Here, absolutely on point and on target: The very specific and brand new Design, Style and Color Trends, as seen at The JA Show and Luxury Prive; all of the totally delightful, scintillating, youthful, sharp; must-have looks of the moment and of the season:
DAZZLE OF DIAMONDS: No matter if small and dainty or huge and brazen, every shape, size and color is around and fabulous. Think about lots of old-school cuts, brilliants, interesting faceting, etc. Coming Up Rosy story is important here, with rose gold fast becoming the new darling of choice to pair up with all types of diamonds, real or faux and everything in between.
Hekate... Greeks Loving Coronet Diamonds!
THE NATURALS: Nature is it and nature is all around us. Most beautiful butterflies, flowers, birds, snakes, fish, jungle animals, every kind of flying, walking, swimming critter make a very special appearance in every kind of design motif imaginable.
Tasha R.'s Flower - Sculpted to be Light as Petal
Bluemoonstone Earrings - So Natural the Tides Change with Them
Bees - Oprah's *Favorite* Giveaway, Now for Your Ears from Blackbird
GOLD, GOLD, GOLD: Color, color, color. Single hues or multi-mixtures across nearly every design palette; multitude of contrasting and, or complimentary, in-between hues. Multiplicity of super-soft pastels, sweet and tart candy shadings; all the way through to neutrals and zany ultra-brights; everything and anything rendered in varied gems, enamels, metals, pearls, et al.
Vianna Brasil's Colors and Gold Grabbed ADWB'S Eye and Heart!
TRES BIZARRE: Odd and underground (think contemporary and vintage looks here) mixtures of dark and sensual (black on black on navy blue, for example) across more than just a mere few of bracelets, rings, brooches, earrings, and the like. Unexpected varieties, embracing intricate renderings of rubber, diamonds, pearls, silver, platinum, and more; lots of cool, mixed metals; worked alone, or wrapped, twisted, meshed together, stacked, layered, etc.
Shawn Ames - This Piece Causes Two Questions:
1) What is it?
2) Where can I get it?
WITCHES AND WARLOCKS: Directional ear-wear is rising up and over the top. While hoops are still all around, the biggest news comes into play, in terms of the more directional ear-cuff story, rendered by many designers, in every metal, material, etc. imaginable; then accented and encrusted with all kinds of diamonds, gemstones, spikes, accents, etc.
Dilamani's Gemstone Linked Bracelet - Even Hermoine and Ginny Want this Bracelet
ETHNIC AND ROYAL MYSTERY: Here, many designers are opting for more and more huge, eye-popping, seductively colored, over-the-top, mixed metal, jewel-encrusted, etc., short and longest necklaces, multi-size cuffs, bangles, bracelets, toe and finer rings, etc., mostly slathered all over with just about every kind of everything, taken from the luxury gem world. Think of putting many of these elaborate pieces together, a la feelings of grandeur, taken from, far-off, romantic lands; Tibet, India, Morocco, Africa, et al; inner-and-outer tropical, paradise islands, and so on; also important are The Courts and Nobility of Royal France, England, Rome, and the like, where all of the dandified ladies and gentleman (today and throughout centuries past) have always coveted and adorned themselves in the best; most glorious, rich, multi-layered jewels of the world.
Ankit's Aura Bracelet, a Piece of Royalty
PEARLS, PEARLS, PEARLS: Cherished for excellence, rarity, beauty, and sensual image since ancient times through to modern day, pearls are favored by many designers, in terms of a heavy love affair with this precious gem; every size, shape, color; young, fresh and cool. Homage to the sophisticated fashion girl with an eye on owning and wearing the richness and opulence of natural and overtly dyed colors; anything goes; long or shorter strands; chokers, bracelets, earrings, rings et al; adornments and mixes of everything; notably gold and silver overlays; embellishments of diamonds and super-duper gemstones.
"All the Lovely Pearls (Ah, Look at all the Lovely Pearls), Where do they all belong?
Yoko London's Pearls Belong on ADWB!
Emiko Pearls' Better Take on the Hummingbird and Flower
YOUNG TURKS: Masculine, decidedly bold and sexy, jewelry for the menswear story is everywhere, stylized and delicious in a myriad of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds; mixed metals, multi gems, et al, are stylized, smooth, rough; across the board in lots of big, bold, characteristically sexy bracelets, cuffs, rings, neckpieces, cuffs, and the like. Encrusted and jeweled silver and gold pens, pencils, bowls, desk and bedroom accessories complete the story in this category.
Bali Designs by
Robert Manse: Style, Fashion, and Masculinity. Fist Pumps Need Not Apply!
SO LUSCIOUS AT LUXURY PRIVE: This boutique-style show, which made a move for the first time over to The Waldorf Astoria, definitely set the tone for sophistication, glamour, dazzle, sparkle, and chi-chi style, right across the board. With a well-edited and tightly-knit group of cool, young, new designers, right along with the de rigueur, well-known companies in the mix, editors and buyers were able to get up-close-and-personal with all of the dazzling gemstones, throughout the run of the show, as well as during the exclusive, press and blogger preview, held on the grand ballroom’s second tier balcony level. Key Trends from the show embraced a generous sampling of all kinds of contemporary and vintage-inspired jewels, accessories, home décor, et al – from the most simple to the fun and whimsical; straight through to the over-the-top, celebrity, Red Carpet designs; all geared to the discerning woman and man, with an eye on the best hip, luxe designs. For this editor, the story was all about the big, buxom cuff, charm and bangle bracelets, single and multi-stone cocktail, wedding and engagement rings (the bigger the better); earrings (especially those that wrapped around the ear, or sensually swooped around the face); necklaces, pendants, sexy cufflinks, chains, tie bars, and the like, were absolutely fabulous. Naturally, the desirable precious metals were here; 14k, 18, 22k, white, rose and yellow gold; palladium and platinum; sterling silver, of course; rendered solo or married with sparkly mixes of eclectic stones, the ilk of fine white, and, or fancy colored diamonds, rubies, multi-colored sapphires, pearls galore (Keshi and Baroque, for example), pink tourmaline, morganite, topaz, tanzanite, rhodolite garnet, black spinel, etc. Playing off on the old adage, “the Devil is in the details”, more than just a few designers focused on strong textural applications; braiding, weaving, etc., as well as a myriad of intricate faceting and filigree techniques. While the lovely and gracious nature, floral and fanciful themes were everywhere, there were lots of mystifying captivating designs, with names, such as “Meteorite”, “Star Wars”, “Hekate”, “Shooting Star”, “Elliptical Elegance”, “Firework”, etc.
The Mazza Company - Chunky, Not Clunky