Filed under: Consume This, Designer Spotlight | Tags: bijules, cool jewelry, fashon blog, gallery funaki, mori funaki, renata mann
I always say “when all else fails, slap on a cool piece of jewelry and it will make everything better”. Luckily we are surrounded by an abundance of amazing jewelry designers these days. There are so many I can barely keep from overdrawing my bank account. Following is the “COOL JEWELRY REPORT”… Hey, I couldn’t think of any other name.
MARI FUNAKI
Numero uno on my list is Mari Funaki, Sydney-based jewelry designer by way of Japan. It’s actually an insult to include Ms. Funaki on this list since she’s been, like, an Australian Jewelry legend and mentor for over 30 years now! But I had to include her incase you’ve never heard of her.
Never have I seen someone so masterfully interpret architecture into jewelry. This is because Funaki is not only a designer, she’s an artist and gallery director of the Gallery Funaki in Melbourne. She used mild steel to create sculptural bracelets, rings, and even containers. She lets basic shapes distort themselves to create magical pieces and her industrial-inspired work simply speaks for itself.
BIJULES
Who needs acrylic nails when you can wear gold serpants instead?! Bijules, an NY-based jewelry designer, gives us these little gems as part of the Serpensive collection. It doesn’t stop here, though. The current collections also include “hairrings”, part of the Hairem collection and my personal favorite the Bar rings, part of the signature collection.
RENATA MANN
For your more bohemian side, check out jewelry designer, RENATA MANN. I appreciate this designers use of kind of otherwise boring materials like abalone shells that she turns into fun crafty yet very high-end necklaces. Not to mention the knit-covered abalone necklace comes with any color thread over them! Another favorite of mine is the knitted bauble necklace which comes in a multitude of colors. Stones are in-cased in colorful knitted material. It’s almost like the artist’s way of protecting each stone in its own little pouch!
-Camille L.
Filed under: Fame, T.V., Uncategorized | Tags: americas next top model, tyra banks, antm, saleisha, cycle 10, top model, fatima, anya, episode 10, katarzyna, whitney
1. America’s Next Top Model is a battlefield.
2. You can’t let a Roman gladiator F up your shoot.
3. Anya should win. These remaining episodes feel like a formality.
4. If Tyra tells you she’s your “Mama.” Run away.
5. Wow, Saleisha, a Canadian sportswear line!
6. Tyra will use any excuse to strike a pose.
7. Tyra is crazy, but she can work high-waisted jeans.
8. If we were in Egypt, Katarzyna would be perfect.
9. A “busted, broken-down waistline” is a good thing in the world of modeling.
10. Poor Katarzyna. Yuck to Whitney.
Filed under: Consume This, Designer Spotlight, Fame, Fashion News | Tags: christian siriano, collection, estelle, Project Runway, puma
Is it just me, or is Christian Siriano turning out to be the most visible Project Runway winner ever? Well, he’s easily the most talented, and he’s certainly a firecracker, so it makes sense that he’d be everywhere. He deserves it.
He also deserves high-paying gigs, and I’m just going to assume that his latest project–designing a mini collection of clothing for Puma with British singer Estelle–is just that.
Oh! I do need to call lame on one thing. Wasn’t it lil’ Christian who was complaining about celebrity designers just a couple of weeks ago? Hmmph…Well, he’s calling Estelle his muse, and he made that dress she’s wearing–it’s the first piece of the collection.
I like Estelle, and I urge you to watch her new video with Kanye. It’s fun.
–Valentina
Filed under: Fame, Magazines | Tags: fashion, Music, wwd, jenny lewis, coachella
Aw! Here’s Jenny Lewis looking cute as a button at Coachella–WWD even put her on today’s cover.
I didn’t go to Coachella this year, but I’ve been a whole bunch of times before. Let me tell you, even if John Lennon and George Harrison were resurrected, and The Beatles did a reunion, I’d still probably say “Eh, it’s too hot.”
I’m an old lady–I like my comforts.
–Valentina
