I love wearing accessories that have a special meaning to me. Like my mother’s Bally logo bag from the ’80s. Or my husband’s CIF basketball championship high school ring on a twisted gold chain necklace. Or the vest knitted by my late grandmother over a Rodarte for Target tunic dress. But it doesn’t have to [...]

May Chen always makes great jewelry pieces with lots of heft and shine for her jewelry line Buji New York. This one is no exception. A bold “bald” wing, one-and-a-half inches long. Sculpted, aerodynamic, almost architectural. A little bit ’80s, a little bit Star Trek futuristic. Perfect for Balenciaga, but it’ll also add a double-take-worthy [...]

What with all the smart phones that people carry around nowadays, do people even need watches? I find that in my personal life, I do. I do because I am always late and if I don’t have something that is wrapped around my hand 24/7, I would not be as on check with my punctuality. [...]

You see cross pendant necklaces just about everywhere and on just about everyone. But the Hello Drama “Cross My Heart” necklace truly is something special with its beautifully etched lucite cross pendant and sterling silver chain. It’s gothic, romantic with just the right amount of edge.  Trust me, faith can be fashionable too! Its etched [...]

OOoh! It’s gold! It’s silver! It’s shiny! It’s pretty! This gold and silver bars necklace from Aiko Designs takes me back to the days of my girlhood when I read Sweet Valley High books (remember them?).  I remember how Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield were always described as wearing these delicate “lavalieres” that they got as [...]