Thursday, December 29, 2011

A Fashion Jewerly Year in Review

Wow, what a wonderful year 2011 was!
It was kicked off with Whites-&-Blacks for the late Winter season… a little boring for my taste but always elegant and chic!
For mother’s day, artisan and tribal jewelry was on hype for trendy fashion-forward but earthy moms; our Pajaro Limon exclusive designer brought in a beautiful collection inspired by the Sahara desert and Africa’s wilderness... so elegant! 

The Spring season brought in all the glamour and red carpet flash of Cannes… solids was the theme for dresses, which always allows the accessories to be at the center of all camera lenses.


And for Summer, we submerged in color… got Color? If not, you missed it…  neon, mismatching prints, animal fabrics... Color overflowed catwalks all over the world… and jewelry was not the exception… silver necklaces with colorful stones, beautiful fashion bracelets with bright yet delicate colorful applications were definitely on style. Two of our designers, introduced collections with plenty of color; Lattimo glass jewelry brought in affordable yet classy colorful pieces ranging from earrings through bracelets and beautiful necklaces. Sergio Gutierrez on the other hand, added beautiful stones to its famous best selling Liquid Metal Collection pieces we all learned to love a long time ago.
If this was a year of color, it was also the year of weddings; the royal wedding of William and Kate brought us Hats galore, among many other beautiful accessories; and don’t forget our newly beloved Pippa. Then Alberto of Monaco married Charlene Wittstock from South Africa; another commoner marrying into royalty. And jewelry was definitely invited to the feast!
As summer neared the end, we collected a ton of red carpet fashion pictures from all movie launches and premiers; we saw Katy Perry in smurf-like accessories, Mila Kunis in amazing bracelet matching its beautiful red dress in the “Friends with benefits” premier.
And to wrap up an amazing year in fashion, we followed the latest Sergio Gutierrez collection “Together” along with many other holiday appropriate jewelry designers. They brought master pieces to shine during this season festivities.
As we turn the page on 2011, and begin to look into 2012, we are excited about what’s in the horizon; we can´t wait to share with you the story about our newly signed designer… I can’t share it with you now just yet but I promise this: YOU will LOVE her! She will add glamour, fashion, feminine touches to our galleria of designers and uniquely designed jewelry. She “has a universal appreciation for beauty, so her designs are intended to enhance women from all cultures”. Stay tuned for more, and check our website for updates www.metalreaction.com

But for now, thank you for following my blog; I hope it has brought you interesting fashion tips, some smiles and a relaxing read. Thank you for making 2011 a great year in sales, fashion, jewelry and accessories.