From Los Angeles
Luv AJ 'Heavy Metal Lover'
The latest collection from Luv AJ has everyone in a fit because who doesn't want to adorn themselves with everything they make? The crystal cross necklace is my favorite right now but it's all so good. Wear it alone with a simple black tee and everyone will be staring at you all night. X - Jen
From Paris
Lanvin Optical Eyewear
You can't get much more high fashion than Lanvin, so that is why all those in need of everyday glasses should take note—they are launching a new optical collection that will surely be on top of every want list this year! X - Jen
From Los Angeles
Wildfox Wild Stag Earrings
I don't think there's another person on the planet who needs these earrings more than me. Wildfox make everything cute and chic, which seriously works with all my rough and tumble gear. X - Jen
From New York
Ashaloo
Hair jewelry is one trend we are looking forward to trying out this year, and these chain headpieces by Ashaloo look like a great place to start.
From Elsewhere
Fox River Mills
Fox River Mills is well known for their wool socks but I love them just as much for the warm winter gloves they produce. The ragg wool gloves (right) are staples in my winter wardrobe. They also produce a version with deer leather (left) enforced palms and fingers for extra durability. -Bob
From Los Angeles
Gabriela Artigas
We're in lust with these leather bow bracelets by Gabriela Artigas! They almost look like a hair tie or scrunchie, but since we always have a few of those on our wrists, another one wouldn't hurt.
From Elsewhere
Mr Button
John Caswell's Mr Button is not your typical button. Designed with tiny faces and holes where facial hair should be, in a few seconds with a few threads it becomes a hairy little man. We want the one with the unibrow!
From Japan
Comme Des Garcons Jewel Zip Wallet
These Comme Des Garçons Jewel Zip Wallets make us extremely happy. They remind us of bright flashing stage lights at a show—it's like having a constant party in your bag!
From Elsewhere
Kyeok Kim
Kyeok Kim has some pretty cool projects on her website. We really like her soap rings, pictured above. They're perfect for us germaphobes who can't live without washing our hands—we'll never have to worry about running out of soap again.
From Elsewhere
Min Pins
I am in love with all of Min Lee's adorable porcelain face pins and I really like the idea of wearing a ton of them at once. Why have one smiling face when you can have dozens? - Hazel
From New York
Lady Grey Jewelry
Jill Martinelli and Sabine Le Guyader are the creators and designers of the New York-based jewelry brand Lady Grey. Here, we talk about their beginnings, their latest collaboration with us and what it's like working together.
Hey ladies! So where did the name Lady Grey come from?
Sabine: It’s based off of Lady Jane Grey, “The Nine Days’ Queen” who was beheaded for being an adulteress.
Jill: We were kind of obsessed with her and her story, so we named it after her. We also have a name we never tell. We never say it. We changed it to Lady Grey. It’s a secret.
Sabine: If you search you might find it! (Laughs)
How did your line get started?
Jill: When we were in school together we studied metalsmithing and jewelry, and it was a very small graduating class with that degree. We kind of became friends because we had a similar aesthetic and we both first learned how to make jewelry and metalsmithing in the dental field, which is funny. We both had that background so we kind of clicked.
Sabine: Yeah, that kind of started our conversations and we kind of became friends and started working together.
Jill: Sabine had graduated before me, so my senior year we had this school sale thing, and I was like, “Let’s make some jewelry together and do this school sale!” The jewelry we made was so embarrassing, we laugh about it all the time.
Do you still have any of it?
Sabine: Oh yeah! Yeah!
Jill: It was so funny. We started the business while I was still in school. I was sneaking into school after hours casting stuff for Lady Grey, making stuff when I wasn’t supposed to be.
When you’re designing, where do you get your inspiration?
Jill: It’s always kind of different. I guess we really explore materials and that’s the source of our inspiration: the materials we use. They choose where the vision goes. If we have this one stone we really want to use, we kind of base the collection around that stone and what suits it best. We’re really into the idea of adornment and playing with what people find attractive and the traditions of jewelry—sparkly diamonds and shiny gold. We kind of play with that idea and try to figure out a different way to make things beautiful.
Sabine: I know when we were first working together we were making things that weren’t traditionally known as pretty, like bones and skulls and stuff, but we were doing it in a way that would be beautiful because of the treatments that we used.
What’s the hardest material that you’ve had to work with so far?
Jill: We did some rubber-dip pieces, which was cool. It was hard to work with but we dipped stones in rubber, and crystals. I don’t even think we ended up using it because it was a little problematic. We were dipping stones in layers of rubber and peeling it off, so only certain parts of the stone were showing. That was cool. It was tricky though.
Can you tell us about your collection, Hex, that you did with us? Jill: The
Hex collection we did with Urban Outfitters was fun. We were really excited to do something that was more affordable and everyday. But we really wanted to play, so we got these little diamond shapes and put them in different arrangements. They’re basically like big puzzles, and we were making different patterns, and I like that. It’s a playful collection.
Do you have a favorite piece? Jill: We both love the
serpent earrings. It’s both of our favorites because they’re big badass earrings that a cool girl can wear. They’re not tacky doorknockers or something. You don’t often see cool big earrings.
Who is the type of girl that wears your jewelry?
Sabine: Girls like us. Girls with a good sense of style and confident.
Jill: We’ve seen all different women wear our stuff, like old women and then young girls.
Ever disagree while making jewelry?
Jill: When we’re designing the whole process is very collaborative. I’ll start making something and then Sabine might point me in a different direction.
Sabine: It’s like a back and forth conversation the whole time. Not one of us really designs something without the other person.
Jill: If Sabine made something I didn’t like, I’d be like, “Okay, um…” and go hide it. Sometimes we have to convince each other, choosing colors and chains and stuff.
Sabine: That’s usually only where the disagreeing ever come from, the choosing of different finishes or colors to use.
What’s it like when the two of you are working alone together?
Jill: I think that if people walked in on us working they would think we’re total weirdoes.
Sabine: I feel like we always do frustrated yells and I don’t think we would do that if there were other people were around. Like, “Ahhh!!” Just yelling.
Jill: Yelling and singing Mariah Carey a lot. In our studio we’re so close and how we work is comfortable.
Sabine: Yeah, a lot of inside jokes and gossiping and girl talk.
Any BFF jewelry?
Jill: No, but we steal each other’s jewelry. We don’t get to own a lot of our own jewelry. Every time we finish a piece it gets used as a sample or for press or something. We don’t have extras, we use our own. It’s kind of a joke that we steal each other’s jewelry.
Sabine: Jill will wash her hands and take of her ring and leave it in the bathroom, and I’ll walk in and put it on my finger.
Where do you see your line going in the next few years?
Sabine: Up and up and up!
Jill: I love doing collaborations and less expensive, affordable lines so it would be fun doing something else like that for ourselves. We’re always exploring different options.
From Paris
Louis Vuitton SS12 Necklaces
I am totally in love with these feather and stone necklaces from the Louis Vuitton accessories of SS12. If I thought for one second that I could actually afford them, I'd excitedly wear them together. X - Jen
From New York
Sobral Jewelry
We're almost 99% sure that Sobral's bracelets are made out of hard candy. And, like a kid would be in a candy store, we want them all. Just be sure to not leave these out without warning—someone might break a tooth.
From New York
Michelle Chang Jewelry
We may or may not have squealed when we saw Michelle Chang's baby kitten jewelry. (Okay we totally did but can you blame us?)
From Dublin
Atelier145 Ipad Covers
This is maybe the coolest iPad cover in existence. Atelier145 just made a ton of new fans with these hand carved leather cases. X - Jen
From Los Angeles
Our Family Jewels
The twig inspired jewelry by Our Family Jewels are so simplistic that they could be worn by anyone, anywhere. We love how they looked when they're stacked!
From Elsewhere
Bjorg Jewellry 2012 Lookbook
Bjørg Jewellery's 2012 Lookbook is filled with so many amazing pieces. From gold spike and bone necklaces, to horse hair bracelets, to bronze fringe sunglasses, wearing anything from this collection will definitely get you some attention.
From Elsewhere
Adam J. Kurtz Social Media Pins
Sometimes you just need to say it. You can buy these "I LOVE YOU, BUT..." Social Media Pins here, from super awesome visual artist and graphic designer Adam J. Kurtz. - Hazel
