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Swarovski Crystallized Concept Store - Jewelry Your Way

Posted Jun 28th 2009 at 1:20PM by Bee-Shyuan Chang

Filed under: Stores We Love

Create your own jewelry at the new Swarovski Crystallized Concept Store in Soho, NYC. Photo courtesy of Swarovski

Swarovski's new Crystallized Concept Store in Soho, New York City allows shoppers to create their own brilliant pieces of jewelry.

The 5,000-square-foot flagship, which opened on Thursday to much fanfare, is a huge playground for DIY fans. (And some of Hollywood's hottest at its opening soiree.)

You can choose from over 2,000 "elements" -- including crystals (of course!), gems and pearls -- at the "Library of Light," where items are conveniently categorized by color, size and cut.

But with all the mind-boggling choices, a girl needs a little help. Luckily, Swarovski provides a computer program to assist shoppers in determining their design preferences.

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Blake Lively, Evan Rachel Wood, Lucy Liu & Chloe Sevigny Glitter In Swarovski

Posted Jun 26th 2009 at 4:54PM by Ben Widdicombe

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Stores We Love

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Chloe Sevigny, Blake Lively, Evan Rachel Wood and Lucy Liu take a break from checking out the bling to pose for a picture at the Swarovski "Crystallized" soiree. Photo: Jamie McCarthy, WireImage for Swarovski North America Ltd

Michael Jackson was playing on high rotation Thursday night at the celebrity opening of SoHo's new Swarovski "Crystallized" store, which took place (every party planner's nightmare!) just hours after the King of Pop's shocking death.

However the "pop" of champagne did wonders to soothe the crowd, at the party hosted by "Gossip Girl's" Blake Lively and attended by Evan Rachel Wood, Chloe Sevigny and Lucy Liu.

The 5,000-foot new concept store at 499 Broadway seems like an amazing corporate extravagance in this battered economy. A glittering, two-story tall chandelier hangs in the stairwell of the serene, crystal-and-white interior which evokes a better, future era -- as if we'd all been transported in a Bedazzled Austrian time machine to the end of the recession.

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Nadja Swarovski Blogs About the CFDA Awards

Posted Jun 18th 2009 at 11:09AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Events: On the Scene

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Tim Hamilton and Nadja Swarovski strike a pose at the CFDAs. Photo: Getty Images

On Monday night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America celebrated its own with a lavish gala held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan. Among the sea of chic attendees was Nadja Swarovski whose namesake company underwrote the entire event. Here Swarovski offers her thoughts on the evening, and why she avoided the all exclusive after-parties.

What a magical evening! It was great to see how the CFDA Awards have emerged from a small, intimate setting to something on a much grander scale. And of course I love seeing the once young and emerging designers winning in the "adult" categories.

I'm so happy for Proenza Schouler! Their partnership with the Valentino Group really exposed their business to new possibilities and to factories and resources -- and now they've won the Accessories category. It's nice to see their hard work rewarded. I see the future of fashion as being about collaborations and partnerships.

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Exclusive! Nadja Swarovski's Jason Wu Dress for the CFDA Awards

Posted Jun 12th 2009 at 9:00AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Dresses

Exclusive! Jason Wu's sketch of Nadja Swarovski's dress.

The CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) is readying for its annual fete -- which honors the industry's finest -- taking place this Monday night.

Among the haute fashionistas in attendance will be Nadja Swarovski, whose namesake company is underwriting the festivities.

And on Tuesday, Swarovski will be blogging for StyleList exclusively about her experiences at this year's awards.

In the interim, she has added to the increasing excitement by sharing this sketch (right) of what she will be wearing -- a one-of-a-kind black silk faille sheath dress created exclusively for her by Jason Wu.

It features butterfly embroidery and is crystallized with jet Swarovski beads that took 60 hours to stitch onto the garment.

Check back on Tuesday to find out how this special creation fared during fashion's big night.

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Handmade Elegance by Estancia Designs

Posted Mar 15th 2009 at 3:00PM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews

Estancia Designs - pink peruvian opal necklaceToday's featured indie boutique is Estancia Designs, a line of handmade beaded jewelry featuring top quality artisan crafted original lampwork glass, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver, and precious and semi-precious stones. We caught up with the designer behind these beautiful creations to find out more about her work.

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Aretha's Hat to be Preserved for Future Generations

Posted Mar 11th 2009 at 9:00AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style, Celebrity Fashion Mistakes

Aretha belting My Country Tis of TheeIf you followed the fashion news coming out of January's historic inauguration ceremonies, you no doubt got an eyeful of Aretha Franklin's huge-ly controversial hat. You know, the one with the giant bow on it. Well, now that millinerial mishap hat is going to become part of the Smithsonian's inaugural collection, and then will be headed to President Obama's presidential library where it will reside -- for eternity.

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Erickson Beamon Wants to Dress Your Home in Diamonds and Pearls

Posted Dec 9th 2008 at 8:00PM by Lindsay Miller

Filed under: Haute Home, Accessories

Erickson Beamon Glam Rock ChandelierIf Holly Golightly grew up, married rich just like she hoped, and had free reign to decorate her manse, we have a feeling Erickson Beamon's Glam Rock Chandelier would earn a prominent place in her foyer.

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All Wired Up Jewelry

Posted Dec 5th 2008 at 6:06PM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Green Fashion

All Wired Up JewelryAll Wired Up Jewelry is a distinctive line of handmade jewelry, created by husband and wife design team Mark and Karen Tuttle, who are based in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Mark and Karen have been crafting each piece of wearable art jewelry by hand since 2001, incorporating Swarovski crystals and 14-karat gold-filled and sterling silver wire into their work. They take care to use wire made from recycled materials, and their jewelry is also free of chemicals and adhesives often found in many other wired jewelry brands.

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Fergie is the Rockefeller tree star

Posted Nov 13th 2008 at 1:00PM by Annie Scott


Fergie is full of holiday cheer! Yesterday, Fergie unveiled the 550 pound, 9.5 foot Swarovski Star adorned with over 25,000 Swarovski crystals that will sit atop the famed Rockefeller Center Holiday tree. Watch the above video to see the unveiling (wait for it).

You gotta wonder how much they pay celebrities just to say "Um...I'm famous. Photograph me by this." Maybe they didn't pay her for her humps this time, though; it was for charity.

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Scrabble, sparkling Hollywood-style

Posted Oct 22nd 2008 at 8:01PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Celebrities with Style, Style for a Cause



Classic board game SCRABBLE turns 60 this year, and to celebrate the company created a Swarovski crystal encrusted SCRABBLE board.


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Limited edition Swarovski trunks for those who want to be hated

Posted Oct 8th 2008 at 3:09PM by Annie Wu

Filed under: Accessories

Samsonite plus SwarovskiEvery once in a while, a product so outrageously extravagant and loud comes out that it boggles the mind that anyone would purchase it, braving the fiery death glares that they will surely face from strangers. A team-up between Samsonite and Swarovski have come up with such a product... Behold, the Samsonite Black Label trunk, covered in crystals and -- get this -- only 30 are in existence. Now, this thing is massive, so there's no way to subtly flash it like it's darling diamond earrings hiding under your hair until you pull it up. This thing is immediately and absolutely in-your-face and begging to be kicked over and smashed in a jealous rampage.

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Dior launches luxury $5,000 mobile phone

Posted Aug 19th 2008 at 10:22AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News


Joining the Chanel fishing rod, and the diamond-studded digital camera on the list of ridiculously overpriced luxury goods that do nothing special at all, Dior has unveiled its $5,000 MyDior cellphone. Dior's luxury phone boasts a touch screen, camera, and a Swarovski crystal face plate. Apparently, the phone is targeted specifically for the Russian and Chinese markets (where people throw away their hard-earned money?).

Dior is teaming up with French tech firm ModeLabs Group to produce the couture handset, of which they expect to sell 10,000. Wow -- that's an easy $50M. Aside from Swarovski face plate -- which we agree is a nice touch -- the My Dior phone only offers one other unique feature: a tiny micro-phone that allows you to leave the Swarovski-studded handset in your pocket. We have no idea why you'd want to leave a $5,000 designer phone in your purse/pocket. Think we'll stick with the technically superior and less expensive status symbol -- the iPhone.

Gallery: Luxury Tech Cell Phones

My Dior PhoneThe LG PradaThe Armani Samsung Fashion PhoneTag Heuer MeridiistAmosu's Diamond N95

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Indie Designer Interviews: Double J Jewelry

Posted Aug 7th 2008 at 11:39AM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Interviews

Double J Jewelry earringsWe 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.

We'd like you to meet designer Jean Jackson of Double J Jewelry. This San Francisco area based designer creates one of a kind jewelry by wrapping fine-gauge wire, beads and stones into intricate sculptural formations, which lend an exotic and unique look to her jewelry.

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Why aren't you wearing this? Cosmic Cuff

Posted Jul 22nd 2008 at 10:05AM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Accessories, Must Haves


There is nothing wrong with an accessory that's subtle and delicate -- there are plenty of times when that's exactly what an outfit needs. However, we find more occasions on which we'd prefer to wear a piece that brings a little more to the table -- the type of piece that can make a stranger take a second look.

Gallery: Why aren't you wearing this?

Cosmic Cuff by Gerard YuscaCream Ribbon Triple HeadbandOld Navy Patent Ballet FlatBen Sherman 'Vixen'Banana Republic Faceted Gem Drop Earrings

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Designer of the year nominees are out!

Posted Mar 12th 2008 at 6:01PM by Kyle Hepp

Filed under: Style in the News

The Council of Fashion Designers of America have announced their nominees for designer of the year! For menswear designer of the year Michael Bastian, Thom Browne, and Tom Ford are nominated. Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, and Michael Kors are all up for the accessory category. And for the biggie, the womenswear category, we have Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler, and Marc Jacobs.

I'll admit that I was totally shocked to see Marc Jacobs on the list. Just to put it simply, nobody really liked his Spring/Summer '08 collection. Check out what I had to say about Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton here. I really felt like he lost his magic touch this year. His mojo, if you will, is gone. But apparently the CFDA disagrees, and well, we all know who has more influence in the fashion industry. Me, obviously.

And I'll tell you who I'd like to see win -- Francisco Costa. He's an Ashley Olsen fave and I love him too. This year he kept the lines and designs of his clothing really simple and the result was gorgeous. His collection was fantastic. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) Francisco just won last year, so I doubt that they'll give the big award to him again.

Also up for grabs is the Swarovski Award. This is given to a designer who shows a lot of promise. It's basically a scholarship paid out in the form of cash and Swarovski crystals. For womenswear we have Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte, Thakoon Panichgul, and Alexander Wang and in the menswear category Patrik Ervell, Tim Hamilton, and Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders are duking it out.

Browse through the gallery to see the designers' work and tell me who you think should win in each category!

Gallery: CFDA Nominees

Alexander WangRodarteFrancisco Costa for Calvin KleinMichael KorsTory Burch

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