The Story of Color for 2015

 Don't ever underestimate the power of color. I am currently completing my first 2015 jewelry collection and it is totally driven by 4 distinct color stories. Confirmation came after viewing the Spring runway shows. Above is a bohemian chic dress by Etro which echoes my first color group  named Desert. Think sand with pops of yellow, soft oranges and greens. I consulted the top ten Pantone color picks for this group. I used lucite green, toasted almond, custard and tangerine....yummy.

 Brunello Cucinelli really knows how to do neutrals and Spring 2015 is no exception. I call this color  group Dusk because I have added touches of pink to the many shades of grays and other neutrals. Close your eyes and picture your favorite sunset, and you will get the picture... glacier gray, strawberry ice and marsala.

 Here Emporio Armani plays with many shades of gorgeous blues with touches of white as a great way to make it all pop. Of course this is the color story I refer to as Ocean, classic blue, scuba blue, and aquamarine with white as a backdrop.

Who would have thought that Ralph Lauren would be so into neon for spring, but see his runway show above and you can believe it. Neon orange, yellow and fuchsia played against a deep rich khaki. In my case I am using neons with a stone called pyrite, also known as fools gold. Can't say that any neon colors made the Pantone top ten list, but, trust me, neon is back brighter than ever!

Stay tuned. In my next blog you will see how this all plays out in the world of jewels.

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Meet Quincy

It all started about a year ago. Thinking that a gorgeous rhinestone bracelet would be the perfect piece of jewelry for the upcoming holiday season, I designed the Quincy, a five row bracelet made of sparkling Swarovski rhinestones in three colors. I chose crystal, fuchsia, and, of course emerald, the then color of the year. Quincy's popularity was immediate, and the color did not matter. It sold and sold and sold.

Not knowing exactly why Quincy was so very popular, I thought I would try to design a spring version and I made it a little more casual by using opaque Swarovski stones like, jet, chalk and turquoise. Did it sell? You betcha!

It is now fall 2014 and the color of the year is radiant orchid. So, of course, I studied the Swarovski color chart to find a close match and came up with cyclamen opal which I call rosewood. It is a pinky, purply iridescent that is fab with all the burgundy tones this season, and I added one more option, light topaz, which looks great with rust, chocolate and gray. Are these new colors selling? Yes and yes!

Thanks to everyone for their love of Quincy!

To see Quincy in person you can visit one of the following boutiques:

Potpourri, Atlanta

Kittie Kyle, Memphis

Hersh's, West Bloomfield, MI

Atlantis Resorts, Bahamas

Rich Hippie, Dallas

Dress Circle, Pittsburgh

and coming soon to:

Girlie Girl, Gross Pointe Woods, MI

Lori Karbal, Birmingham, MI

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