Behind the Baubles

Behind the Baubles: Lisi Lerch

August 25, 2016 by jessica 5 Comments

Anyone with a penchant for tassels, vintage jewelry, and Palm Beach should have Lisi Lerch’s site bookmarked! Her jewelry collection is brimming with beaded and silky tassels in just about every color you can imagine, along with other pieces that exude vintage chic.

While Lisi created her namesake brand in 2001, the entrepreneur didn’t always have jewelry in her sights. She actually began by selling Kentucky Derby hats to women after noticing a lack of affordable options in the marketplace. Jewelry became part of the brand a few years later when Lisi tried her hand at jewelry design and was hooked. As her business continued to grow, so did her family and Lisi ultimately realized that traveling to trunk shows with baubles was much easier than storing and maneuvering hats. Lisi made the decision to shift her focus to growing the jewelry side of her business.

I don’t think it’s a stretch to dub Lisi the queen of tassel jewelry. She just does it so well, as you probably noticed in Monday’s post! Learn more about Lisi below.

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Behind the Baubles: Mary Frances Flowers

June 8, 2016 by jessica 6 Comments

We’ve been talking about a road trip to Asheville, North Carolina this fall, so you can imagine my delight to discover that my latest jewelry crush is from the southern city. The jewelry from the Mary Frances Flowers collection takes inspiration from the natural world. Many pieces are cast from organic items with a build-up wax technique (learn more about the process here), which allows Mary Frances to create beautifully detailed jewelry from otherwise overlooked items in nature like porcupine quills and birch bark. (After perusing her collection, you’ll never look at the items you find hiking or beach-combing the same again!) Her latest collection, inspired by this year’s Pantone colors, retains that organic beauty with stone cabochons in rose quartz, blue lace agate, and white howlite.

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Behind the Baubles: ANMARÉ

April 6, 2016 by jessica Leave a Comment

ANMARÉ is the brainchild of three sisters who each lend part of their name to create the brand’s moniker: Anna, Marlenn and Rebecca. The sisters share a Egyptian and Syrian origin, which undoubtedly influences their work, but it’s always balanced with a contemporary approach to jewelry design. With roots in New York and a Brooklyn upbringing, the sisters sought to keep their creative process close to home with locally sourced materials. Each piece is handmade in New York

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Behind the Baubles: Jezebel London

March 17, 2016 by jessica 3 Comments

Jezebel London has reimagined classic diamond jewelry for edgy, everyday wear. Each piece of the urban collection is designed by the team in London with versatility in mind. Not only can every piece be worn seamlessly from day to night, many of the pieces are thoughtfully created to give the wearer a chance to express her personality when she gets dressed in the morning. There are dangling earring backs to jazz up a pair of studs and rings that can be worn as a midi or on your little finger. The pieces are produced in Istanbul with 14k rose gold and diamonds of various colors. Read on to learn more about the women behind the brand, Yasmin and Tumay, below!

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Behind the Baubles: Ben-Amun

December 15, 2015 by jessica 1 Comment

When it comes to America’s most iconic jewelry designers, it’s impossible to overlook Isaac Manevitz’s illustrious career creating the Ben-Amun collection in New York for over 30 years. In the early ’80s, Isaac pioneered the statement jewelry movement, kicking off a robust career that would land his work in top fashion publications, on runways, and on prominent A-listers, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. These crowning achievements are perhaps no surprise given the Cairo native’s family history in jewelry design. He’s the son of the jeweler to the Egyptian royal court. Isaac draws on his heritage for inspiration, along with his passion for travel and history to create stunning works of wearable art.

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