Kim Parker

2 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Kim Parker

As arbiters of a fabulously relaxed, '90s-inspired style, British jeweller Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri and J. Crew’s creative director, Olympia Gayot, share far more than a love of oversized shirts, silky slip dresses and vintage clothing catalogues. Indeed, when Gayot’s team reached out to Mahtani over a year ago to discuss collaborating on a very special project, the two women discovered that they had mutual memories of childhood summers spent on the water.

2 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Kim Parker

As arbiters of a fabulously relaxed, '90s-inspired style, British jeweller Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri and J. Crew’s creative director, Olympia Gayot, share far more than a love of oversized shirts, silky slip dresses and vintage clothing catalogues. Indeed, when Gayot’s team reached out to Mahtani over a year ago to discuss collaborating on a very special project, the two women discovered that they had mutual memories of childhood summers spent on the water.

2 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Kim Parker

「最後に"伝統的な結婚指輪"を作ったのはいつだったか...すぐには思い出せません。ここ最近は非常に多くの結婚指輪の注文を受けていますが、今年はそういった従来通りの指輪をほとんど作っていないのです」。 そう明かすのは、ロンドンに本拠地を置くジュエリーデザイナーのジェシー・トーマス。ほかの多くのデザイナーと同様、彼女も最近は純金の伝統的な結婚指輪を目にする機会が減っていると明かす。いまは、自分たちらしい個性を感じさせる結婚指輪を求める人が急増しているというのだ。 「過去にも、大きめのダイアモンドをあしらった存在感たっぷりな婚約指輪が流行したことがありましたが、その直後、シンプルであまり目立たない結婚指輪の需要が急増しました。それらはデザインのトレンドとして、一過性のものでしたが、今起きている変化はそうした変化とは少し違うように感じます。たとえば、私が今ちょうど製作しているこの指輪は、小さなプリンセスカットのダイヤモンドをあしらった波型の結婚指輪。決して派手ではありませんが、とてもユニークで、顧客のイメージに沿った唯一無二のデザインです」。...

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Kim Parker

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3 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Kim Parker

“I can’t actually remember the last time I made a traditional wedding band. I definitely haven’t made a classic band for any of my clients this year, and I’ve got quite a few weddings in the pipeline,” says the London-based jeweller Jessie Thomas. Like many other contemporary designers, she’s noticed a recent uptick in demand for wedding bands that show a little more personality than the plain, solid gold rings of yesteryear.