Teyana Taylor - New Face for French Jewelry Line Nouss Sommes

Teyana Taylor recently did a photo shoot for French jewelry line, Nouss Sommes, known for its "Jesus Piece" pendants.  Nouss Sommes has taken the faces of major contributors to music, fashion, film, photography, and pop culture and turned them into "Jesus Pieces".  Grace Jones, Spike Lee, and Michael Jackson are a few of the miniature pendants found in the collection.  Each are available in black, gold, and old silver.

You can view the rest of the collection and place an order here.  You can also see some other pieces not shown on their website on their blog at www.noussomesblog.blogspot.com


Here are some of the photos from Teyana's hot shoot:

*Photo Credit: http://noussommesblog.tumblr.com/

While I don't think that I'll be sporting a "Jesus Piece" anytime soon, I feel that Nouss Sommes could not have found a better person to represent their unique jewelry line. I've always loved Teyana Taylor's eclectic style, not to mention her body is ridiculous! I love the pieces they dressed her in for the shoot. I immediately noticed the neon background....similar to the one used in Beyonce's promo pics for her "4" shoot (you can see one of the pics up top in my header).

Here is a "Behind the Scenes" video from the photo shoot:

What do you think of Teyana's shoot and the French jewelry line? 

Trendsetter Jewelry

  Crux New York is a jewelry company created by two California Natives, Sennie Clark and Ahyiana Angel, who now reside in New York.  The two friends used their creativity and their love for fashion to design a jewelry line to help them survive the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple.  Each piece is designed with the trendsetter in mind.

 

 The pieces shown above are made of an intertwined, mesh piping material.  I'm loving the bright colors!

 

  I absolutely love feathers, so I was instantly "sold" on these exotic earrings made from pheasant feathers. 

These red faux flower petal earrings make a bold statement. You are guaranteed to turn heads and be the center of attention in these silk beauties.

These royal blue and black feathered earrings hang approximately 8" long, thus adding a bit of exotic flair to any outfit.

Now these are very unique and one of a kind.  They are made of pink leather, purple lace, with a gold coin trim.  As soon as I saw these, I thought of Madonna and her "Material Girl" days.  These are very cute and give off an 80's/Retro vibe.

If you're a diva who likes to be in the spotlight, then Crux New York is for you.   Go check 'em out at www.cruxny.com

Stylishly Different Jewelry

I always love to hear stories of how successful fashion designers got started in the industry. Ken Leung and Dana Chin were college roommates and Wall St. workers.  In 2003, they both quit their lucrative careers to pursue jewelry making. In 2004, their handmade jewelry line Ken and Dana Design was introduced to the world of fashion.

Their Fashion Jewelry line is known as the "b-side"

The "b-side" features three collections: Rights, Graffiti, and Cubes

My favorite is the Graffiti Collection:

 

 

Here are just a few of my favorite one-of-a-kind pieces from the Graffiti Collection:

Graffiti Handcuff Bangle

Graffiti Bangle tagged with the phrase "Legalize Art"

Red Enamel Graffiti Ring tagged with the statment "Legalize Art"

Abstract Street Graffiti Necklace 

Graffiti Stones and Chains Earrings also bearing the phrase "Legalize Art"

Check out the rest of this colorful collection here

The Rights Collection is unique because each piece represents four Supreme Court Cases with the actual case numbers inscribed on the jewelry

 

Here are some of my favorite pieces from the Rights Collection:

Rights Multi-Case and Chain necklace features all four Supreme Court Case numbers

Silver Two-Finger Ring

Rights Asymmetrical Silver Earrings

Check out the rest of this symbolic collection here

The Cubes Collection features jewelry cubes on each piece:

 

36" Necklace

Cubes and Chain Necklace

Geometric Bracelet

Check out the rest of this geometric collection here

Ken and Dana Designs have been featured in many fashion magazine publications such as Lucky, W, and Harper's Bizarre to name a few.  Beyonce and Keri Hilson have been spotted out and about wearing Ken and Dana Design jewelery:

Beyonce is wearing the Geometric Brass & Leather Long Necklace from the Cubes Collection

 

Keri Hilson wore the Long Brass Plate and Chain Necklace from the Graffiti Collection to the 2009 BET Awards

Also be sure to check out Ken and Dana Design's Fine Jewelry line called BYLU here

Earrings With Flair

Flair Designs by Briar (F.D.B.B.) is a custom made earring line designed by a dear friend of mine, Briar Williams.  The inspiration for this anomalous collection was Briar's frustration with finding the right accessories needed to pull her outfits together.  She desired something that represented her personality and wasn't finding that in shopping malls and accessory boutiques.

 

"GROOVE WITH ME"

"CHICKA BOOMIN"

"DENIM TWISTED"

These chic earrings are one-of-a-kind and custom made to fit your own unique personality.  F.D.B.B. has various collections such as: Denim Flair, Femme Flair, Abstract Attack, and many more.

"80's BABY"

 

"HI HATER"

 

"CUTIE CUPCAKES"

 

"RACE TRACK"

Don't see a pair you like? No problem(although I highly doubt you will have that problem) F.D.B.B. accepts custom requests, as uniqueness and creativity is strongly encouraged and welcomed.

Briar describes FLAIR as: "distinct style and elegance, classy and voguish".

 

*Briar featured on the runway with one of her models

As you can see,  Briar's designs have been featured on runways and many more to come in the near future.  By now, I know you're dying to rock some of these flair designs of your own.  Head on over to the F.D.B.B. website www.flairdesignsbybriar.com for many more designs and to place your order.