In episode 9, the designers were tasked to create two looks inspired by a distinct NYC neighborhood. There were some truly fabulous designs, and we chose this one by Jonathan . Even though it wasn’t one of the winning designs, we instantly had a vision for some jewelry that could be paired with it.
Click on the picture to see the original dress!
This particular dress features some complex contruction with patterned cut work in the bodice. We’ve echoed the cut out pattern of the fabric in these earrings, made from sterling silver wire with a smoky quartz drop.
We also designed a hand fabricated link bracelet in silver with interspersed smoky quartz beads to coordinate. While we usually focus our designing talents on necklaces- this installment is all about earrings and bracelets.
Here’s the final look!
In episode 10, the designers had to design their own fabric to create their look. The winner of this week was Emilio and we had to agree that his finished piece was stunning! Here’s our artistic rendering of the dress, click on it to see the original.
One thing these two designs had in common was that they were complicated. While we love to design big, show stopping jewelry, we tend to feel that if you have a show stopping dress, the jewelry should be more on the subtle side (of course the opposite is also true! Nothing makes a better statement than a simple black dress with some amazing jewelry!). Here’s a simple, slightly domed silver earring design with a hammered texure to play with the light.
Once again, with a matching bracelet- a bangle this time!
For a truly polished finished look!
Well, we’re nearing the end of Season 7. Just a few more episodes left. We hope you like what we’ve done so far! Let us know, leave us a comment!
- posted on 07/16/2010