Sunday Surprise!

This is what I woke up to this morning!  LDD featured in today’s Pulse section of the Columbia Daily Tribune.  Sweet Elly of Elly’s Couture provided the jewels for the shoot.  Stop by her shop in Columbia, MO to see the items covered in the story and many more new arrivals for early Spring.

Having an “Arm Party” via WSJ

I was sent this article by my good friend, Elly.  Get your party on, people!

Q: I notice that lots of women who are into fashion have these stacks of bracelets, sometimes with watches. They go way up their arms sometimes. This is a new trend that I want to start trying. How can I get the right mix of bracelets, and can I wear them on both arms at the same time?

—C.H., New York, N.Y.

 

A: Those stacks of bracelets made of various metals, fabrics and beads are often called an “arm party”—a fun way to describe this youthful, spirited, bohemian style. What’s fun about an “arm party” is that you choose the mix of bangles, beads, metals and pearls (which can be worn with or without a watch). Look for a balance of thick and thin textures—or try grouping them so they’re all shiny or all matte. Get ideas from magazine layouts and from the iconoclastic New York fashion plate Iris Apfel, who punctuates her exotic look with armfuls of bracelets from her travels to Africa, India and Asia.

The arm party has become hot lately as accessories have taken a front seat in fashion. Bold bracelets— as well as all kinds of dangling earrings and cocktail rings—turn your dark pants and sleeveless tank tops into an expressive, original look.

Over the past decade, I’ve been collecting bangle bracelets of resin or wood, avoiding groupings that are too heavy. My current favorites from boutiques and street vendors are beaded bracelets on stretch elastic and spiral bracelets that wind around the wrist. If you’re decorating both wrists, make one arm lighter than the other.

Have you noticed more guys have their own arm parties going? Their wrists flash thin rows of beads and leather ties or beefy silver chain links worn together.