Malachite is not only a gorgeous green stone, but also has many significant healing properties. It is the stone of protection, when either worn or placed in one’s home or office. Malachite is known as the stone of transformation. Malachite helps one clear out negative energies and let go of the past while giving one the courage to change, evolve, and move forward. Malachite is also said to be the stone of the traveler. Since…
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Malachite has a rich history in jewelry, makeup, accessories, and metaphysical healing. Since 4000 BC, Greeks and Egyptians have adorned, healed, and buried themselves with this gorgeous and powerful stone. Beyond this swirling green patterned stone’s visual beauty is Malachite’s many healing properties. It is said to be the stone of transformation. Perhaps that is why Cleopatra had a lot of Malachite in her tomb to help her transition to the afterlife. Malachite can energetically help you…
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The Met Gala is The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser for The Costume Institute. The Met Gala always coincides with the opening of the exhibition and also inspires the dress code. This year’s theme for The Met Gala was “American Independence”. The exhibition, Dress In America: A Lexicon of Fashion is a two part exhibit. The first part is on September 18, 2021 – September 5, 2022. Here are my standouts on this year’s…
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The Cocktail Ring’s history is as brilliant and beautiful as the rings themselves. The 1920s in America was a large time for change. Women especially experienced a large liberation in society. They enjoyed and expressed their greater freedoms. From legally having the right to vote to Flapper fashions, which were less constructed clothing, more ornate, and had short skirts. Women also began to cut their hair short. During prohibition women often attended speakeasies and cocktail…
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Historically, rings date all the wayback 3,000 years to ancient Egypt. They used rings to represent eternity and the cycle of life, since the ring in the shape of a circle has no beginning and no end. Rings are the most organic of shapes. The Egyptians worshiped and had Gods for both the Sun and the Moon, which are the same circular shape of a ring. Thus, the ring a perfect amalgam of many their…
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Signet Rings are not only a visually pleasing design, but are also rich in history and have cultural significance. Signet Rings were traditionally inscribed with a family crest and a distinctive mark which personally identified the ring holder. The earliest Signet Ring dates back to 3500 BC in Mesopotamia and is considered the origin of what we now know today as the corporate seal. What was once only worn by very significant families, royalty, and…
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Let’s carry-on one of my favorite traditions which is to “Ring In The New Year” I’m not talking about the typical celebration, but I am talking about my favorite way to to “Ring In The New Year” which means adorning one’s fingers with rings! What started out more of an underground and street trend then crossed over to the ranks of the edgier designers, has now gone main stream, and even into the sector of…
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Janelle Monáe was a silver crystal covered celestial sculpture in this magnificent Ralph Lauren gown. Penelope Cruz was elegantly Chanel-ing Coco and Karl. Kristen Wiig in a Red Valentino gown was as audacious, genius, and eccentric as she is! Rami Malek was tailored to perfection in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. George MacKay in Dunhill and Dean-Charles Chapman in Celine were a Dapper Duo. Carly Steel…
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Molly Goddard: Tulle-erific! Halpern: Pattern perfection to the Golden Disco Queen! Emilia Wickstead: Graceful geometric lines Rejina Pyo: Neutral, nonchalant, and notable! A.W.A.K.E. MODE: Disassembling and assembling the classics. An envisioning anew Preen by Thornton Bregazzi: Dense to delicate dresses David Koma: Sleek to structured Victoria Beckham: From smart suiting to chic casual Simone Rocha: Voluminous, yet delicate with lovely layers of details Erdem: An Eye-let…
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The blurred lines of the feminine and the masculine, underwear as outerwear, menswear and womenswear, and the inspiration from the archetypes. Carl Jung would have particularly enjoyed the representation and symbolism of the anima/animus and had a lot of insight into this collection. The unified thread through out the collection was the references to cultures and sub-cultures and the defining items worn by their members. In this collection there were several themes explored and clothing…
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