What Other Jewelry Brands Do You Buy/Wear?
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Thank you so much for your insights re the diamond bracelets @BigAkoya! I’m listening and taking notes! And, I’m intrigued by the idea of expandable diamond jewelry at Picchiotti and would love to hear more about your project! And, of course I cannot wait for you to get the Lotus stuff back and to hear how you combine them!
Perhaps bc I have @Notorious Pink ’s fun project in mind, part of me would love to say to my mom, let’s go to Briony Raymond and have her design a spectacular, one of a kind piece using all this great material. An homage to a belperron bib necklace with gradient green and blue cabochon stones or suspend the diamonds and emerald in something fanciful. https://belperron.com/ But then I think, whenever I design something expensive, I end up feeling meh about it. . . So the other half of me is like, perhaps leave the jewelry design to the professionals. . . Plus, there is that my mom would never go for it, and it’s her stuff not mine lol. I almost wish jewelry were like legos that one could play with.
@missie1, thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words, especially as I adore your diamond taste and sensibility!
@Gracilan, I remember fortunoff too! I used to go into either the fifth Avenue or Paramus possibly with my family, but I think that was in the 1970s or 1980s lol
Perhaps bc I have @Notorious Pink ’s fun project in mind, part of me would love to say to my mom, let’s go to Briony Raymond and have her design a spectacular, one of a kind piece using all this great material. An homage to a belperron bib necklace with gradient green and blue cabochon stones or suspend the diamonds and emerald in something fanciful. https://belperron.com/ But then I think, whenever I design something expensive, I end up feeling meh about it. . . So the other half of me is like, perhaps leave the jewelry design to the professionals. . . Plus, there is that my mom would never go for it, and it’s her stuff not mine lol. I almost wish jewelry were like legos that one could play with.
@missie1, thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words, especially as I adore your diamond taste and sensibility!
@Gracilan, I remember fortunoff too! I used to go into either the fifth Avenue or Paramus possibly with my family, but I think that was in the 1970s or 1980s lol
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Ugh those pearls and bracelet!!
That looks like a fun photo shoot
@Notorious Pink - @880’s pics remind me of the jewelry section London Jewelers had in the NY Post in the Spring. Lots of diamond necklaces. Almost made me want one but I refrained and remained on track with my VCA wishlist.
Thank you so much! Im still working out combos with the stuff, and it is fun
I think I will have succeeded when I can wear it with a frayed pair of 3x1 jeans
and a hoodiei envy your discipline to keep tot he VCA wishlist. i keep getting sidetracked from the VCA list by Bulgari serpenti. And, in a Bulgari thread, in a photo by @LuxBoy_AJ, he posted his wrist with a serpenti and a plume de chanel that is very very fabulous. I never thought chanel jewelry was my thing until his pic.
His photo is top of page 5, https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/bulgari-serpenti.1042825/page-5
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Yes, I will get the WG Clover. I just need to decide what size I want. I posted a long post on this earlier, but net is, my wrist size should match the size Small. However, I want to wear it loose, so I think Medium is what I will buy. Then I got a wild hair to wear it really loose like a bangle, so I want to try the Large. When I went to the boutique, all they had was a XS in YG, and a M in the single row. Pickings are slim, so I will wait until stock comes back and I can try on all three sizes at the same and just pick one. I'll do that my next visit.You should for sure get perlee clover in wg. It will go with both your lotus and frivoles set. I am finding it difficult to focus on or build sets since I have pieces or plan to have pieces with all 3 gold colours. My collection is all over the place and I am finding I want to repeat pieces in other golds to build sets.
Since you love the Clover so much, I think it's great to get multiple colors. I am a big fan of buying repeat stuff, which extends out to my shoes, clothing, etc. I not only buy the same design in different colors, but I buy the same exact piece as a backup.
I recall you like to stack, and I think multiples of the exact same piece in different metals looks great. I'm not a fan of messy stacks with pieces thrown together just to create a "big look", but I do think a stack of the exact same design looks bold yet coordinated.
I think if you wore a YG and WG clover, that would look really nice together. Add on your Lotus ring and you're good to go! The Lotus ring is a chunky ring with a lot of metal (the vines). I think the Clover works the best with the Lotus ring as it is also a chunky bracelet with a lot of metal.
Picking a size was hard. When I bought the small size now did not exist. The xs was tight on me and I also like loose bracelets so I went with the now m. My loves are 17 but they are very loose (go halfway up my arm). I think I will get the same size for wg just to stack it nicely with my yg clover. But I might have gotten the s to begin with if it existed. Hard to know as I have never tried it and I have learned to like the m. I have seen many members here who are a s return for m to get the bangle look and feel. I think you will like the m too.
I love bow jewelry. Keep us updated on your bow journey! I have a bow bracelet from Tiffany which I believe is no longer available.
That looks great on you, and I love Tiffany diamonds. I can see in your photo those diamonds are so sparkly!
My appointment is tomorrow!
On the down side, the SA told me that Picchioti sold the large bow ring last week, which only one of each of these pieces are made at a time, so I can't even try it on at the moment. They have the small bow ring, so I can at least try that on to see if I like it. If I do, then, to compare against the large bow ring, there is the sapphire bow ring in the large size I could try on, but it's in Italy now. And the other bow ring I wanted to see, the ruby bow ring, is also sold. Such drama on bows! Who knew they were so popular!
I'll take a photo of the small bow ring to share here so everyone can see it worn in real life to see if they might like it.
The SA did say the large bow was huge and not-wearable for everyday. She said the small bow is much more wearable, so we shall see. I told my husband I might come home tomrrow wrapped up like a present with a bow!
Your bracelet is a really nice look! I had never thought of a bow bracelet (I tend to obsess over rings), but the bracelet looks great on you, like you tied a bow on your wrist... albeit a blingy bow! Now you're making me google bow bracelets!
Haha! If you don’t mind me asking, are you working with an SA at a boutique that includes Picchiotio or is it a Picchioto boutique? The logistics of moving those bows across the globe is challenging!That looks great on you, and I love Tiffany diamonds. I can see in your photo those diamonds are so sparkly!
My appointment is tomorrow!
On the down side, the SA told me that Picchioti sold the large bow ring last week, which only one of each of these pieces are made at a time, so I can't even try it on at the moment. They have the small bow ring, so I can at least try that on to see if I like it. If I do, then, to compare against the large bow ring, there is the sapphire bow ring in the large size I could try on, but it's in Italy now. And the other bow ring I wanted to see, the ruby bow ring, is also sold. Such drama on bows! Who knew they were so popular!
I'll take a photo of the small bow ring to share here so everyone can see it worn in real life to see if they might like it.
The SA did say the large bow was huge and not-wearable for everyday. She said the small bow is much more wearable, so we shall see. I told my husband I might come home tomrrow wrapped up like a present with a bow!
Your bracelet is a really nice look! I had never thought of a bow bracelet (I tend to obsess over rings), but the bracelet looks great on you, like you tied a bow on your wrist... albeit a blingy bow! Now you're making me google bow bracelets!
Mimi So makes nice bows too.
I'm in love with my RG Bvlgari Serpenti ring.
As promised, here are photos of the Bow ring… this is the small Picchiotti bow ring. The large Bow ring was sold, so the last photo is the actual small bow ring with a life size mockup of the large Bow ring (Picchiotti sent over color paper mockups of their bow rings.).
Of the two, I like the larger bow as it pops. However, after trying a few bow ring styles, Noeud, Tilda’s Bow, and now Picchiotti Bow, I concluded bow rings are not for me. They are so gorgeous, but not quite my look.
I did want to share these photos as the Picchiotti bow is my favorite of all.
Hope this was helpful.
Of the two, I like the larger bow as it pops. However, after trying a few bow ring styles, Noeud, Tilda’s Bow, and now Picchiotti Bow, I concluded bow rings are not for me. They are so gorgeous, but not quite my look.
I did want to share these photos as the Picchiotti bow is my favorite of all.
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks for sharing. The small is quite large already. Surprised you like bigger one more.
curious why you decided bow rings are not for you..
Each time I look at a bow ring in a photo (e.g. Noeud, Tilda's Bow, Picchiotti), I love them and think wow, so pretty.
I then try on the rings in real life, and I do love the cute bow design is. Ironically, cute for me, is also what I don't love. I see the bow ring being cute not so much for the size of the bow, nor how the bow is shaped, nor how many diaomonds. I see the bow design itself, when made into jewelry, as being a cute design idea. That's just me, and cute is not my look at this phase in my life.
I thought the Picchiotti bow looked more elegant when I saw it online. Well, anything looks elegant in a dressy outfit as in the model in the photo. Sure, that ring would look great going out, but I don't buy pieces to be worn only when going out. I buy pieces to wear everyday. After work hours, I dress very casual, and I like to wear serious bling to add a bit of chic elegance. For work, I'm in a conservative corporate environment, male-dominated, and I wear suits. Hence I also like to wear serious bling. So cute is definitely not my look in either scenario.
At the boutique today, I stood in front of a full length mirror to assess how I looked with the bow ring...
I saw a lady with a striped tee and skinny Bermuda shorts,
wearing a cute bow ring. Ugh... too cute. 
Then I envisioned myself wearing one of my suits, heels, and the bow ring. Ugh again... definitely not a serious look.
I showed my husband these photos when I got home (he did not come with me). He said, without any prompting, "the bows are nice and cute, but I like those flower rings more that you bought from that French company, you should get more flower rings."
Don't get me wrong, I love bow rings. But they are just not my look at the moment. That's just me of course.
So... bows are moving to the back of my list for now. I think I'll save the gorgeous bow ring for when I retire!
I can look cute all day, anytime I want!
Hope that helps explain my thinking for me. A bit disappointed today I will say. It’s a gorgeous piece.
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