Luxe Lifestyle: Favorite New Purchase: Stella & Dot Bracelet

As we transition into resort wear, it's not just our clothes we're switching up...it's our accessories too!  I recently got this bracelet from Stella & Dot.  I'm loving the color of kelly green and of course the bamboo detail!  Perfect for the summer months.

Stella & Dot Zinnia Bracelet

Luxe Jewelry: Animal Motifs



We've suprised ourselves with our recent admiration for animal-inspired jewelry...particularly snakes! There's something quite luxe about all of the jewel-encrusted animal motifs out there right now. 

 

Inspiration from THE jewelry maven:



Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra

 

Luxe Picks

 

Snakes

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

 

Cats

 

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

 

Elephants

 

1 / 2

 

Zebra

 

1 / 2

What We're Wearing

Stella and Dot's Sidewinder Necklace and Chimera Bangle.

 

 

 

Luxe Fashion: Tassle Necklaces Look for Less

Recently, we've taken notice to the tassle necklace popping up everywhere from the runway at New York Fashion Week to great editorial spreads and even at our recent trunk show!  We are loving this style, with its vintage look and versatility.  The tassle necklace makes a great statement!

images via my pinterest

 Models wearing long tassles at Rachel Zoe S/S 2013

Stella & Dot

Neiman Marcus Fall Editorial

Like usual, Rachel Zoe can do no wrong! Her current jewelry line features an amazing tassle necklace, but it comes with a big price tag.

Rachel Zoe Tassle Necklace

$650

However, one of our current favorite lines has tons of great tassle necklaces at much more affordable prices!
 

Looks For Less
 

 Adrienne Necklace 

$102.40 on sale!

A similar style and so many ways to wear it!

Bianca Necklace
$138

This one is still our favorite!
 

Gitane Necklace
$69

The tassle is removable...so versatile!

Luxe Fashion & Entertaining: Stella & Dot Round 2

Last Wednesday we shared with you snapshots of a fab Stella & Dot trunk show we attended, along with our "Luxe Picks" from the great jewelry line.  We also announced we were going to be hosting a trunk show of our own.  Nothing like a little impromptu party!  Given that the soiree was on Friday and we didn't even decide to host it until Tuesday, it didn't leave us with much time for planning.  We quickly came up with a concept and scrambled to pull it together.  We decided on a simple black & white pallet with pops of gold.  Our intention was that it would complement the jewelry and yet not compete with it.  We incorporated our colors (or lack there of) using black and white striped table runners and lots of gold accessories as accents.  

The Decor

St. Germain spritzers were served in glasses adorned with gold pompom swizzle sticks

A spread of salads, dips, caprese bites and of course, cupcakes!

Gold shells accented the black & white table and showcased some of our favorite pieces

 

 

We had a wonderful turnout and the evening was a great success!  A big thanks to Cheryl, our Stella & Dot rep, for making this whole evening happen!  And thank you to everyone who attended.  You are all really going to love your new Stella & Dot jewelry.  

For those of you who couldn't make it, you can still order through our online trunk show here.  Enjoy shopping!