Hutton Wilkinson’s jewelry makes you look like the empress of an exotically chic, elegant empire. Dramatic in scale. Set in high karat golds or platinum. Alive with colored stones in deeply saturated hues… Hutton’s bijoux marry bold, one-of-a-kind designs with vibrant, highly textured gem materials that refract light to create beautiful, surprising and sometimes surrealistic effects. Like psychedelic bohemian oxygen, Hutton Wilkinson’s jewelry breathes divine…
Based in New York, Nicholas Varney Jewels is famous for richly colored, high luxury bijoux. The Nicholas Varney style is dynamically design-driven and rich in strangely beautiful combinations of gems, minerals, shells, and natural pearls from all kinds of bivalves such as quahog clams. Then there are also organics such as pinkish conch pearls, along…
Kyle Roderick’s EYE ON: Gannon Brousseau, COUTURE Show Director
Throughout jewelry history, the best high luxury jewels have embodied cultural and historical references, attitudes and emotions. In the 20th and 21st century, Stephen Webster’s carefully conceptualized collections have drawn inspiration from 19th century science literature, rock’n’roll; punk and his native British culture. (Note: his website is www.stephenwebster.com – If you are attending the COUTURE…
One of the world’s foremost experts in important jewels, Lisa Hubbard directs North and South American jewelry operations for Sotheby’s, the venerable auction house. Since Lisa and I both admire vintage Tony Duquette bijoux and Tony Duquette jewels that are presently designed by Hutton Wilkinson, I decided to ask her a few questions about why…
Kyle Roderick’s EYE ON: Jay Hartington and MARISSA COLLECTIONS Jewelry Gallery
New York-based Temple St. Clair is that rare jewelry designer whose vision is informed as much by history and legend as it is inspired by her imagination. St. Clair’s first high luxury jewelry collection premiered in 2015. Titled Mythical Creatures From the Golden Menagerie, this epic suite embodies super-detailed and design-driven jewels that shimmer…
Estee Lauder was a 20th century beauty tycoon who pioneered the design, production and marketing of bejeweled solid perfume compacts that doubled as pendants, bracelets and rings. Today Estee’s granddaughters Aerin and Jane are carrying on the tradition with enchanting limited edition jewels and compacts. All of the compacts below are available here. Limited Edition Golden Cocktail…
Here at Bijoux Review, we instantly recognize haute luxe jewelry when we see it, feel it; wear it. That’s why we’re excited about the 90-piece debut collection from LJ Cross. Its bold yet sensuously soft Modernist aesthetic looks utterly fresh. At the same time, LJ Cross embodies classic and therefore ageless style. Informally elegant, understatedly alluring and always confident, these…
This Fall, to mark its 75th Anniversary on New York’s Fifth Avenue, Verdura is celebrating with The Power of Style: Verdura at 75, a retrospective exhibition featuring over 150 jewels created by master jeweler Duke Fulco di Verdura. Curated by fashion designer Carolina Herrera, her husband Reinaldo and their daughter Patricia Lansing, The Power of Style: Verdura at 75 is the most…