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@sjunky13 thank you so much for these pics and for your thoughts on the pieces. The RC jewelry is fun to see, too, and definitely looks VCA-inspired :biggrin:. Just wanted to add my 2 cents about the turquoise,.. my first impression is that it would be fitting for spring/summer, but I could also see it working with winter whites. Or really anytime you want to brighten up. :yes: Eh, to each his/her own, right?;)
yw !!Yes!! I agree. I wear winter white a lot. :))
 
Hubby and I went to Bloomies today.
Here are some pics!
I got to see a few things I was looking and liking online. I LOVE the turquoise amulet. Would you lovely ladies wear Turquoise in the fall and winter? They need to do a MOP and or onyx amulet , lol! The classic vine is beautiful too. They only had one chain and for 3k ,I was not impressed honestly. It was so lightweight and flimsy.
I have the SA info if any of your ladies want. She said she can order anything on the website too.
My plan is to really focus on my vca items I am planning for and then getting an amulet. I am going back with my Cartier chain to see if the amulet looks good on it!



A lil OT, for my VCA gals, look at Roberto Coin and how they are VCA inspired!







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Thank you for the pictures! I love seeing them since I don't have easy access to a store! I love the turquoise amulets! I think they'd be worn more in the summer for me, personally, since I have more clothes with turquoise then. I have a pair of Elizabeth Locke turquoise earrings that are just beautiful, but I am not sure if they are too large to work with a medium amulet. If they are, maybe I should sell those and get TSC turquoise earrings instead! I think the turquoise would be a beautiful choice if you decide to get it!

I have seen the RC as it is more accessible where I live! I have felt many times that they are inspired by other major designers. The brushed gold in a lot of those pieces really is beautiful. But it doesn't quite come close enough to VCA to tempt me!
 
Thank you for the pictures! I love seeing them since I don't have easy access to a store! I love the turquoise amulets! I think they'd be worn more in the summer for me, personally, since I have more clothes with turquoise then. I have a pair of Elizabeth Locke turquoise earrings that are just beautiful, but I am not sure if they are too large to work with a medium amulet. If they are, maybe I should sell those and get TSC turquoise earrings instead! I think the turquoise would be a beautiful choice if you decide to get it!

I have seen the RC as it is more accessible where I live! I have felt many times that they are inspired by other major designers. The brushed gold in a lot of those pieces really is beautiful. But it doesn't quite come close enough to VCA to tempt me!
The RC pieces were nice! If I did not know about VCA and wanted very girly pretty things I would buy it no doubt!
For brushed gold, I post Marco B on the VCA other designers thread!

Can you post a pic of your earrings? TsC has a lot of Turquoise earrings now!
So my other VCA piece is the Frivole large pin, pendant. I must have that to complete my Frivole set as I have the ring.
I can see an amulet working with the VCA as well. What stops me is having to get a chain! I do not want to spend 3k plus for a chain!
LOL. I see a lot have the same dilemma .
 
Hi!
These were moonstone . I think there is a pic of them up above. The wire felt nice, but they did bend as to fit on my earlobe , we had to manipulate it a bit. Then they drooped down and to the side. Very underwhelming.
What earrings do you like?
I myself can not do heavy earrings at all!! I am still looking for the perfect everyday pair.

Ah, interesting, thanks for the link! :flowers: I do love the oval moonstone earrings, but they come in two sizes (it looks like the ones you tried are the large) and I prefer the smaller ones. I'll need to try the ones I like to see how they work for me. I find earrings can be tricky in general, and I think with this shape earwire, maybe more so. All about balance and weight, and location of ones ear hole, as well as earlobe thickness! It sounds like they were too big for you. And who knows, maybe someone had previously tried them and bent the earwires.
 
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Yes, the chain issue is sad! It is serious money for the chains! I prefer the larger chains, unfortunately.

Here are the Elizabeth Locke earrings. You have to click on them to see the details well. The picture was huge when I tried to post the full image!

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Those are so gorgeous!! I love Elizabeth Locke (I've admired her designs but have none). Her turquoise is beautiful!
 
Hubby and I went to Bloomies today.
Here are some pics!
I got to see a few things I was looking and liking online. I LOVE the turquoise amulet. Would you lovely ladies wear Turquoise in the fall and winter? They need to do a MOP and or onyx amulet , lol! The classic vine is beautiful too. They only had one chain and for 3k ,I was not impressed honestly. It was so lightweight and flimsy.
I have the SA info if any of your ladies want. She said she can order anything on the website too.
My plan is to really focus on my vca items I am planning for and then getting an amulet. I am going back with my Cartier chain to see if the amulet looks good on it!



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I had to have the turquoise mandala amulet when it came out. I wear it whenever the mood strikes (and thanks to your post. The mood just struck). There’s something delightfully fresh about TSC’s use of turquoise in her collection.
 
I had to have the turquoise mandala amulet when it came out. I wear it whenever the mood strikes (and thanks to your post. The mood just struck). There’s something delightfully fresh about TSC’s use of turquoise in her collection.

I agree, I love turquoise, and looks so pretty with yellow gold. Do you remember the little "bunch of grapes" turquoise drop earrings she did? Loved those, they were beautiful! I have the same style in aquamarine briolettes.
 
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I agree, I love turquoise, and looks so pretty with yellow gold. Do you remember the little "bunch of grapes" turquoise drop earrings she did? Loved those, they were beautiful! I have the same style in aquamarine briolettes.
I do and I also found this vintage pair before she added earrings to her current turquoise offerings. The amulet was purchased during a Saks F&F promo.
 

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I do and I also found this vintage pair before she added earrings to her current turquoise offerings. The amulet was purchased during a Saks F&F promo.

Oh, interesting! I've never seen that style, they complement your amulet so well. The ones I remember looked just like my aquamarine earrings below, but they were made from turquoise beads vs faceted aquamarines.

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Those are so gorgeous!! I love Elizabeth Locke (I've admired her designs but have none). Her turquoise is beautiful!

Thanks! Elizabeth Locke's style is related to but still different from TSC. Both use some beading and granulation. EL uses 19k gold (almost always hammered) which is noticeably a deeper gold color which doesn't work as well for me as TSC's 18k gold. So I decided I'd try to find other things that could be worn with the turquoise earrings rather than buy a whole EL set. EL reminds me a lot of TSC in her travels and interests, though. EL has a second home near Charleston and she also has trunk shows at the same jeweler where I am going to see the TSC amulet. So both of them have a Charleston connection.

I would like to have some TSC turquoise, so I am willing to buy her earrings just to have the size in proportion to other pieces. I am really hoping to see some things in Charleston and then I will be prepared for the F&F sale (hopefully)!!!
 
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Thanks! Elizabeth Locke's style is related to but still different from TSC. Both use some beading and granulation. EL uses 19k gold (almost always hammered) which is noticeably a deeper gold color which doesn't work as well for me as TSC's 18k gold. So I decided I'd try to find other things that could be worn with the turquoise earrings rather than buy a whole EL set. EL reminds me a lot of TSC in her travels and interests, though. EL has a second home near Charleston and she also has trunk shows at the same jeweler where I am going to see the TSC amulet. So both of them have a Charleston connection.

I would like to have some TSC turquoise, so I am willing to buy her earrings just to have the size in proportion to other pieces. I am really hoping to see some things in Charleston and then I will be prepared for the F&F sale (hopefully)!!!

Interesting about the EL gold alloy. Yes, her designs do seem to be a different shade of gold, and I'd wondered the same about whether I'd end up wanting/needing a set! I remember admiring a charm bracelet with intaglio charms, it was so gorgeous! :love:

I'm looking forward to your Charleston visit! :biggrin: Will be very fun to hear about what you see and what you love. Hope they have lots of various pieces for you to try!
 
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