These Jewels Look Smaller in France
Despite economic calamity, this historic jewelry house is bravely expanding through its second American depression.
Valentine’s Day From My Side of the Counter
A true gift should not be measured by the price but how it is shared like a meaningful conversation or a kiss. Great jewelers have always understood this.
In-Store: Going to Carolina
1. CAPITOL, Laura Vinroot Poole’s 6,000-square-foot style emporium, is ground zero for chic Charlotteans, whether they’re looking for a drop-dead evening dress or the perfect cotton T-shirt. “We have an incredibly sophisticated population,” Poole says. “Our clients opt for quality and integrity over fads, so I question every single piece in the store and try to figure out how it fits into their lives.” (4010 Sharon Road, Charlotte, N.C.; 704-366-0388).
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Radical Fringe
Was Austrian drapery RAF SIMONS’s inspiration for this hot JIL SANDER number?.
Now Toting/Hard-Core Accessories
The work of the Amsterdam-based designer Ted Noten comes with a manifesto: “Jewelry should be famously curious.” His pieces a brooch cast from chewed gum, shattered porcelain cups hanging from a gold chain are not your standard charm bracelet. A few years ago, when Noten, a former psychiatric nurse, was invited to create a piece with pearls for an exhibition, he dressed a dead mouse in pearls and encased it in an acrylic pendant. He recently expanded into handbags with gold-plated guns, pills…
