What number of occasions have you ever fallen in love with a bit of knickknack solely to seek out that, though it might be sitting within the modern division of your favourite retailer, it’s nonetheless wonderful? High quality jewellery is an funding (an excellent one when you ask me), however boy—what a bummer when you assume that ruby tennis bracelet is basically only a glowing string of enamel.
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Alison Lou, New York-based wonderful jeweler, has constructed a enterprise on creating enjoyable, collectible items of wonderful jewellery. On the extra extravagant finish of the spectrum, you should purchase your self a penne pasta-shaped gold ring, or an all diamond emoji necklace. On the extra inexpensive finish, you should buy considered one of her 14K yellow gold studs in enjoyable shapes like stars ($350), letters ($280), or tablets ($195).
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And at present, the model is increasing its vary much more, with a 12-piece assortment of colourful lucite and enamel hoops in three sizes (small, medium, and enormous), which, reward the jewellery pricing Goddesses, begin at $125.
Lucite is an acrylic resin that may be made in many various colours or shapes and have become common within the '40s and '50s. Along with the jewellery being straightforward to put on (it's exceptionally light-weight), it's additionally inexpensive with out wanting, properly, for lack of a greater phrase, low cost.
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“LOUCITE is a pure extension of Alison Lou,” designer Alison Chemla tells InStyle.com. “It showcases the playfulness on the core of my model and has allowed me to discover new types of inventive expression. Whereas wonderful jewellery will at all times stay my past love, with the ability to take enamel, one thing that’s ever current in my wonderful jewellery, and apply it to Lucite was simply so enjoyable.”
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“We wished to create an inexpensive, accessible assortment, utilizing distinctive supplies," she continues. "[We] had been very considerate when it got here to the colours and sizing of our hoops—the smallest are nice for on daily basis, the medium for day-to-night, and the biggest are good for a enjoyable night time out. We’ve actually created the proper earring simply in time for the hotter months.”
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And who higher to mannequin the most recent vary than actress Emily Ratajkowski? Photographed by Jacqueline Harriet and styled by Danielle Nachmani, Ratajkowski epitomizes what we’ve come to like a lot about Lou’s model within the photographs: just a little little bit of glamour, just a little little bit of attractive, and numerous enjoyable.