Is neon dead?

With September getting pretty close to an end we were quite blessed to have a sunny month in London, which allowed us to make use of our summery wardrobes. The Fashion weeks are almost finished too with only tres chic Paris Fashion Week remaining.

It’s still a tiny bit strange seeing beautiful spring/summer collections on the catwalks that will become “fashionable” only next year, whilst going to the shops to find clothes in a different colour palette.

For the fall and upcoming winter everything is about more subtle and earthy colours like purple, blue, green. So does this mean that neon is dead?

We still have a few pieces in our collections that are made in neon colours: Lime Paris necklace, Granada bracelet or Salvador necklace, recently worn by Arabia Style.com Fashion Editor Tala Samman to the Burberry S/S13 fashion show during London Fashion week.

And we are still making some new ones too! Here’s a sneaky preview of one of them.

So now that the autumn is here, do you think you will ditch the neons or will you still be wearing them?

Jolita x

Magic Carpet bazaar in Jeddah

Last week I met up with the Dadu store boutique and delivered some of our jewellery that was travelling to the biggest Ramadan bazaar.

Bisat Al-Reeh bazaar (Magic Carpet) is taking place during the holy month of Ramadan. It’s the place to go, to be seen and to do the shopping. I’ve heard shopping in the bazaar is as big as shopping during Christmas, I also heard that it is visited by princesses!!! How mysteriously glamourous!

Female entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia and various Arab countries are showcasing a range of original and refined women’s clothing, accessories, artworks, furniture pieces, carpets and even culinary specialties. Exclusively catered for females, this is a traditional Ramadan event in Jeddah.

We are incredibly excited to be a part of this wonderful event, which also supports a lot of charities.

Here are some pictures with our pieces straight from the bazaar.

Malaga Necklace and underneath it our custom made braided cuff among other beautiful jewellery pieces.

Lime Paris necklace

Granada bracelet

These and more of our pieces can be found at Dadu store. If you are in Jeddah and especially if you are visiting the bazaar – please make sure to stop by Dadu stall and check out what’s on their magic carpet!

Jolita x

Tribal Inspiration: it’s all about jewellery

Yesterday I had a wonderful day, because I spent all of it at the photo shoot. I love love love all the behind the scenes actions and having an opportunity to be there myself fills me all with excitement each time it happens.

I saw it all up close: the models, the hair, the make-up being done, changing the looks of the models from one to another and then of course shooting it all.

The shoot was coordinated and put in the can so to speak by the photographer Arron Dunworth. With an impressive biography and list of high end clients, Arron is incredibly friendly and great fun to be around.

The main focus of the shoot was jewellery and hair, so there were no fancy outfits. Which made it all even better, giving the jewellery all the attention it deserved.

I took a few…well loads of snaps myself. But when I got home I discovered that I am just unable to operate the iPhone and a lot of the pictures are a bit blurry. Nevertheless I’m happy I had a chance to capture it all myself and am eagerly awaiting for the professional images:)

So here are a few of mine. First up – “Getting it all ready” – the studio, the selection of Jolita Jewellery pieces and the make-up.

Rachel is getting her hair and make-up done.

The first look is completed and Rachel is being shot with our Ibiza necklace, statement bangle and El Carmen clip-on earrings.

Next up – St.Tropez necklace, Ode to Solitude bangle and La Coruna clip-on earrings.

There were so many beautiful poses that I found it difficult to choose which ones to post so here are a few more….

Below is another of my favourite pictures. Regardless that it’s pretty blurry I kind of like it… as it shows a movement. In the picture you can see Arron at work.

Whilst Rachel and Arron were shooting Zim arrived on the set and was put to work straight away. In the picture below you can see Zim getting the tribal look.

Rachel also had her hair and make-up changed. Here are a few snaps of both of them together.

I was also very pleased that Arron decided to go with my suggestion on putting our necklace on Zim and chose Lyon necklace. I think it looks pretty cool!

 

Well…few more snaps later – and it’s a wrap:) In this picture Rachel is wearing Elena Necklace and Las Vegas clip-on earrings. Look at the hair! I love it!

I would love to say big thank you to the entire team behind this fantastic shoot:

Photographer Arron Dunworth
Hair Stylist Isha
Make up Artist Amie
Models Rachel and Zim

I hope you enjoyed my behind the scenes post. Let me know which look is your favourite.

Jolita x

 

It’s all about accessories and photography

For all those bloggers out there that carry around a big camera – your life might have become fashionably easier. I have just discovered these amazing camera straps and simply could not not post about them.

Created by two photographers behind the Bloom Theory Straps, these are not only pretty, but also useful camera accessories. And their names….they all sound so dreamy: Vanilla Skies, Ocean Mist, Stardust.

Costing $100-$120 which comes to about £65-£75 these would make a beautiful gift.

Tea Party

Washed Ashore

 Stardust II

 Ballet By Degas

 Creme Brule

Wild Flower

 Starstruck

 Ocean Mist

I don’t think they would be suitable for my brother to wear:) However if I had a bigger camera that I’d be carrying around – this would definitely be on my wish list. Aren’t they devine?

Jolita x

Wedding jewellery

A little while ago a friend of mine was getting married and so I came up with the idea of asking my brother to make her wedding jewellery.

I didn’t have to convince my friend at all, we both were very excited. I guess it’s the fact that you have a custom made piece created just for you that makes it so exciting. My brother also seemed to be rather calm about the fact that he’s making a piece that everyone will be looking at for a prolonged period of time:) (it was at the beginning of his jewellery making career).

We started talking about this well in advance, as I wanted to make sure everyone has plenty of time to decide what they want, to order required materials, to make the jewellery, to try it on and make sure they are happy with it.

We came up with the following: a pearl necklace and pearl bracelet, both featuring green stones – the favourite of the bride also matching tiny green stones in her wedding band. The pearl bracelet was to be worn twisted for that extra edge. I think the jewellery looked fabulous and you can see it in the wedding picture below.

Unfortunately on the day all sorts of things were happening to me, including grabbing my camera without a battery in it. And since it was a long time ago, I didn’t have a camera phone either, so regretfully I don’t have better images:( Nevertheless I think it gives an idea of the pieces made.

Recently my brother made another gorgeous Seychelles necklace. It’s so elegant and pure, that I thought perhaps he could venture into bridal jewellery…

What do you think? Would you wear something like that? Would you get a piece custom made for you or would you rather go and buy something from the bridal store?

Jolita x

Colour inspiration: beautiful clutch bags

It’s day two of my flu “attack”. My brain works at a pase of a snail, so can’t do much, nevertheless found it that browsing through beautiful fashion images makes me feel a tad better.

I found these gorgeous clutch bags. Stunning colours and beautiful patterns makes me want to be on holidays near the sea side. With no flu of course…

Jewellery trends AW 12-13

Having just read jewellery trend report by Hillary Alexander I decided to write this post.

Before I start I want to make one thing clear though, by no means does my brother create pieces based on trends. Making jewellery is his creative outlet hence he always makes pieces that he feels inspired to create. And if they happen to be on trend – then they are and he’s a genius:) Well at least I think so.

Below I have listed the trends, by illustrating them with our own pieces, if we happen to have any of them fitting the bill. So here goes…

Black is back. Black has always been a favourite and doesn’t need much introduction. To illustrate this trend I chose our black skull studs.

Military. Was very popular a few years ago. Some like it, some don’t, but I always think that you don’t have to go “all the way” with anything. You can simply choose the elements and adapt them to your own style. For this trend I chose our Unisex Skull and Cross brooch, which I absolutely adore. Although this one-off piece has gone to someone in New York, I thought this post happened to be the perfect place to showcase it.

Rainbow colours. There’s a lot of colour around us these days and rainbow might sound like something from the carnival, but if you choose sophisticated pieces, then nothing to worry about. I selected our Malaga necklace – another of my big time favourites. This is such a bold piece, that even the simplest of outfits will look chic.

The comeback of the brooch. If you haven’t got one a while ago when these were popular, you might try it out now. A brooch is a pretty versatile piece and doesn’t necessarily have to be worn in the lapel of your jacket. You can pin it to your handbag, fedora or scarf. The brooch I chose is a combination of pearls, red coral and my brother’s beloved skull with a cheeky little hat:)

Bangles and cuffs – the more the merrier. I guess it’s something that never been out fashion, however seems to have a stronger emphasis for the upcoming season. We have quite a few statement pieces among our collections, but for this post I chose this Laughing Buddha bangle. A beautiful piece incorporating a myriad of components.

Cyber coloured plastic. A trend that can be explained as a mix of high tech and industrial techniques that are used to achieve cyber coloured textures. Now whilst we do not have any pieces resembling this technique, I decided to include a piece from Marni collection – one of many brands that we like. They’ve been working with resin for quite a while and I really love their beautiful pieces.

Folksy. According to Hillary Alexander this wasn’t a very strong element, nevertheless deserving some mention. I have chosen our Skull and lotus necklace.

Face jewellery.
This is the trend that I doubt anyone will beat and hence fully belongs to Chanel with its fabulous crystalised brows.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post and please let me know if you are going to be following any of these trends.

Jolita x

Bottega Veneta: love of colours

Bottega Veneta has been one of our favourite brands for quite a while. I always love walking into their store as you are greeted by the most amazing items in beautiful hues.

I am lusting after their shoes, bags, clothes and in fact want EVERYTHING.

Here are a few pieces from the most recent jewellery collection bursting with beautiful colours.

You can view entire collection of jewellery pieces by Bottega Veneta here.

Green Pebbles: a fusion of gems

Lovely Green Pebbles girls from Switzerland posted a beautiful article about my brother’s pieces.

Jolita x

Bejeweled brows

Now that’s really different. Accessorizing one’s brows… Chanel always has something interesting to surprise with.

Chanel Make-up creative director Peter Philips explained how the “browsessories” were born.

“The inspiration for the make-up look came from a few key words and a sketch that Karl Lagerfeld provided: minerals, shading and eyebrows were the key words and the sketch showed a face with stone-lined eyebrows. So the focus was on the eyebrows, which led me to interpret Karl’s drawing and the ‘mineral’ emphasis by creating straight, graphic eyebrows.”

Very chic. Imagine the sparkling in the sunshine!!