JEWELS FROM THE RUNWAY: Alexander Wang Spring 2019 RTW

It felt a bit like an arts and crafts moment with the jewels at Alexander Wang’s Spring 2019 RTW collection. The designer known for his edgy street wear style embraced the safety pin and transformed what we deem as an ordinary object into extraordinary jewels. Interconnecting pins made way to stunning almost lacey like bib necklaces that adorned the necks of models and jade discs attached to safety pins created clever statement earrings. The hot ticket item from the show? We predict we’ll be seeing a lot of those embellished bandana surgical masks tricked out with stones and yes you guessed it safety pins! Alexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTWAlexander Wang Spring 2019 RTW

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JEWELS FROM THE RUNWAY: Gucci Cruise 2019

Alessandra Michelle’s vision for the 2019 Cruise collecton for Gucci extended to the inevitability of death. “The inspiration is an ossuary, the crypts of the cardinals, of the monks in the 15th century, and the precious decorations,” -Gucci quoted Michele on Instagram. “This idea is that everything that is linked to the afterlife is accompanied by something of maximum beauty. It’s the idea of death as fascination.”

The show displayed velvet rosary chokers, oversized cross earrings which resembled stain glass windows, tiered embellished shell earrings and large block rings – some spelling out the word ‘Deus’ – which is latin for God. The standout piece in the collection? Brooches and earrings festooned with  scarabs – a symbol of new life and regeneration.

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