Pearl-fect

Kate Spade

With a black sheath dress or over a gray sweatshirt...

courtesy of the Nate Berkus show...

so, here is a really cool website that Nate Berkus mentioned on his show that i wanted to share with all the savvy birds out there. it is called 1SaleaDay and offers one electronic, one watch, one jewelry piece, and one family item at an enormous discount every day. case in point the citron studs below for....wait for it...$2.99 down from $89.99! i might just make this site my new start up screen...

simply lovely

so, the little purple jacket that i put in the last post has been haunting me and i decided to take a look at the rest of the simply vera vera wang line for this season. bc i do not have a kohls in the city i cannot see the collection in person and sometimes forget to check it out online. however, i am super glad that i remembered bc it is still chic and well done and now has me lusting after a few pieces (seen below) particularly the orange ruffle sleeve sweater bc i haven't seen anything like it anywhere else and that black wool wrap jacket bc it is just timeless.

it takes two

no, seriously, you only need two pieces to make you ready for this season. look at any great outfit as we move into winter and what does it have? an amazing fabric and a high-interest point. my two picks:

Velvet and Pearls: 

sundancecatalog.com

anthropologie.com

Lace and Metal Bobbins (and pearls, don't judge-they are an actual addiction):

freepeople.com

anthropologie.com

(and here's the close-up bc i can't think of too many other things i consider to be more beautiful
than pomegranate seeds...and they are a symbol of fertility! they are literally the woman's fruit!)

if i could have just one thing...

for any reason, at any time, for any upcoming occasion from christmas to "oh, it's just a tuesday"... this would be it.

i will speak no more about it bc it needs no words (except to say link to ann taylor yourself to see the really big version; the little picture barely does it justice)...

Pearl and Crystal Brooch Necklace anntaylor.com

just a little something...

to light up my day.

these are the statement pieces...the single things, that when worn with any outfit-pajamas included- can make your day...nay your entire week. you do not even have to brush your hair with these pieces, in fact, they may look even better when you don't.

Tarnish Ruffle Ring, Nordstrom.com

Sorrelli Pendant Necklace, Sorrelli.com

Sorrelli Crystal Bird Necklace, Sorrelli.com

Sorrelli Wild Meadow Bracelet, Sorrelli.com (yes, i had to include all three. blame b. bird, my sorrelli goddess).

Emerald and Filigree Cuff, Maxandchloe.com

Feather Cap, Anthropologie.com (I have been lusting after this since MID-SUMMER. total insanity, i know).

Fur Wrap, Anthropologie.com (will go with every winter coat i own. every one.)

period pieces.

probably bc i am still coming off my time without jhubbs at home (during which i indulge in period dramas SHAMELESSLY several hours per week) i am feeling period piece jewelry more than ever. it is something about the complexity of bustled, taffeta, multi-print dresses and the simplicity of having one bauble to decorate yourself with and ending it there. in this way outfits had a tendency to highlight two statement pieces and one statment woman(/bird). the more modern versions are intricate and pretty, though none come off as silly and overly-frivolous. i am feeling particularly lusty about the looking glass earrings by kate spade and the majorica three pearl ring; i just can't imagine a holiday outfit that they would not compliment perfectly... and yes, i think about the holidays this early in the year...no judgements, please.




Looking Glass Earrings, neimanmarcus.com, $95



Majorica Three Pearl Ring, nordstroms.com, $134




 

Rose Pearl Ring, couturecandy.com, $35

Juicy Rose Cluster Ring, Bloomingdales. com $88

Kate Spade, neimanmarcus.com

Pearl and Chain Ring, Topshop, $8

Pearl Dome Ring, topshop.com, $8

Maybe minimalist

The other day I gave two of my fanciest (they were inexpensive, come on, I'm not a Rockefeller) necklaces to Cole, because she can wear dramatic jewelry sensationally and I can't. I don't know how to make it work. I look at pictures of layered necklaces, of chunky stones, of long pearl strands, of glimmering rhinestones, and I drool, and then I try them on and look like a clown. So they are having a much better time up in Washington Heights with her than they were in my jewelry box gathering dust.

I think maybe I might be a simple jewelry kinda gal. Most days I only wear my wedding and engagement rings. I have three necklaces that I occasionally rotate: a simple gold sunflower charm from Etsy, a birthday gift from my sis; a pearl-and-peridot drop necklace, my first jewelry gift from Chris (it's our birthstones); and a teeny vintage seed pearl on a gold chain that I bought in St. Michael's with my mom for $5. They are simple, and seem to work better on me than anything ornate.

Now I'm looking at the bracelets on Miranda Kerr in this picture, and starting to feel like I'm finding my jewelry style.

Via the beautiful blog Aubrey Road.