Charles & Marie

This is not your mother’s costume jewelry. Take a look (without drooling, please) at this gilded metal bangle with celadon blue and turquoise pate de verre cabochon stones. Designer Siki’s said her ” vision for this piece comes from the ocean; each stone depicting a different vivacious hue of blue.” Since it’s a clasp-less band, one size fits all. But you’ll need some green for this little bauble, $1,230 to be exact. A girl can dream. From Couture Labs.

How lovely are these delicate bloom scented earrings? Made of paper, simply spray with your favorite perfume and waft through the day. $19 each , one package contains sterling silver backs and 30 x assorted colored paper flowers. Available at one of our favorite sites, www.designboom.com.

Not only are these reversible Chinese glass pendants beautiful, they are believed to bring good luck, prosperity and happiness to both the recipient and giver. All the more reason to buy yourself one and gift one.
Made from the paper of Chinese red envelope, by Sinapore artist LingGlass, they are sandwiched between clear glass. Traditionally, red envelopes are handed out as gifts, holding small monentary gifts during the Chinese Lunar New Year. Don’t wait that long.

Unlike a few of her friends, Marie was never much of a hippie back in the day, but of late she has started catching onto the luxe boho look—you know, the artfully disheveled presence that allows women to wear free-spirited daywear in a plethora of floaty silhouettes and soft prints, but still accessorize with high-end labels like Prada and Pedro Garcia. Or Elisa Solomon. At 17 inches long, the designer’s Thunderbird necklace channels la vie bohème with turquoise and 18 karat gold.

You can never have enough cuffs in your jewelry box, at least this is the fashion philosophy around the C&M headquarters where the halls are a veritable haute couture show when Marie is in town. Alex Woo has taken our love of wrist wraps and created this exotic stunner, the Zahrah, fashioned from suede cords that are intricately hand-woven. Inspired by the oh-so-vibrant beauty of Morocco, the bracelet signifies the blooming flower, or zahrah, and flaunts one’s affinity for silver or gold vermeil in yellow or rose.