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Wednesday May 26th, 2010

Dana Lorenz, Prabal Gurung, Joseph Altuzarra and Simon Spurr Celebrate Swarovski

Dana Lorenz, Prabal Gurung, Joseph Altuzarra and Simon Spurr Celebrate Swarovski

We’re not huge on sparkles, but when talents like menswear great Simon Spurr, Fenton/Fallon jewelry master Dana Lorenz and It-designers Prabal Gurung and Joseph Altuzarra create with crystals, we take notice.

This morning’s breakfast at Swarovski’s Creative Service Center–which is kind of like a candy store for designers who love crystals instead of kids who love sweets–celebrated the new shine-heavy capsule collection created by the foursome, along with Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, Eddie Borgo, Richard Chai and Patrick Ervell. Each designer, natch, is nominated for the CFDA’s Swarovski Award in his or her respective category.

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Published at 3:06 PM

Tuesday May 11th, 2010

Banana Republic Must Think Their ‘Lorenz’ Necklace is Pretty Clever
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Banana Republic Must Think Their ‘Lorenz’ Necklace is Pretty Clever

Meet Banana Republic‘s ‘Lorenz’ necklace. It costs $79.50. It has silver chains wrapped with gold mesh and a few rhinestones. Thoughts of Fenton/Fallon might cross your mind—it’s like a cheaper, flimsier version of the popular mixed medium jewelry—but really this idea’s spread far and wide, right? The problem is Banana Republic’s named their necklace the Read more →

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Published at 7:15 PM

Thursday April 8th, 2010

More Fenton/Fallon for J.Crew, Please!

More Fenton/Fallon for J.Crew, Please!

We’ve made no secret of our blind love for J.Crew. And now creative director Jenna Lyons has upped the ante through her collaboration with jewelry designer and CFDA nominee Dana Lorenz of Fenton/Fallon. I don’t do dainty, ladylike accessories. The chunkier and more hardware the better. So when Fenton/Fallon introduced huge tangled chains mixed in Read more →

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Published at 12:40 PM