What is the gift presented to customers from the internationally renowned designer Elsa Peretti, whose creations signaled the modern era of jewelry design? She applied the bold, brilliant colors of fall fashion to one of her most stylish shapes: the beautifully contoured lacquer bangle.
Selecting three of fall¡¯s primary hues ¨C pine, persimmon and orchid, Elsa Peretti captured both the mood on the runway and the moment leaves turning to flame and autumn twilight fading to the color of deep purple.
Made of Urushi (the Japanese word for lacquer), these vivid lacquer shades are among the traditional crafts Elsa Peretti explores in her collections. The handmade bangles are carved from Japanese hardwood, which requires multiple layers of green and orange lacquer, time-honored colors of the craft, or the sumptuous purple created especially for Tiffany & Co. Of course gold hallmarks are applied as well.
The bangles are lightweight in spite of being dramatic in scale. So it¡¯s easy to wear one, alternate colors, go monochrome, or border on flamboyant with a cascading mix.

TIFFANY & CO. Coin Edge ring

TIFFANY & CO. Tiffany Somerset ring

Thursday, January 07, 2010