Temple St. Clair fans, let’s share our favorites!

[DS2006]

In case you needed another reason to watch The Gilded Age. Notice how they used a necklace instead of a chain?
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I love period dramas and was excited to hear about this show! But we don’t get HBO so will have to wait until it makes it to Amazon Prime or Netflix! But hearing that they used TSC jewelry is amazing!!!! I had not seen that IG post yet!!!

Now I want those moonstone earrings to go with my starfish!!!

 

[etoile de mer]

@DS2006, thanks so much for posting the additional amulet/chain pics! Fun! Which chain do you like best with the large amulet? I'm torn! Again, certainly not an urgent decision for me, but fun to consider. The big, lacy, large loop chains with the amulets seem so much the TSC aesthetic, and so appealing to me. Yet, the large amulet looks really pretty on the ribbon chain, too!

I love that starfish pendant, too, and so magical in moonstone!

 

[etoile de mer]

In case you needed another reason to watch The Gilded Age. Notice how they used a necklace instead of a chain?
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Exciting! Beautiful pairing, too!

 

[etoile de mer]

I saw this and swooned inside!

@etoile de mer and @DS2006 thank you for continuing the chain discussion and identifying these pairings! I am finding this information so helpful. My wishlist for TSC items is growing but I want to be intentional about which pieces I want to purchase next. As you’ve pointed out, these chains are not cheap, but they really go perfectly with her amulets and other pendants!

@smile10281, so glad our chat has been helpful! I was about to dip my toes into VCA when I started looking at TSC again. May still get at least one piece of VCA (if ever comes back in stock!) but can see adding a number of TSC pieces! I agree about being intentional. Of course tastes may change over years, but nice to buy what feels the most ideal at the moment.

 

[etoile de mer]

I love period dramas and was excited to hear about this show! But we don’t get HBO so will have to wait until it makes it to Amazon Prime or Netflix! But hearing that they used TSC jewelry is amazing!!!! I had not seen that IG post yet!!!

Now I want those moonstone earrings to go with my starfish!!!

Yes, so excited to hear about The Gilded Age!! We also don't have HBO, but often their programs land on iTunes. So, hoping we can buy the series there. Love anything Julian Fellowes does!

Also excited to see TSC jewelry being used. Yes to the moonstone earrings! I do want a smaller jewelry collection...and yet I love so many of her pieces! As @smile10281 notes, I want to buy with intention. I tend to think things over forever, and in the meanwhile things get discontinued...so sometimes, problem solved!

 

[DS2006]

Yes, so excited to hear about The Gilded Age!! We also don't have HBO, but often their programs land on iTunes. So, hoping we can buy the series there. Love anything Julian Fellowes does!

Also excited to see TSC jewelry being used. Yes to the moonstone earrings! I do want a smaller jewelry collection...and yet I love so many of her pieces! As @smile10281 notes, I want to buy with intention. I tend to think things over forever, and in the meanwhile things get discontinued...so sometimes, problem solved!

Oh, that's good to know about iTunes! I so adored Downton Abbey and still need to watch his other things!

I think we are all like-minded in wanting to buy with intention. I am also a deliberator! So when I have doubts, I try hard to refrain from buying. But when I see something I LOVE and it is something that would fit in my very casual world, then I feel confident in buying!

Regarding the chains, even though I enjoy the pictures, I don't think I could decide on a chain for a large amulet without seeing them and trying them on. I'd really like to have three different chains, ultimately, but I like the classic oval so much that I would consider getting the long one for a large amulet. I wouldn't mind at least looking at the River chains, but I'd have to be totally thrilled to accept that price range. But speaking of intentional buying, I need to focus on my Charleston amulet and chain first! I really may not "need" a second one, but I think the Vine is so pretty!

I do love VCA, but I will not have a huge collection of that, either. I am mainly collecting white gold onyx and mother of pearl (if they ever get it in) Alhambra, and a couple of wg pave and solid pieces. The thing about TSC to me is that it is more unique in a way. There is a single designer with her own vision and her pieces are so unique. I almost never run across anyone wearing VCA or TSC. I did get a compliment on the locket the other day, but of course, the person would have had no idea of the brand. But that's nice for a piece to get a compliment based on it's beauty without regard to brand recognition!

 

[MyDogTink]

In case you needed another reason to watch The Gilded Age. Notice how they used a necklace instead of a chain?
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I just saw these posts on TSC’s Instagram. Is it a good show?

 

[MyDogTink]

I love period dramas and was excited to hear about this show! But we don’t get HBO so will have to wait until it makes it to Amazon Prime or Netflix! But hearing that they used TSC jewelry is amazing!!!! I had not seen that IG post yet!!!

Now I want those moonstone earrings to go with my starfish!!!

Do you have the starfish pendant or amulet?

 

[BigAkoya]

Well… not exactly what I had envsioned, not even close truth be told. There is no old-world glamour about this piece. To me, it looks more like a cheap silver piece one would see at an arts & craft show. It will look worse on a leather cord. I asked him for a photo of any WG piece they have done, pendant or amulet as I want to see a real piece to try and convince myself.

I’m disappointed to say the least. I can see why TSC does not do pieces in WG. To me, WG is not even close to the beauty of the YG pieces. Her designs are all about the beauty of the metalwork, like the Gilded Age!

I love the Gilded Age by the way, and I have read so many books on it. The opulence, the jewels, the big fat diamonds and gemstones, and most of all, the long strands of pearls.

 

[etoupebirkin]

Well… not exactly what I had envsioned, not even close truth be told. There is no old-world glamour about this piece. To me, it looks more like a cheap silver piece one would see at an arts & craft show. It will look worse on a leather cord. I asked him for a photo of any WG piece they have done, pendant or amulet as I want to see a real piece to try and convince myself.

I’m disappointed to say the least. I can see why TSC does not do pieces in WG. To me, WG is not even close to the beauty of the YG pieces. Her designs are all about the beauty of the metalwork, like the Gilded Age!

I love the Gilded Age by the way, and I have read so many books on it. The opulence, the jewels, the big fat diamonds and gemstones, and most of all, the long strands of pearls.

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I see what you mean. I wonder if they have ever done a WG Tolomeo before, even with diamonds? That way you can see it IRL. Mock ups like this cannot capture the quality of the shimmer of the gold and stones. And FWIW, the chain in the picture is too substantial. It fights with the pendant. It should be held on a narrower chain. I use the ribbon on mine. I will take pics. But the piece is in my SD box and I need to retrieve it.

or

You can purchase the YG and buy earrings and a bracelet to match and have it be your one yellow gold suite.

 

[DS2006]

@BigAkoya I am so sorry! It was worth a try! But I do agree that the styles she does usually are going to usually look best in yellow gold. That's why I caved and started a yellow gold set! The Tolomeo is definitely gorgeous in the yellow gold. It just works better with the colored gems, I think.

 

[DS2006]

I just saw these posts on TSC’s Instagram. Is it a good show?

It just started on HBO this week. I am waiting until it comes out on something I already have like Netflix or Amazon Prime. It's by the same producer as Downton Abbey. Period drama in a different time frame and location. Great costumes and jewelry, probably!

 

[DS2006]

Do you have the starfish pendant or amulet?

I have the pendant on my wish list! I just love it! I am trying to limit myself to two amulets to keep the little collection varied!

 

[BigAkoya]

I see what you mean. I wonder if they have ever done a WG Tolomeo before, even with diamonds? That way you can see it IRL. Mock ups like this cannot capture the quality of the shimmer of the gold and stones. And FWIW, the chain in the picture is too substantial. It fights with the pendant. It should be held on a narrower chain. I use the ribbon on mine. I will take pics. But the piece is in my SD box and I need to retrieve it.

or

You can purchase the YG and buy earrings and a bracelet to match and have it be your one yellow gold suite.

Thank you for your input! Yes, I think the chain is too thick too. For big pendants, I like a thinner as well as I want the focal point to be the pendant.

I don't think they've done any pieces in WG. I asked to a photo of anything in WG, but I was sent another mockup (a pendant) and that also did not look good. He said he would keep looking, which to me, translates to "nothing in their historical data."

Your Tolomeo is the bomb! Your YG set comment is so funny and timely...
I showed my husband my mockup Tolomeo and also showed him yours in YG. My husband said, "hers in YG looks exquisite, yours in WG looks like a cheapy pendant." Then he also said, "you keep talking about this pendant, why don't you just get a YG set, you need get over not liking YG."

Well, if I ever got a Tolomeo, I already know my set, so that's the easy part. I am just not a YG person anymore.
I have one YG locket left (on a long YG chain). I think I will dust it off and wear it tomorrow and see how I feel. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[MyDogTink]

Well… not exactly what I had envsioned, not even close truth be told. There is no old-world glamour about this piece. To me, it looks more like a cheap silver piece one would see at an arts & craft show. It will look worse on a leather cord. I asked him for a photo of any WG piece they have done, pendant or amulet as I want to see a real piece to try and convince myself.

I’m disappointed to say the least. I can see why TSC does not do pieces in WG. To me, WG is not even close to the beauty of the YG pieces. Her designs are all about the beauty of the metalwork, like the Gilded Age!

I love the Gilded Age by the way, and I have read so many books on it. The opulence, the jewels, the big fat diamonds and gemstones, and most of all, the long strands of pearls.

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Wow, that is disappointing. I never expected it to look like that. Are you sure you can’t love yellow gold for this piece?