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[lolakitten]

Not sure yet about the bangle. It is probably in my top 5 favorite VCA pieces (excluding high jewelry and impossible to access pieces). The only thing for me is that the white gold one seems slightly more dressy than the other colors, and I hate buying something that I would seldom wear. I know I need to adopt your jewelry wearing philosophy of wearing even pave with shorts and very casual wear, but I'm still working on that!

Now back to the SO topic! I am really happy that my lapis went to a good friend who can wear it so much better than me! But I am showing you a picture of the color in natural lighting outdoors, because I wish for your ring to have magnificent color like this one!

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Omg that blue
Is that rose gold? I would actually love lapis in rose gold. The blending into my skin that RG does would let the blue really stand out.
I’ve seen some lapis jewelry in other brands in white that just didn’t look right because of the gold flecks in it.
There’s a Roberto coin ring I tried to get in lapis and rose gold, but none of the retailers in Canada were able to bring one into the country. RC lapis is highly veined though…

 

[BigAkoya]

Oooooh I have died and gone to lapis heaven. Such a beautiful intense blue and the alternating pave with it gives of the perfect break between such intensely colored motifs. Love love love! Are lapis VA pieces only available through SO or was it a limited release a while back like the rock crystal?

You can get Rose de Noel and the Two Butterfly in lapis, and both are in YG. Those pieces are still listed on the website, albeit it says "Call For Availability." If you are interested in Hellebore, you have to find it on the VCA website by googling first and then getting the direct link. You can no longer get to Hellebore directly from within the website as they took down that link.

Lapis is really pretty in real life, much more depth than in photos.

 

[BigAkoya]

Omg that blue
Is that rose gold? I would actually love lapis in rose gold. The blending into my skin that RG does would let the blue really stand out.
I’ve seen some lapis jewelry in other brands in white that just didn’t look right because of the gold flecks in it.
There’s a Roberto coin ring I tried to get in lapis and rose gold, but none of the retailers in Canada were able to bring one into the country. RC lapis is highly veined though…

I agree with RC lapis; it's not high quality and I would skip. Lapis should be as pure blue as possible.
I'm a bit leary of the mid-tier designers and their use of stones. You may recall years ago, David Yurman did a lot of turquoise pieces. Then someone called DY out for using reconstituted (e.g. fake) turquoise, which is basically very low grade turquoise, grounded to sand texture, then mixed with other resins, minerals, and dyes to look like pure turquoise. At one point, I think DY had to post on his website they use simulated (e.g. fake) turquoise. It was a mess I recall. Using fake turquoise is fine, just call it out and don't pretend it's real or charge high prices.

 

[lolakitten]

I agree with RC lapis; it's not high quality and I would skip. Lapis should be as pure blue as possible.
I'm a bit leary of the mid-tier designers and their use of stones. You may recall years ago, David Yurman did a lot of turquoise pieces. Then someone called DY out for using reconstituted (e.g. fake) turquoise, which is basically very low grade turquoise, grounded to sand texture, then mixed with other resins, minerals, and dyes to look like pure turquoise. At one point, I think DY had to post on his website they use simulated (e.g. fake) turquoise. It was a mess I recall. Using fake turquoise is fine, just call it out and don't pretend it's real or charge high prices.

Oh yes I remember that! They have a fancy name for it now. A bunch of designers do that

VCA turquoise is so gorgeous
One day….

 

[mikimoto007]

Big Akoya, I'm there with you waiting for that bright summer stone in wg! It would be so cheerful and such a welcome addition to our collections.

Neon yellow sevres porcelain.....

 

[marbella8]

Not sure yet about the bangle. It is probably in my top 5 favorite VCA pieces (excluding high jewelry and impossible to access pieces). The only thing for me is that the white gold one seems slightly more dressy than the other colors, and I hate buying something that I would seldom wear. I know I need to adopt your jewelry wearing philosophy of wearing even pave with shorts and very casual wear, but I'm still working on that!

Now back to the SO topic! I am really happy that my lapis went to a good friend who can wear it so much better than me! But I am showing you a picture of the color in natural lighting outdoors, because I wish for your ring to have magnificent color like this one!

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This is so gorgeous, but like you, the blue doesn’t look good on my wrist as a bracelet. I even once tried the turquoise bracelet, and it didn’t work on me, thank goodness for my wallet, lol.

As I get older, I tend to only do gold or gold with diamonds. If I do colors, it’s nothing fancy, beaded bracelets, very boho.

 

[880]

I would Looooove coral.
Looks like they’ve done it before!!

I love brionyraymond
she is the best
plus a gorgeous atelier to showcase all of her vintage VCA, Cartier and custom pieces!

 

[missie1]

I love brionyraymond
she is the best
plus a gorgeous atelier to showcase all of her vintage VCA, Cartier and custom pieces!

I so want to visit her place. I have my eye on few items and plan to go there in June of next year.

 

[BigAkoya]

I love brionyraymond
she is the best
plus a gorgeous atelier to showcase all of her vintage VCA, Cartier and custom pieces!

Okay, you are convincing me I need to check her out next time I'm in the City. Where is her boutique located? I went to her website and could not find an address for her boutique? Is it on Madison? 47th? (hope not, as I'm not a 47th gal).

Her metalwork is beautiful, and I love her jumbo zodiac pendants (much more beautiful than VCA zodiacs in my opinion). I'm not a YG lover, nor am I a zodiac person. I'm a Libra, hence I'm a boring scale, so no zodiac pendant for me. However, her metalwork is very intricate which implies she may be able to do something similar as a commissioned piece. Take a look at her Jumbo Libra Zodiac... it's so beautiful... close to Temple St. Clair's metalwork.
Jumbo Libra Zodiac Medallion – Briony Raymond New York

Thanks for sharing this! I'm putting her on my list of shops to visit.
It's getting cold, need to head there to get some street vendor roasted chestnuts (which half are always burnt)!

 

[880]

Okay, you are convincing me I need to check her out next time I'm in the City. Where is her boutique located? I went to her website and could not find an address for her boutique? Is it on Madison? 47th? (hope not, as I'm not a 47th gal).

Her metalwork is beautiful, and I love her jumbo zodiac pendants (much more beautiful than VCA zodiacs in my opinion). I'm not a YG lover, nor am I a zodiac person. I'm a Libra, hence I'm a boring scale, so no zodiac pendant for me. However, her metalwork is very intricate which implies she may be able to do something similar as a commissioned piece. Take a look at her Jumbo Libra Zodiac... it's so beautiful... close to Temple St. Clair's metalwork.
Jumbo Libra Zodiac Medallion – Briony Raymond New York

Thanks for sharing this! I'm putting her on my list of shops to visit.
It's getting cold, need to head there to get some street vendor roasted chestnuts (which half are always burnt)!

sent you some other suggesti9ns too!

 

[tenshix]

Okay, you are convincing me I need to check her out next time I'm in the City. Where is her boutique located? I went to her website and could not find an address for her boutique? Is it on Madison? 47th? (hope not, as I'm not a 47th gal).

Her metalwork is beautiful, and I love her jumbo zodiac pendants (much more beautiful than VCA zodiacs in my opinion). I'm not a YG lover, nor am I a zodiac person. I'm a Libra, hence I'm a boring scale, so no zodiac pendant for me. However, her metalwork is very intricate which implies she may be able to do something similar as a commissioned piece. Take a look at her Jumbo Libra Zodiac... it's so beautiful... close to Temple St. Clair's metalwork.
Jumbo Libra Zodiac Medallion – Briony Raymond New York

Thanks for sharing this! I'm putting her on my list of shops to visit.
It's getting cold, need to head there to get some street vendor roasted chestnuts (which half are always burnt)!

Oh my goodness thank you @lolakitten @880 and @BigAkoya for bringing Briony Raymond’s work to my radar. I agree the handiwork is very intricate!!

I don’t mean to be rude or shady but TBH I find Briony’s zodiac handiwork to be much better than the recent VCA zodiac necklace collections. Briony’s work was actually what I was expecting to see with the beaded edge and intricate details. Thank you all for sharing! If any of you do make a visit to Briony I’d love to see mod shot photos in the other designers thread and live vicariously through you

 

[DS2006]

Oooooh I have died and gone to lapis heaven. Such a beautiful intense blue and the alternating pave with it gives of the perfect break between such intensely colored motifs. Love love love! Are lapis VA pieces only available through SO or was it a limited release a while back like the rock crystal?

It was a limited offering in the 50th anniversary year, but they have made a few more since then. I suppose it is possible they may make a few more, but it does sound like their supply is very limited now, especially since the best lapis comes from Afghanistan. The lapis looks different in different lighting, but I have to say that I have never seen lapis of this quality before.

Omg that blue
Is that rose gold? I would actually love lapis in rose gold. The blending into my skin that RG does would let the blue really stand out.
I’ve seen some lapis jewelry in other brands in white that just didn’t look right because of the gold flecks in it.
There’s a Roberto coin ring I tried to get in lapis and rose gold, but none of the retailers in Canada were able to bring one into the country. RC lapis is highly veined though…

It is yellow gold. I don't think I have ever seen lapis in rose gold, but now that you mention it, I think I might know what RC pieces you mentioned. Other posts have said that it is not possible to get a SO approved for lapis in Alhambra, so I am afraid it is very unlikely to ever happen. I agree that wg is not good for lapis that has the gold flecks in it.

 

[tenshix]

It was a limited offering in the 50th anniversary year, but they have made a few more since then. I suppose it is possible they may make a few more, but it does sound like their supply is very limited now, especially since the best lapis comes from Afghanistan. The lapis looks different in different lighting, but I have to say that I have never seen lapis of this quality before.



It is yellow gold. I don't think I have ever seen lapis in rose gold, but now that you mention it, I think I might know what RC pieces you mentioned. Other posts have said that it is not possible to get a SO approved for lapis in Alhambra, so I am afraid it is very unlikely to ever happen. I agree that wg is not good for lapis that has the gold flecks in it.

Ah that makes sense, since I'm not a VIP it's very unlikely I'll be able to get my hands on the VA lapis or rock crystal unless I purchase from the resale market. It's absolutely beautiful though. I also agree that the gold flecks in lapis probably won't look as good in WG, it pairs perfectly in YG IMO.

 

[Notorious Pink]

Okay, you are convincing me I need to check her out next time I'm in the City. Where is her boutique located? I went to her website and could not find an address for her boutique? Is it on Madison? 47th? (hope not, as I'm not a 47th gal).

Her metalwork is beautiful, and I love her jumbo zodiac pendants (much more beautiful than VCA zodiacs in my opinion). I'm not a YG lover, nor am I a zodiac person. I'm a Libra, hence I'm a boring scale, so no zodiac pendant for me. However, her metalwork is very intricate which implies she may be able to do something similar as a commissioned piece. Take a look at her Jumbo Libra Zodiac... it's so beautiful... close to Temple St. Clair's metalwork.
Jumbo Libra Zodiac Medallion – Briony Raymond New York

Thanks for sharing this! I'm putting her on my list of shops to visit.
It's getting cold, need to head there to get some street vendor roasted chestnuts (which half are always burnt)!

She's in the 60s off Madison but is moving soon to a new atelier. I know she has been working on it for a while. I should ask her when she's planning to move, although I've always loved visiting her current space.

She takes commissions. We have been going back and forth on plans with what to do with my riviera necklace, which I never wear. I'm pretty sure that I know what I want to do (I think you'd like it). Eventually I will get to it!

 

[BigAkoya]

She's in the 60s off Madison but is moving soon to a new atelier. I know she has been working on it for a while. I should ask her when she's planning to move, although I've always loved visiting her current space.

She takes commissions. We have been going back and forth on plans with what to do with my riviera necklace, which I never wear. I'm pretty sure that I know what I want to do (I think you'd like it). Eventually I will get to it!

Thank you. I am sure your new piece will be gorgeous!