Van Cleef in action!

[BigAkoya]

Recently got my second frivole piece, the YG pendant in the largest size and just love it
Wearing with the 7 flowers bangle
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Hi! Frivole is so gorgeous, and the pieces look great on you! This looks like the Very Large pendant, not the Large. The size is perfect on you! I was also looking at the Very Large pendant, but in WG. I dismissed it thinking it was too small, but now, seeing your photo, I'm having second thoughts.

Would you mind doing a mod shot of the Very Large pendant worn long? That's how I would wear mine if I purchased it. Thank you so much.

 

[lynne_ross]

I thought I would do some encouragement for ladies to go casual with VCA and make it fun!
I am not talking take off the jacket casual, I am talking tee and shorts casual...

Today's striped tee and shorts look...
I kept it simple today... just the Frivole BTF ring and matching earrings (not shown). No bracelet or necklace... simple, clean, fun. Shoes are Chanel white espadrilles (matching bag). This season the "white" is more like ivory/ecru. It's great because the ivory/ecru is a perfect match to the ecru stripe in my beloved Saint James Tri-Color Breton striped tee.
This is one of my favorite striped tee combos... a must have for any striped tee lover.
Women's Striped Long Sleeve T-Shirt, French Tri-Color, Cotton – Saint James (saint-james.com)

My new obsession is skinny red Bermuda jean shorts. I usually wear skinny white Bermda jean shorts, but the Saint James model was wearing red skinny jeans with her Breton top which I really liked (see link above). I decided to have the tailor cut one of my red skinny jeans and make them Bermuda shorts to see if I would like it. I was I love, and I wanted more of them. So, I cut off all my red skinny jeans (except two) to make more red skinny Bermuda shorts! Easy, in case any of you are thinking of recycling some jeans to make skinny Bermuda jean shorts.

Inspiration for the day... a thought on wearing shorts...
I'm no spring chicken, but I'm not ancient either. However, for the longest time, I never wore shorts. I only wore skinny pants, capris in the summer. My guess is most ladies think they have less than perfect thighs... too fat, too skinny, too wrinkled, too whatever. I thought that too, hence I never wore shorts after a certain age. Well... no lady ever has bad calves! Calves are always said in a positive light... slim calves, muscular calves, smooth calves.
I am sure all of you have lovely calves too. So... Bermuda shorts for everyone!

If any of you are hesitant about wearing shorts as I was, I would encourage you to try some Bermuda shorts.
Guaranteed to make you look perky-er!

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I love how you wear these pieces casually. I can not wear Bermuda shorts. I can only wear shorter shorts. I have muscular legs, thin upper body and I am not tall. So Bermuda shorts are the worst on me. I am all for casual with vca. I wear a lot of rompers, flowey dresses, jeans shorts/skirts with tanks/tees and I am always in flip flops these days. You can even spot me hiking in my Nike outfits with 10 motif vintage necklace haha.

 

[chiaoapple]

Hi! Frivole is so gorgeous, and the pieces look great on you! This looks like the Very Large pendant, not the Large. The size is perfect on you! I was also looking at the Very Large pendant, but in WG. I dismissed it thinking it was too small, but now, seeing your photo, I'm having second thoughts.

Would you mind doing a mod shot of the Very Large pendant worn long? That's how I would wear mine if I purchased it. Thank you so much.

Hi, thank you, and you’re right, I am wearing the very large pendant!
For the white gold one you tried on, I suspect it is actually the large and not very large? When I was debating on the YG very large model, I inquired whether they had one in WG as my original intention was to get something in white gold but was told the very large only came in YG. WG special order may be possible though (but seemingly not recommended, at least by my SA, who felt it would be too “mirror-y” due to the colour and size).
I also checked the VCA website to be sure and did not find the very large in WG.
I will definitely take a photo of it worn long soon for you when I get the chance — but word of caution, i am quite short so it would look long on me! (I never wear my “old model” magic pendants full length, and only do so with the newer versions with 3 jump rings.)

 

[chiaoapple]

Gosh you have the BEST pieces! Seriously in awe!

I would say the same of you!!

 

[BigAkoya]

Hi, thank you, and you’re right, I am wearing the very large pendant!
For the white gold one you tried on, I suspect it is actually the large and not very large? When I was debating on the YG very large model, I inquired whether they had one in WG as my original intention was to get something in white gold but was told the very large only came in YG. WG special order may be possible though (but seemingly not recommended, at least by my SA, who felt it would be too “mirror-y” due to the colour and size).
I also checked the VCA website to be sure and did not find the very large in WG.
I will definitely take a photo of it worn long soon for you when I get the chance — but word of caution, i am quite short so it would look long on me! (I never wear my “old model” magic pendants full length, and only do so with the newer versions with 3 jump rings.)

Hi! I should have been more clear. I tried on the Very Large WG pave. I have the WG pave BTF ring and the small WG pave matching earrings, so I am looking for a 3rd piece to make a set. I tried on the pendant to wear it long (I don't wear short necklaces), but it looked to small and did not pop. Looking at it on your neck though, it makes me want to look at it again the next time I fly to go to the VCA boutique. I like long necklaces, so long is great. I am 5' 2", and I wear necklaces as long as 38", 52", so the longer for me, the better. I just need them to pop if I am wearing a pendant on a long chain, hence my debate on this pendant being to small.

This is the one I tried on. I think size wise, it's the same size as yours:
Frivole clip pendant, very large model - VCARP6L600 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

 

[880]

You can even spot me hiking in my Nike outfits with 10 motif vintage necklace haha.

+1 hiking with my six motif necklace today. also had a falconry lesson at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. Neither the Harris Hawk nor the great spotted owl noticed the six motif necklace. The falconry expert did have DH take off his sun protection running hat though bc apparently the owls dont like them. P.s. the Harris Hawk did land on my head twice. Not sure if she thought the straw visor was the same as the dried grass.

 

[lynne_ross]

+1 hiking with my six motif necklace today. also had a falconry lesson at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. Was wearing the six motif. Neither the Harris Hawk nor the great spotted owl noticed the necklace. The falconry expert did have DH take off his sun protection running hat though bc apparently the owls dont like them.
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Love it!

 

[880]

Love it!

Thanks! I did put on the necklace for added confidence bc I was a bit unsure about the lesson lol

 

[chiaoapple]

Hi! I should have been more clear. I tried on the Very Large WG pave. I have the WG pave BTF ring and the small WG pave matching earrings, so I am looking for a 3rd piece to make a set. I tried on the pendant to wear it long (I don't wear short necklaces), but it looked to small and did not pop. Looking at it on your neck though, it makes me want to look at it again the next time I fly to go to the VCA boutique. I like long necklaces, so long is great. I am 5' 2", and I wear necklaces as long as 38", 52", so the longer for me, the better. I just need them to pop if I am wearing a pendant on a long chain, hence my debate on this pendant being to small.

This is the one I tried on. I think size wise, it's the same size as yours:
Frivole clip pendant, very large model - VCARP6L600 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

I see! The pave looks amazing. Here is a mod shot of the necklace at full length (I am an inch shorter than you). I had to add a 10 motif as I couldn’t bear a bare neck haha. Please excuse the at home lounge wear.
The set you are planning sounds super gorgeous.

 

[880]

I see! The pave looks amazing. Here is a mod shot of the necklace at full length (I am an inch shorter than you). I had to add a 10 motif as I couldn’t bear a bare neck haha. Please excuse the at home lounge wear.
The set you are planning sounds super gorgeous.

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I think this looks really cool, but i would be afraid to wear a prndamt this long — may I ask if you ladies ever snag it on something ?

 

[glamourbag]

I see! The pave looks amazing. Here is a mod shot of the necklace at full length (I am an inch shorter than you). I had to add a 10 motif as I couldn’t bear a bare neck haha. Please excuse the at home lounge wear.
The set you are planning sounds super gorgeous.

Wow @chiaoapple I actually love it layered like this! I'd likely wear it shorter as well because I'm sure my yorkies would assume it was something they could play with when worn long but the times I did wear it long, I think it paired with something shorter looks great and fills that empty space you were referring to.

@BigAkoya I know you are not keen on shorter necklaces but would you consider pairing the very large frivole worn long with , for ex: another pendant which is worn, say at 20/22"? That length shouldn't be in direct line with most round necklines or are you just not a fan of anything in that length vicinity at all? By double pairing, you would fill in a bit of the void that the pendant (with just a chain traveling for most of the length of the design) leaves as it travels past the chest/rib area (the 20 is a continuous design so its more interesting as it travels its whole length). For ex: a 15 motif, if it existed without an extender or bracelet attachment (re: clasps), would probably be ideal. If you do end up liking the cosmos btf ring, it does also come in a medium clip. The only thing with that idea is then your mixing frivole and cosmos hmmm, now that Im thinking of it, I don't know if the two flora collections would work well together. It might be too much of a mash up. I assume you also don't love the onyx and wg pave 20 motif? Gah! I see your dilemma!

 

[BigAkoya]

I see! The pave looks amazing. Here is a mod shot of the necklace at full length (I am an inch shorter than you). I had to add a 10 motif as I couldn’t bear a bare neck haha. Please excuse the at home lounge wear.
The set you are planning sounds super gorgeous.

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Thanks so much for doing this.
I love this size, and it looks great when you wear it short. It pops and the eye goes right to your flower, not the chain.

To me, looking at it when worn long, it does not have the same pop. When I tried it on at the boutique, I felt the same as I do when looking at your photo. When worn long, the eye does not go right to the flower, it's too small, so the eye has to roam and first looks to the chain, then finally down to the pendant, and then the eye has to really look to find what it's looking at... "oh, it's a little. flower".

Versus when you wear it short, the eye stops dead, immediately at the flower. The eye does not roam. The flower makes the statement. I hope that made sense. Close your eyes and then open them and do that for each photo. That might make more sense to you. The way you wear it short is fabulous, but statement, and I like big statement pieces.

For long necklaces with a pendant, I like the pendant to be huge, like the Tiffany Large Bottle pendant which I have and is just slightly smaller than the size of my palm. It's huge, you can't miss it, the eye does not need to roam. That's just me, and I am sure for some people this Frivole flower is too big.

Well, you help me confirm it's off my list. Thank you so much again for posting this mod shot.

The flower and bracelet set look amazing on you, and I love it the way you wear it short. It looks fabulous on you and just pops! My eye just stops right at your flower and stares! So beautiful.

Congratulations again!

 

[BigAkoya]

+1 hiking with my six motif necklace today. also had a falconry lesson at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. Neither the Harris Hawk nor the great spotted owl noticed the six motif necklace. The falconry expert did have DH take off his sun protection running hat though bc apparently the owls dont like them. P.s. the Harris Hawk did land on my head twice. Not sure if she thought the straw visor was the same as the dried grass.
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I think you need the owl animal clip to commemorate this event.

 

[marbella8]

Thanks dear!

I am hesitating about the Perlee ring. I really love it and want it but I wonder if it looks too thick and big on my finger. I can’t seem to carry it well (as compared to the many beautiful modelling shots I saw here and on IG).

I’m in the same camp as you. I loge the regular Perlee on others, but it doesn’t look good on my fingers. I saw someone on here wear the sweet Perlee with a beaded Perlee, and it looked amazing. That may look better on those of us on whom the thicker Perlee doesn’t look as good.

 

[BigAkoya]

I think this looks really cool, but i would be afraid to wear a prndamt this long — may I ask if you ladies ever snag it on something ?

I wear long necklaces all the time, and I have long lengths (long considered to be 30" or more) varying from 34" to 52".

The secret to wearing long necklaces is to pretend you're wearing a tie. When you bend over deep, just cross your arm over it, like a guy does when he is wearing his tie. My work environment is male dominated, and after observing that, I thought... a ha! That's the secret sauce for women wearing long necklaces, a "female" tie!

On length, any where from 30" - 40" I love. Works great, not annoying.
For me, the 52" though is more annoying, so if you are thinking of getting something long like the 16 motif, I will say, if you are not used to long necklaces or if you like to baby your stuff, it's probably not a good choice.

I have a 52" strand of pearls, and I have knocked them around the most. I once closed the door on my dishwasher, and half the strand was inside. It was too funny. I couldn't move my head up because the pearls were like a short rope attached to me. Of course I opened the dishwasher door to free myself, and everything was fine. From that experience though, when I empty out the dishwasher, I take the 52" off and then put them back on after I finish emptying the dishwasher. My other lengths I keep on all the time. No worries at all, oh... except one time I was blowing out a birthday cake, forgot about the "tie" method, bent over deep (table was super short), and my necklace ended up in the cake. That was hilarous too, but it's life, and it's fun memories of jewelry well lived.

Just pretend like you're wearing a tie and all will be perfect!
The chic Roaring 20s swinging look that one gets from wearing long necklaces far outweighs any inconvenience.
I hope that hope that helps.