Hey! Look at this! For the next five minutes, and completely by coincidence, I am in style! Of the moment! Only I'm not just "wearing it now," I've been wearing it for years. "It" being this gold link bracelet, that was originally a necklace, which I wrap twice around my left wrist where it clicks and clinks against itself and my wide watch. Just as Vogue says I'm supposed to. I have a friend who has asked for it nicely while looking up over dark lashes. I'd give her a kidney, but not the bracelet.
Being au courant will be fun while it lasts and frustrating when it turns up "over" by spring.
Maybe then I can get a deal on that Diane von Furstenberg bracelet for H. Stern. Because more is surely more.
Vogue feature, October 2010, by Filipa Fino.
Patricia I have the same necklace, have for years, never thought about wrapping it as a bracelet!
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Simple jewelry is a classic. I doubt yours will ever actually be "over", just not "in" with with 21 years-olds.
ReplyDeleteMy wrists are extremely tiny and the only bracelets I can wear are necklaces twice around or looped through a watch band, so I think yours is great.
Always a chunky gold, big linked bracelet...the BEST!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful thing when you realize that you were actually ahead of a trend. Finding what works for you and sticking to it....defines confidence and style!
ReplyDeleteSad but funny story -- I have a friend with a gorgeous big gold link bracelet that she wears every day. Unfortunately she was recently diagnosed with a serious illness and immediately a "friend" of hers asked to have it to "remember" her by. Needless to say, said friend does not have bracelet!
ReplyDeleteThere is a boys version of that link, known as a curb link. Generally, used as a watchband. I've been looking for one for ages.
ReplyDeleteDelicious. Almost makes me want a pave padlock to go with. Almost, but not quite. In my next life as a rapper.
ReplyDeleteYou have written several times about an attraction to needlepoint. I share that passion. I design for myself and always have a piece in progress. Question: Do you engage in the art or just admire the completed canvas? If you engage, would you ever do a retrospective on your pieces in your blog?
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You are such a fashion trendsetter! Just the kind who sets trends way way way ahead of the crowd :)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous #1, I can't believe that story. Sometimes people are so... well, unbelievable. i hope your friend with the illness recovered to flaunt her still-worn bracelet in front of that tacky person.
Classics are always "au courant"--congratulations on your fine taste.
ReplyDeleteWas it the King of England who said, my bracelet for a kidney??? HA
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