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PAMELA LOVE. winter 2012. #amaze

lust list

pamela love a/w 2011. eek where do i even start?!?! sort of nuts for the cut out neck piece...

here

pamela love x topshop

i am in love obsessed with PAMELA LOVE.  she designs absolutely amazing pieces of jewelry inspired by everything i love.  her collaboration for topshop comes out this month {yesterday in the states!} and i am totally buying umm, everything asappp.  the line also includes some gorgeous silver pieces and others adorned with feathers that are all must haves...read more after the JUMP. x

✝✝✝ idolizing moon stones ✝

pamela love fall 2011 presentation at milk studios.

fashionista

cage

i got this fabulous hinged cage ring from Dainty Demeanor on ETSY - it is almost an exact replica {minus most of the detailing} of PAMELA LOVE's "double caged ring" - only it retails for only $25 {rather than $460}...

i have very mixed feelings about knock off jewelry - on one hand, it is fantastic that these cool pieces are accessible to just about anyone {and really, who has an extra $500 laying around to buy a trendy piece of metal??} anyway, i think that knock offs of more trendy jewelry are a lot easier to stomach - because i would be willing to splurge if it was on a genuine, CLASSIC piece that i was going to have for a lifetime - {this ring, though - not quite}.  the other side of the argument, however, is that the designers of these miniature works of art are not benefitting from the sales of these cheaply made pieces. even more so, i think that the knock offs devalue the original pieces {of something like this...im not talking ANY other sort of knock}.  there are a lot of {if's} and {but's} that i will not get into but basically the real one is fabulous and the knock off is so-so. 

i was super excited to receive this ring - until i put it on for a night out...forget about holding anything or taking pictures...the two pieces of the ring are not measured properly so that it feels like it is falling off if it is on so that your finger can bend...maybe i just have weird fingers though...

PAMELA LOVE double cage ring here {see the details...amazing}

overall - i am not really disappointed in this guy - for as inexpensive as it is i figured that it was not going to be very comfortable and at least i didn't turn my finger black {!!}

on another note {regarding my terrible nail polish job} i had quite an unfortunate experience with shellac nail polish the other day...the whole point of this "gel" nail polish {so i thought} was that it was super easy and wouldn't chip for weeks {okay, A week...} but literally two days after i got it done, one of my nails had a huge CHUNK missing! not to mention it took sooooo long...anyway - i will probably try it again {probably elsewhere} but as of now, i am sticking to my regular polish routine!!! so sorry for my little rant...thoughts??

xx

dabble in color

guess i'll get to rock the SPIKESS after all!! waiting like forever for my p. love treat to myself...xx

PAMELA LOVE pre-fall 2011

fan-tas-tic.

claw

wishing in the new year with talons. OBSESSED.

via bonadrag

bird skull

urban imitating pamela love. hate the idea. LOVE the result. $18. {here}

bonadrag.

pamela love via bonadrag

arielle de pinto fingerless glove via bonadrag

studded capezio ballet slippers via bonadrag

where the h*** were these when i was dancing?!?!

all for the mountain phalanx necklace via bonadrag

any of these lovely pieces will be fabulous for christmas {ahem, loved ones}!!!  xx

cfda/v2010

the winner of the CFDA/vogue fashion fund for 2010 will be announced on november 15th!  unless you have been living under a rock [...or just not as in love with pamela love, christian cota, and alturarra as i am...] you would know ever year the council of fashion designers of america  and vogue team up to aid an aspiring designer financially and to offer professional support to further the designer's vision.  winners of past CFDA/vogue ff include proenza schouler, alexander wang, and doo.ri.  runners up include vena cava, derek lam, rodarte, and 3.1 philip lim.  clearly, this award means A LOT.  this year there are 10 fabulous finalists - altuzarra, billy reid, christian cota, eddie borgo, gregory parkinson, loden dager, moss lipow, pamela love jewelry, prabal gurung and robert gellar.  the instant i heard the list i was all the way behind pamela love to take first place -- but now that i have watched all the vogue videos, (here), i am more obsessed with [almost] all of them than i could have ever imagined!! 


here are some of my favorite images from a few designers....

altuzarra

christian cota

eddie borgo

pamela love

what do you think?!  winner predictions??  x

pamela

pamela love, a "rocker-girl" jewelry designer, native new yorker is every true blood/the craft followers biggest icon.  she designs intricate over-the-top pieces that each seem one of a kind and authentic. she debuted her spring 2011 line this week at NYFW and it was all the rage. if you are looking for a bird claw earring, some metal "rope" rings, a statement bangle or a piece of wearable artwork held up by a super delicate chain, look no further! her pieces are available at shopbop.com so check it out! 

pamela love herself, dying. 

images via refinery29.com