Designer Silver Jewellery By Argento Vivo now at Farfallina

Designer Silver Jewellery brand Argento Vivo can now be found here with us at farfallina.net.
Argento Vivo, the collection of high-polished sterling silver designed for the highly-polished woman, has re-defined the art, passion and fashion of silver jewellery. Each Argento Vivo Signature piece is hand casted and hand polished to ensure the integrity and quality of the collection.

To enhance the natural beauty of the sterling silver, each piece is also e-coated, which is a high-tech anti-tarnish process, to maintain a lustrous, highly-polished shine. The collection includes bangles and rings which range from sleekly defined to bold and chunky, and can be worn alone or layered with other Argento Vivo jewellery pieces.

Silver earrings and hoops feature linear chains hung with smooth silver nuggets, silver pendants in various widths and lengths, and tear-drop-shaped designs. Necklaces range from links made of flowing forms and geometric shapes to chains and sophisticated leather cords hung with sculptural pendants.

Sterling Silver jewellery, with its seductively smooth texture, glossy sheen and fluid lines, is considered sexy and stylish by women of all ages, fashionistas and trend-setters alike.

View our exclusive selection of Argento Vivo Sterling Silver Jewellery here at Farfallina.net!

Jessica Kagan Cushman

"Message in a Bangle"

Whimsical, fun and rather "Expressive" is what can best describe Jessica Kagan Cushman bangles.

Daughter of renowned furniture designer Vladimir Kagan and needlework queen Erica Wilson design runs in her veins, so it seems only natural that Jessica Cushman's work is totally unique and fresh. Having learned scrimshaw from her father, Jessica has taken the artform to a new (and slightly un-orthodox) level - creating bracelets that lie somewhere between a tattoo and a bumper sticker. Jessica takes quotes and phrases, from movies, literature and in some cases, New York graffiti and transcribes them via scrimshaw onto resin bracelets - combing a venerable traditional craft with wry, modern wit.

Today Jessica Cushman's bangles, can be found at the most exclusive stores and are frequent in the pages of all the major magazines, such as Instyle, W, Elle, Nylon.

Pick your favourite phrases from our selection of Jessica Kagan Cushman bangles here at Farfallina.net and you can say once again that you've seen it here First!

Crislu Jewelry Now at Farfallina

Founded in 1961, CRISLU is a 2nd generation jewelry manufacturer renowned for bringing to market “personal ornaments” that are high-style, high-quality and high-value. In particular, the company is a world-class supplier of the finest cubic zirconia jewelry. Each CRISLU cubic zirconia is hand lapped and polished to perfection by a professional jeweler and then is hand set into platinum finished sterling silver by a master diamond setter. CRISLU Cubic Zirconia Stones are fully faceted and cut to the exact specifications required for fine diamonds. Every stone has the same color, clarity and cut that give it the fire and brilliance of the highest quality diamonds in the world.

Even jewelers have difficulty distinguishing CRISLU cubic zirconias from real diamonds. Recently, CRISLU jewelry created a buzz in the world of fashion, as Hollywood stars such as Paris and Nikki Hilton, Demi Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Basinger, have been seen wearing CRISLU brand jewelry. In Touch magazine has called CRISLU, “a smart substitute for pricey precious stones.” CRISLU jewelry has also been featured in Vogue , In-Style, US weekly , Life & Style and Lucky .

Now available in the UK here at Farfallina.net!

Have a look in our collection of Crislu Jewelry here at Farfallina and we are sure you will fall in love with their style and high quality!

Kenneth Jay Lane Evening Clutch Bags!

Yes..you've seen here First!!

The Brand new collection of Kenneth Jay Lane evening clutch bags, can now be found in Farfallina!!

Featuring some of his Top most desired Jewelry and made with soft Italian leather, these clutch bags are The Must Have item for this Fall/ Winter.
Whether you choose the Lady Bag, Cleopatra, Strawberry or Queen Bee, these jewelled evening bags will transform any outfit and will be the talk in town!

Elle Magazine has called Kenneth Jay Lane "the hottest costume jewelry designer around". Since the 1960's, Kenneth Jay Lane has designed fashion costume jewelry for many of the most celebrated and influential women in the world, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nancy Reagan and actors, socialites and royals such as Princess Diana and the Duchess of Windsor.

SHOP NOW and BE THE FIRST to carry one in your hands!

Hervé Van der Straeten - Simply Bold

Hervé Van der Straeten’s designs have a beautiful authority that is menacing and majestic at the same time. Painstakingly crafted, their pristine, sculpted forms, rich textures, and optical tricks possess a perplexing, mischievous elegance.

“They say that for a sculpture to be good, it needs to have seven perfect angles. With my designs, there are interesting and unexpected visual intrigues from every direction,” says Van der Straeten, who studied sculpture and painting before launching into jewelry design for fashion icons such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix.

Eloquently timeless and expertly crafted, each Van der Straeten design is produced in Paris at his private workshops, often the result of over several hundred hours of expert artisan labor.

Bold, Sophisticated, Elegant...each Van Der Straeten piece is unique!

View are New collection of Herve Van Der Straeten Jewelry here at Farfallina.

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Beautiful photoshots, cutting-edge fashion..great design!

Now, they have launched Fashion156 TV and here's their first video.
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Foxy Originals now at Farfallina.net

We are excited to announce that this spring will be showcasing the HOT fashion jewellery line Foxy Originals, here at Farfallina.net.

Loved by many celebrities like Paris and Sienna, Foxy offers many great & funky styles to choose from.
Get ready to meet our new designers and you can safely say you've got it first at Farfallina.

The bag you have to have - The BURBERRY Beaton bag

THE BURBERRY icons collection, launched for autumn/winter 2006-7, was one of the most covetable last season, with the Manor bag featuring on the arms of both Kate Moss and Kate Middleton, no less.

And for spring/summer 2007 it's looking even better, with the Beaton bag (as seen on Moss' arm in the new ad campaign), set to be this year's big thing. Available in ochre python, pale grey python, trench quilted patent leather and metallic woven python, the Beaton will cost between £1,000 and £4,800 and will go on sale in stores nationwide in March 2007.

Featuring silver hardware, the leather covered trenchcoat buckle strap and fitted pockets for mobile phones, MP3 players and PDAs, it is bound to be at the top of the accessory game next season.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

To all of our clients; Thank you for your shopping with us!
With our best wishes from all us working here at Farfallina.net, Happy Holidays!!!

Bracher Emden- THE BAG

For all of you out there that you love your bags (and we are plenty to have our own country and currency) we want to introduce the Bracher Emden handbags. Gorgeous, stunning, unique!!
Every single bag (and yes i own one) is made with different colour leather all stitched by hand..with a few (hundreds of Swarovski crystals & gems. Absolutely stunning.

I first found this bag at their shop (now closed) at Monmouth Street on Covent garden. Bad service but the bags.......all called my name!!! Now you can find them at Selfridges, Liberty, Bergdorf and Henry Bendel and some more stores.

If you want to be different this is THE BAG to carry!

www.bracheremden.com

We Love...Tom Binns

Tom Binns is an Irish designer full of anger. He directs this anger into his designs showcasing his creativity and boldness, while at the same time creating plenty of controversy. For example, he created a piece combining a flying toy plane with streaming nuts and bolts to express his thoughts on Boeing’s safety records. Binns studied jewelry design at Middlesex Poly. There he showcased his talents in the PX shop in Convent Garden. When he left college, he started working with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood for their World’s End project. After this stint, he experimented with strech fabrics and manmade fibres as well as "junk" such as scrap metal, broken spectacles, bent forks, and light-bulbs. He found success in Europe, but felt that his work would be fully appreciated in the United States because of his belief that Americans are more open to new ideas. He is now based in New York but his goals still remain the same - "...I want to make people think, to challenge them. That is the function of art." www.tombinnsdesign.com

Roger Vivier - The stye Icon

Talented shoe designer, Roger Vivier designed extravagant, decorated shoes that he described as sculptures. He is credited with the invention of the stiletto spike heel by using a thin rod of steel encased in plastic that was able to support the wearers weight. He was described as the "Fragonard of the shoe" and his shoes as "the Faberge of footwear." Ava Gardner, Queen Elizabeth II and The Beatles were all fans of his shoes.

He designed shoes for Christian Dior between 1953 and 1963. During his time their he created a number of new heel shapes including the comma and the stiletto. Silk, pearl and bead trimmings, lace, paste, appliqué and jewels were all used to decorate his unique shoes.

In the 60s Vivier made silk-satin knee boots, outlined in jewels, and thigh-high evening boots in a black elasticised knit with beads. The most copied shoes of the decade were his Pilgrim pumps with silver buckles

Vivier's shoes are now highly sought after by museums all over the world. His shoes are on display at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Musée du Costume et de la Mode at the Louvre.

Visit at: www.rogervivier.com

Kenneth Jay Lane Jewellery now at Farfallina.net

Elle Magazine has called Kenneth Jay Lane "the hottest costume jewelry designer around," and Aileen Mehle (Suzy) has anointed him as "the most famous American fantasy jewelry designer of the twentieth century." Others call him simply "Jewelry's Living Legend".

Since the 1960's, Kenneth Jay Lane has designed fashion costume jewelry for many of the most celebrated and influential women in the world, including First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; and legendary actors, socialites and royals such as Princess Diana and the Duchess of Windsor. More recently, leading cast members of HBO's Sex in the City have worn Kenneth Jay Lane creations befitting their style-setting wardrobes.


Now you can find the Fall/Winter Kenenth Jay Lane Couture jewellery collection at Farfallna.net.

A must have for this season; We hope you will love them as much as we do!

Felix Rey Handbags now at Farfallina.net

We are please to inform you that a new range of the latest HOT handbags by Felix Rey have been added to our collections, here at farfallina.net.

Felix Rey in a NY based brand, known for their sexy bags and fashionable clutches. They have been loved and adorn the hands of many A-list celebrities from Paris Hilton to Jlo to the Sex & the City girls...and sold in the most prestigious boutiques and department stores around the world!

It's THE must have bag for any fashionable girl.

The Pearl

I thought it might be useful to give you some information about pearls, since we carry a few lines with Majorca & freshwater pearls. So let's start..

Freshwater pearls

Natural freshwater pearls are seldom perfectly round or even nearly round, more often than not they are baroque, slugs, or wings. Freshwater pearls are noted for their wide range of color, they can be found in white, silvery white, pink, salmon, red, copper, bronze, brown, lavender, purple, green, blue, cream, and yellow. Although white is the most common color, the most desirable are the pastel pinks, roses, lavenders, and purples. The different colors are a function of the mussel species, genetics, water quality, and the position of the pearl in the
shell. Generally, pearls assume the color of the shell in which they form. Freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material, usually a sharp object or parasite, enters a mussel and cannot be expelled.

Cultured pearls

The birth of a pearl is truly a miraculous event. Unlike gemstones or precious metals that must be mined from the earth, pearls are grown by live oysters far below the surface of the sea. They are born from their mother oysters with a shimmering iridescence, luster and soft inner glow that is unlike any other gem on earth.

A natural pearl begins its life as a foreign object, such as a parasite or piece of sand, that by accident lodges itself in the oyster’s soft inner body where it cannot be expelled. In an effort to ease this irritant, the oyster’s body takes defensive action. The oyster begins to secrete a smooth, hard crystalline substance around the irritant in order to protect itself. This substance is called nacre. As long as the irritant remains within its body, the oyster will continue to secrete nacre around the irritant, layer upon layer. After a few years, the irritant will be totally encased by the silky crystalline coatings. The result — the lovely and lustrous gem called a pearl. Cultured pearls are formed by oysters in almost an identical fashion. The only difference is that man surgically implants the irritant — a small piece of polished shell — in the oyster rather than leaving it to chance, then steps aside to let nature and the oyster create their miracle.

You can find more information about all different types of pearls by visiting: http://www.style.com/trends/classic/081406

Welcome to Farfallina.net fashion blog spot

Let me start by saying a warm welcome to our new fashion blog spot.

We thought that this might be an exiting way to connect with you, so we can both find out more about each other. We want this to be the space for you to post your comments, interests and questions on everything related to fashion.

Whether this will be about designer clothes, collections, jewelry, accessories or plain shopping, this will be the place to chat.

Post your ideas, pictures or questions. And if you need any help to put an outfit together or to accessorize an existing one, just ask! We'll do our best to help you.

Our experience as fashion stylists, can come handy in moments of crisis!