Today’s “let it bling over me” – Van Cleef & Arpels and Earnest Sewn created a limited edition jeans. Limited as in 10 pairs of each jean in “Zazo” style, high-rise, slim straight leg fit with Alhambra jewelry design to be auctioned at Christie’s.
The first style, in dark indigo with a white mother-of-pearl and yellow gold Alhambra button is about $9.700. The second style, in soft light grey with black onyx and white gold Alhambra motifs costs about $11.300.
If wearing bling around your jean isn’t your thing, then know that you can also wear the Van Cleef & Arpels as a necklace or around your wrist as a bracelet.
I’m declaring myself against this trend (if ever it settles to be one). I can only imagine my kids joyfully tearing off my precious Van Cleef just to innocently play with mum’s new bling and it makes me shiver!
I see nothing practical in wearing that precious chain around my jean and since that unhappy style of showing off your belly is everything but glam, I don’t recommend it either. So what use in wearing a painfully expensive chain if none can see it? Plus, even if I do enjoy listening to Ministry (especially “Bad Blood”) from time to time, my hard-rock days are a bit behind me.
What do you think? It’s the promise of a trend? Or just one sparkle in the ocean of useless creations?
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Vishnu, Lakshmi and Swarovski
9 Mar 2008,
The times of India – Mumbai
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Bachi Karkaria meets a Frenchman who retells our mythology through diamonds and chocolate wrappers.
If you are born a Van Cleef and have spent your adult years working for Cartier, you would have enough identity crisis for one lifetime. But the high jewellery adviser of the fabled house has also turned his hand to painting. He’s a Frenchman portraying Hindu mythology, a diamond man who depends on Swarovski crystals and silver ‘shokolat’-wrapping paper. Mon Ram! Hey Dieu. How confusing can you get.
The rest of the article can be found in the link under my name.
http://www.olafvancleef.org
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