is to layer single strands, particularly longer ones, with other necklaces made of other materials like chains, beads, and stones. And of course, there are no more rules anymore about matching earrings to necklaces. If you're wearing pearls, you don't have to wear pearl earrings.

If you've got nothing else in your closet beside a little black dress, then the only thing you need to have in your jewelry box is a strand of pearls. Whether they're an heirloom from your great grandmother, an anniversary gift from your significant other, or something you bought for yourself just last week, you've got to have them. In other words, if you don't have a set, it's time to dip into your savings and invest in a fabulous set of pearls. There really isn't an occasion where you can't wear pearls and look fabulous.

Pearls come in different sizes (diameters) and the strands come in different lengths, but the most basic, versatile is 5-7 mm diameter length (for me) is 18", which falls slightly below the space between my collar bones. It's a length that works for most necklines on dresses, as well as under a shirt or blouse worn with a suit. Oh girls, if a strand of pearls whispers "class' with a little black dress, they definitely scream "sexy power" when worn with a sleek black pantsuit!

I have a few strands. My grandmother gave me my first necklace sometime back when I was in college. Over the years, I've been gifted a few more strands in different colors and different lengths, but I always go back to the ones from my grandmother!