This is one of my favorite necklaces because it is simple and easy to wear. The crystals were taken from an old 1940's necklace that I found in an antique store. I find a lot of three-strand vintage crystal necklaces that feel too formal to wear every day. I like to rework them into one long strand so they're a little more wearable. These are truly some of the most beautiful crystals I have ever seen in my life and when I saw them I knew they had to be mine... well at least for a little while.
Black is actually one of the hardest colors to work with because it can be very harsh, and it can also get lost in an outfit. So many women love to wear black so I wanted to find black beads that felt really special. Trust me, these do. The aurora borealis crystals are like none I've ever seen. Unlike the clear aurora borealis crystals that reflect gentle shades of blues and purples, these reflect vibrant shades of red, green, gold, and purple.
Photographing jewelry is one of the great mysteries of the world because it is next to impossible to do well. Lucky for me, I happen to know one of the best product photographers in the business. Renee Vento photographs all my work and I don’t know what I would do without her. When I started this business I never even considered how difficult it would be to photograph my work. I tried setting up a makeshift lighting system in my apartment, I merchandised it on different fabrics, I even watched this guy on uTube give a product photography demonstration. None of it worked. If you can hire a professional to photograph your work I highly recommend it, because good pictures are everything.
This necklace is my take on a 1920's flapper style necklace, long and flirty. It is my favorite era and I think its style is still relevant. Especially considering the standard body type of models today.
“In the 1920s fashion was defined by new body awareness, which manifested itself not only in ideals of beauty but also went hand in hand with a more permissive society and new types of sports. This was a golden era for extravagance and, above all, for outrageousness. Flowing fabrics enveloped the extremely stylized female figure-the ideal type being boyishly slim with matchstick-short hair. Jerseys and knits, wide-legged pants, fringed dance dresses, long chains or strings of pearls, called sautoirs, and opulent tassels were used to bolster the new lifestyle.”
From the 1920s on fashion has been all about glitz and glamour. You simply cannot have fashion without jewelry.
This necklace sells for $195
Please email me at KellyEFielding@gmail.com to ask about purchasing any of my work.
Works Cited:
Buxbaum, Gerda, comp. Icons of Fashion: The 20th Century. New York: Prestel, 2005.
