moon river / the glamourai for shrimpton couture

like legions of other fancy-loving ladies, i have long been inspired by movie classic, 'breakfast at tiffany's.'

i adore the way that audrey hepburn's character, holly golightly, uses bold but classic accessories to jazz up a relatively simple (though by no means basic) wardrobe. this styling trick has recently been used to great effect by fashionable first lady michelle obama, and (on a much smaller stage) i too incorporate the theory into my own everyday costumes!

shortly after i began sharing my collection of jeweled frappes with the chic shoppers at shrimpton couture, i re-watched this famous flick for the trillionth time. i kept pausing over ms. golightly's playfully purposeful use of brooches (one perched on her pearls, another roosted in her coiffure). i started rethinking how useful these forgotten baubles could be, and determined to make better use of them in my own be-jewelry forays (see also: bibs!).

similarly, i was struck by the effective use of 'back interest' in the costumery of the film. no angle was left neglected! holly made as striking an exit as any grand entrance!

this wisdom observed and absorbed, i set to work modernizing the 'golightly look.' the first fruit of my fixation was the aptly named holly golightly necklace. this piece has since sold, but the look remains fresh. thus, i recently reinvented the twisted crystal styling, now set in all black wrapping ~ the way audrey hepburn herself might have worn it!

like the inimitable audrey, all glamourai jewels are one-of-a-kind. thank you for admiring them as much as i enjoy making them!!!!

xoxoglamourai
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UPDATE added by Cherie
Sorry girls - this one is now SOLD