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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Local Gem


courtesy of jeaninepayer.com

Jeanine Payer is an amazing artist who lives and works in San Francisco (my hometown).  She has an atelier as well as a tiny jewel box retail space in the Union Square district.  Jeanine is known for her delicate silver & gold designs featuring beautifully hand engraved poetry; her work has a very quiet elegance about it.  Fall in love with her work at http://www.jeaninepayer.com/ ; I sure have...



Xoxo, Coco

What I Crave


courtesy of nymag.com

I thought I would spend time sharing one of my favorite jewelry lines with you. As I have already mentioned I have eclectic taste and will do my utmost to provide a solid mix of high-end to home-grown examples of beautiful jewelry. I thought I would start with a real drool-worthy brand...Van Cleef and Arpels.


I love, love, love VC&A http://www.vancleef-arpels.com/en/van-cleef.html. They have created some of the most stunning pieces ever made. A french design house, VC&A have been doing what they do since 1906 and are masters at it. They are a big part of a short-list of the very best in the world. Truly lovely...Enjoy!


Xoxo, Coco

I Guess I Should Just Start...

I have to admit that starting this blog has been easy (thanks blogger!)...but starting this blog has been really hard too.


Let me start from the beginning...


I am an expert admirer of beautiful things. And while my tastes are eclectic the look/style that I am attracted to I describe as urban prep. Best described as a cross between chic and sleek modern city living with a pop of color and whimsy thrown in for good measure. Urban prep isn't just about one particular category of goods for me; it best describes how I think about food, fashion & jewelry, design and decor. I love to talk about, buy, research, and stalk all these things; I just can't get enough. These are my passions, perhaps addiction is a more appropriate word (my husband would agree). Over the years I have casually shared with friends my feelings, thoughts, ideas, information, and recommendations. Now I thought I would take the next step and write it down and possible share what I have learned with a larger audience (or not--i guess that depends on you). At least i have decided to give it a shot. I will do my best to follow through and post regularly. My goal is to provide helpful and hopefully interesting info that I have picked up during my long love affair with all things I consider urban prep.


Oh yeah I can not let this occasion pass without saying thanks to a persistent friend (you know who you are) for coaxing me to try...


Xoxo, Coco