Also included in Fall 2011 Stella and Dot Jewelry Collection:
Five Pieces from our Renegade Collection:
Also Included:
Faceted Ball Chain Necklace in Hematite added from our Summer Capsule 2011 Collection:
Fall 2011 Stella and Dot Jewelry Collection.....Just Released!!!
09/28/2011
October Issue of Vogue Magazine
Check out the October 2011 Issue of Vogue Magazine, in their Laws of Attraction article, which features our best selling Panther Pendant Necklace yet again! Curious as to the appeal behind Panther inspired jewelry? Well so was I! Check out this post in which I share some of my findings when researching. The video clip below features some styling tips for the Panther Pendant Necklace:
09/27/2011
Check out the Panther Pendant in US Weekly!
The September 26, 2011 issue of US Weekly features Stella & Dot's Panther Pendant Necklace in their Fall Finds for Under $100 article! When I first saw this bestseller in our new Fall 2011 Collection, I wondered what the inspiration was behind it. So, I did a bit of research! Not suprising for any of you who know me well, I'm sure.
Would you believe that Panther jewelry has been around since 1919? The house of Cartier is reportedly where the inception began. Artistic Director Jeanne Toussaint is known as being a fierce design pioneer who had a flair for the exotic. She is reported to have worn turbans with long strands of pearls and silk pajamas to dinner parties. The panther became her signature. Why the feline? "The animal symbolizes freedom, a combination of elegant femininity and the wild and dangerous," comments Cartier's current director of image, style, and heritage, Pierre Rainero. This in part, helps to explain the possible allure to Toussaint, who at the time was a bold setting trendsetter amidst a society in which French women did not yet have the right to vote and fine jewelry consisted of polite pearls and diamonds.
In 1948 the Duke of Windsor commissioned Toussaint (by then the first women to hold position as Artistic Director in a fine jewelry house) to make a panther brooch for the Duchess of Windsor. The panther designs produced by Toussaint at Cartier created a popular sensation throughout Paris and the US, spreading to New York where Barbara Hutton, heiress to Woolworth, commissioned Cartier to make her a panther design of her own.
Although the designs have evolved over the decades, panther inspired jewelry has still maintained a steady appeal and still remains one of Cartier's most significant motifs, in their Panthere de Cartier collection. The legendary craftmanship has stayed the time. The diamond and green beryl bracelet shown below, took six months and over 900 man hours to create. One professional jeweler alone spends over 500 hous hand placing the 784 diamonds and 91 onyx spots that form the panther's body. It is designed to look, in its finished form, as if the panther is crouching toward the stone, about to pounce on it's prey. So what is the allure today? Elise B. Misiorowski, answers this best in her writing of the Professional Jeweler Magazine in March of 1998:
"The panther is now a metaphor for the contemporary woman; sensual and self-assured with an underlying element of danger, hinting that care should be used in handling this exotic creature."
Celebrities who have been bitten with a love for feline inspired jewelry:
Shown above left to right:
Hillary Duff showing off a stacked bracelet look including a bold black and white tiger bracelet.
Kristen Stewart wearing a gold Cartier panther cocktail ring in a Vanity Fair photo shoot with Robert Pattinson.
Renee Zellweger wearing a Cartier panther onyx and diamond ring.
Get yours today and show off your fierce feline side! Shop our best selling Panther Pendant Necklace at: www.stelladot.com/jenniferdunn
www.stelladot.com/jenniferdunn
09/26/2011
In Style's Fall 2011 Makeover Issue Features "50 Best Fashion Tips of All Time!"
In Style's Fall 2011 makeover magazine, features an article entitled "50 Best Fashion Tips of All Time!" In their savvy fashion styling tip article, they featured our new Waverly Three Way HandBag! Here's what the editors have to say after inspecting our new Waverly: "Go hands-free for an evening - A dressy bag with a chain helps you hold crudites and a cocktail - plus, it lends a cool edge to evening wear, says stylist Cher Coulter. Wear the chain diagonally across your body for the best effect." The Waverly Three Way bag offers great versatility, being worn long, or folded with removable curbchain strap, or as a large clutch. Made in premium New Zealand lambskin, manufactured at the same factories used by Kate Spade and Coach but offered at a pricepoint 20-25% below competitors, and shipped with an individual dust bag, Stella and Dot's new premium handbag collection is sure to be a hit in no time!
Love it but dont have it in your budget right now? Host a fun, no pressure trunk show with me in person, on facebook, or at your favorite coffee shop or other venue and get it for free!
www.stelladot.com/jenniferdunn
09/25/2011
Kourtney Kardashian's Rockin Fashion Looks!
So I admit it, I'm a reality loving junkie. Kourtney Kardashian falls into my list of favorites too! Check out two of her recently spotted, trendy yet comfortable, everyday looks and see how you can achieve the same with affordable alternatives:
Get similar looks to the above, for less:
Look #1:
A simple yet classy basic white square tank top (like this one by Cache) paired with your favorite pair of white pants and heels lend the background for the perfect canvas. Pair them with a beautiful statement necklace, such as Stella & Dot's Marrakesh Bib Necklace, Ava Cupchain Earrings, create a gorgeous layered bracelet look with the following three bracelets: Bardot Spiral Bracelet in Silver (also available in Gold), Toujours Bracelet, Revival Bracelet, and finish the look with our new Lafayette Cross Body Bag:
Look #2:
Check out this adorable paisley dress from DH Styles at an amazing price of $33.99:
Pair it with your favorite black heel and accessorize the look with:
Stella & Dot's Festival 'Til Dawn handmade bib necklace, now on sale 50% off!, and our fashion editor-adored new La Coco Clutch. Our new handbag collection is made in the same factories as luxury designer handbags made by Coach and Kate Spade at 20-25% less pricepoint. The La Coco Clutch is offered in premium black New Zealand lambskin or metallic goatskin. Finish the look with simple earrings, such as our Essential Ball Studs in Gold (also available in Silver), and a gorgeous stacked bracelet look with the following four bracelets: Vintage Twist Bracelet in Gold (also available in Silver), Prosper Bracelet, Devi Bangles in Gold (also available in Silver), and Nugget Wrap Bracelet in Gold (also available in Silver).
www.stelladot.com/jenniferdunn
09/24/2011
Kathie Lee & Hoda's Favorite Things Segment on Today's Show Features Stella and Dot!
Take a peek at this fun video with Kathie Lee Gifford! Stella and Dot's BARDOT SPIRAL BRACELET was featured during their Kathie Lee & Hoda's Favorite Things Segment! And just in case you were wondering, you WRAP the bracelet around your arm, not pressing it over the nuckles. The wrapping what makes this bracelet fit most arms! Grab them up in silver or gold! It is one of our best sellers and you will LOVE it! Check out the segment below:
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To see more on layering the Bardot Spiral Bracelet by Stella and Dot, check out these inspirations:
Real Simple Magazine Features Stella and Dot Jewelry!
Our beautiful Pegasus Necklace is featured in the September 2011 Issue of Real Simple Magazine! Check out this gorgeous statement necklace, 100% hand sewn gold metal feathers on silk organza:
09/21/2011
Renegade Collection Is On Trend With The Spike Accessory Rage In Fashion This Season!
From dramatic necklaces to eye catching earrings, spikey jewelry is making its mark! The spiked trend seen this fall has made a transition from goth to trendy! Spike adorned pieces are a step above studded jewelry and let women display their attitude within their style statements. Although we are accustomed to seeing punk rock artists like Avril Lavigne and Pink wear spikey jewelry, lately we've seen the fan base expand to include hip hop stars such as Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Lucy Hale, and others. Check out Kelly Ripa, the woman who seemingly has it all, as she continues to wow with her spot on fashion sense and rocks the spike trend this fall! Spotted yesterday on Live! with Regis & Kelly, wearing Stella and Dot's Renegade Cluster Bracelet. Kelly is able to stay effortlessly on trend and look pulled together and everyday casual like this, while also turning heads at evening events, such as "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", even after having three beautiful children. Kelly is the quintescential woman with it all and we love her!
In fact, Kelly also wore the Renegade Cluster Bracelet on Live! With Regis and Kelly on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Check out Kelly in her Fashion Finder Segment as she and the Live! crew rave over Stella and Dot jewelry and the Fall 2011 Stella and Dot Lookbook:
Check out these other pieces in our Renegade Collection:
09/17/2011
Creative Inspiration!
One of my favorite things about Stella and Dot is the versatility that the collection offers. Check out this creative styling idea! Gorgeous bridesmaid is accessorized beautifully with Stella and Dot. Wearing the Claire Necklace and our new Plume Brooch which is offered in Purple and Black and White. I love that her Plume Brooch was styled as a hair accessory! Our brooches can be used as a traditional brooch, a pendant on our La Coco collection necklaces, an accessory on one of our great new handbags, or as we've seen in our blog this year, to embellish a shoe, or serve as a chic hair accessory!
09/16/2011
Stella and Dot Graces the Set of Bachelor Pad 2!
Natalie Getz, reality star in The Bachelor/Bachelor Pad, was spotted wearing Stella and Dot jewelry at the Life & Style Weekly Bachelor Pad 2 Premiere Party! Getz is wearing the Wishing Nugget Bracelet and the Clover Single Wrap Leather Bracelet in Metallic. She looks casual and perfectly accessorized. Here's to wishing her all the best this season in her quest for love!
09/15/2011
Stella and Dot Spotted At Teen Choice Awards!
Lucy Hale, star on ABC's new hit series "Pretty Little Liars", was spotted wearing our new Nouvelle Ring at the Teen Choice Awards. The Nouvelle Ring is as simplistic in its appeal as Hale is in her stunning beauty. With free gift packaging on all of our jewelry, totes, and handbags, the Nouvelle Ring is a great gift or addition to your fall wardrobe this season!
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