I am re evaluating my options. I love the serpenti line but the full pave would shout special-occasion-only (not what I am in for). So the plain or diamond head may work.
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I have the full pave serpenti bracelet and I live in a small beach community so special events and occasions are minimal. As a result, I’ll wear it out for lunch and dinner. I‘ll wear it if we’re out shopping in a nice area. Bottom line, I love the bracelet and I’ll continue to wear it even if my lifestyle is that of a beach bum. Good luck with your decision
You’re coming back to the serpenti. It sounds like that is where your heart is. Don’t ignore it.
Thank you! You think!? Is that another .5 or 1inch do you think. They said I can bring it back if I want to shorten more. I figured I will try this out first. It bends into a V too much at this length is that your reasoning? Now I need an occasion to wear it out haha
I think 1" for sure if not a bit more. This is basically a station necklace with flowers, and station necklaces are meant to hang with a rounded bottom, not a V bottom, making it look like a pendant.
I think the SA was saing you can bring it back to shorten more as a kind way of implying it's still too long.
For me, I think station necklaces (e.g. your Frivole, the 10 motif) look beautiful about 1" below the bottom of the hollow of the neck.
Here is a link to the model in the VCA website so you can get an idea of where you want it to land, but to help you visualize, see how "rounded" it lands at the bottom? It's not a V.
I mentioned this pic yesterday actually (I was chatting with customer service not my SA, but she’s seen me a ton this last month and super nice). She told me she thinks that they held the necklace back for that photo and that it will generally land in a V because of the weight of the 2 motifs being heavier. You can see it’s sort of like a V in some of the other pictures. But yes I also get what you’re saying and maybe I will ask to do another inch. I have a really small neck
Hi! My apologies, I missed this question and just saw it.
I can stack 7 empty large pouches, but I would probably just stack 6 and top it off with a cleaning cloth so there is some room.
It would also depend on what you put inside the the large travel pouch such as a thicker Clover bangle vs. a flat 20 motif.
If you have rings, I use the small pouch for rings, and I layer them in opposite corners as in the photo.
For the 5 motif bracelets, I use one large pouch for two bracelets, one on each side of the pouch divider. I let them spread out and lay flat so they take up less space (I use one large pouch for a 20 motif and a separate one for the Clover bangle).
If you have a lot of items to stack, the Maria cube is more forgiving than the Maria rectangle as the cube is 4.5" tall while the rectangle is only 2.75" tall. The rectangle is great for long chunky necklaces. The rectangle is also a hard case, and it's much heavier than the cube. The cube is my favorite.
Hope that helps.
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By the way, I am in a hotel now (I seem to live in hotels), and this just reminded to share one other thought…
Don’t forget a valet tray.
I love them! It’s a perfect place to put your jewelry, key, and other things so they don’t get lost.
Don’t forget a valet tray.
I love them! It’s a perfect place to put your jewelry, key, and other things so they don’t get lost.
Thank you for your patience on me. This bracelet decisioning is making me look like a lost sheep at times. It has been 2 *long* years
@BigAkoya
What is the jewelry box brand that you are using (the orange one)? I might need to get one for travel soon, and you always seem to have the the best ideas and opinions on things!
Oh nevermind - I scrolled up more and see it's Wolf "Maria" cube. I'm on it! Perhaps I can pick your brain on something else - I will post in Jewelry Box soon. Thank you!
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Ok, so!! Small story time here, and I hope it helps!
Years ago, @8seventeen19 and I were at a private party together in Nashville (I forget the name of the country singers' whose house we were at - maybe she can chime in!
) with Christian Louboutin to celebrate his signing at the local Nordstrom the following day. The jewelry was EYE CANDY that night! But what stands out to me was the most incredibly chic woman who had this necklace on. She told us that her husband had bought it for her for a recent milestone wedding anniversary, and my God - to say this necklace made her outfit is a gross understatement. This was way before I started collecting VCA in any serious way and I thought that if I could just own this necklace... that would be the top for me. Anyhow. This necklace is a huge statement piece in person and honestly you cannot go wrong with it. I hope this helps and apologies for being long-winded, but it truly does make an impact when you see it on another person. Good luck with whatever you decide.
What a delightful story, thank you for sharing your memory. I want more stories featuring glitz and VCA in this forum! It is so easy to become a little bored and jaded, and it makes me so happy to remember when certain luxury items really dazzled me. Let's keep the fun and magic aliveOk, so!! Small story time here, and I hope it helps!
Years ago, @8seventeen19 and I were at a private party together in Nashville (I forget the name of the country singers' whose house we were at - maybe she can chime in!
Anyhow. This necklace is a huge statement piece in person and honestly you cannot go wrong with it. I hope this helps and apologies for being long-winded, but it truly does make an impact when you see it on another person. Good luck with whatever you decide.
TY for the lovely story! Just shows that sometimes it doesn't need to be all about big and all bling to leave a good and lasting impression!Ok, so!! Small story time here, and I hope it helps!
Years ago, @8seventeen19 and I were at a private party together in Nashville (I forget the name of the country singers' whose house we were at - maybe she can chime in!
Anyhow. This necklace is a huge statement piece in person and honestly you cannot go wrong with it. I hope this helps and apologies for being long-winded, but it truly does make an impact when you see it on another person. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Hi, sorry to derail this thread slightly but I didn’t know where else to ask! I have a fair size collection of Alhambra so am not a novice at this and am after a pair of sweet carnelian studs just for everyday wear (I have the bracelet and pendant too). Generally I have bought from the New Bond Street boutique in person and my husband has also ordered various pieces online which have arrived quickly (one was a SO). So, on the website I went to ‘add to bag’ and the option wasn’t there, it just said ‘inquire by phone’. I phoned and the number just rang and rang and rang with no answer so I gave up. Which was strange in itself. My actual question though is does that mean they’re out of stock and you have to go on a waitlist? Or there are some somewhere and they have to locate them? It’s just strange because in Vegas last year I asked to see some and they didn’t have any and also they didn’t have any in New Bond Street in June. Any insight would be much appreciated!
@jenayb Did your coral come in yet? Thinking of you because I promised to post a photo of my earrings when they came back from the workshop from having the posts added. In a very unsurprising development (if you know me), I remembered in the interim that the earrings I purchased were actually pink Opal (I was thinking they were light pink coral for a minute for some reason), but I love them and wanted to post the promised photo now that they are back, as promised.
