All it takes is one bold cuff to shine bright this season, and the newest installments from jewelry extraordinaires like Kelly Wearstler, Tom Binns, and Alexis Bittar are begging to be worn with all of your little white dresses. Make a minimal and modern statement with solid structures or make an exotic statement with a rhinestone-embellished beauty. Intrigued? Shop our editors' 36 favorites.
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Thanks to this year's Met Gala theme, Punk: Chaos to Couture, we are now trying to add some majorly tough pieces to our own wardrobes. And we have famous partygoers like Sienna Miller, Cara Delevingne, Cameron Diaz, and Gisele Bündchen as our styling inspiration. All these ladies incorporated spiked accessories into their Met Gala look — and their ensembles were that much more authentic because of it. If you too have spikes on the brain, click on to shop 22 of our favorite pieces, including bags, shoes, jewels, headbands, and belts.
Hailee Steinfeld hit the Met Gala red carpet wearing a one-of-a-kind dress by Donna Karan Atelier. Look closely and you'll see that the bone-hued tea-length dress is actually made out of leather, and adorned with oxidized antique gold safety pins and studs. To further her punk flair, the Romeo and Juliet actress completed her look with Eddie Borgo jewels, a shimmery gold Jimmy Choo clutch, and matching sparkly shoes. Green eye shadow and a tough 'do finish off her look — are you feeling it?
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In conjunction with this year's Met Gala celebrating the new Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition opening on May 6, Moda Operandi has curated an exclusive punk collection featuring a rad lineup of the most luxurious, bad-girl designer pieces ranging from exclusive designer creations, one-of-a-kind items, vintage fashion, and artwork. Out of the over-100-piece collection, our top standout items include Hussein Chalayan's modern rendition of the iconic plaid dress, black-and-white graffiti boots by Dr. Martens, the ultimate studded tee from Eddie Borgo, and tough jewelry from House of Waris. Even more, there's a tartan corset dress from punk dame herself Vivienne Westwood, and rebellious kitty flats from Charlotte Olympia. Shop our editor's picks in the slideshow right now!
Eddie Borgo "was listening to The Kills' new album a lot" while designing his Fall 2012 jewelry collection, so it's no wonder the band's lead singer, Alison Mosshart, ended up as his campaign star.
Borgo's collection is in part inspired by New York City and "the joints, railways, tunnels, and engineering systems that hold it together," he says. "But, in another way, the collection also is always inspired by the few true personalities that make up the culture of the city — the way in which music, specifically, colors the attitudes and outlook of its people. Alison could not be a better representation of rock music today."
Mosshart isn't the first city girl Borgo has used for his campaign. In the past, Kate Lanphear, Giovanna Battaglia, and Cecilia Dean have posed for the ads. A look at Mosshart's campaign here in the gallery.
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In honor of the US Open Tennis Championships, which started in New York on Monday, Vogue asked designers including Pamela Love, Peter Som, and Eddie Borgo to design tennis balls with elements of their signature motifs. The one-of-a-kind balls are decorated with everything from cloth flowers to rhinestones, lace, leather, and aggressive metal studs. Love shot an arrow through her design ("I have four arrow tattoos, so I thought, why not?" she says), while Som's sparkly entry takes inspiration from a diamond tennis bracelet. Dana Lorenz's Fenton ball, with brass chains and pearls, takes inspiration from Christian Lacroix and the glamorous supermodels of the '90s. A selection of our favorites from the project here in the gallery.
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It's only natural that last week's news of the upcoming Target and Neiman Marcus CFDA designer collaboration would be followed by an all-out marketing blitz — and now, it's finally begun. First up: this just-released and pretty intriguing behind-the-scenes glimpse at the collaboration's starting point, which, logically, included lots of meetings in colorfully decorated studios and lots of fabric, print, and sketch reviews. The video shows all that, plus offers cameo appearances by nearly every one of the collaboration's key players, including — but not limited to — Diane von Furstenberg, Ken Downing, Eddie Borgo, Georgina Chapman, Robert Rodriguez, Tracy Reese, Stacey Bendet, and Prabal Gurung. See it all below, and keep those eyes peeled for any clues as to what the 50-piece Holiday collection might actually look like.
Last night's 2012 CFDA Awards in NYC brought out huge fashion names like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Carine Roitfeld, Anna Wintour, and a gaggle of designers and top models. If you haven't done so yet, be sure to check in with FabSugar to see who wore what. Here at CS we're focusing on the most standout accessories from the night. Think Solange Knowles's Missoni sandals, Ally Hilfiger's gold Pamela Love cuff, Busy Philipps's turquoise Irene Neuwirth earrings, and way more. See and shop them all now!
Save your slick black leather pants and military boots for another occasion — we've got 18 fearless, studded, and spiked rings to let your tough-girl sensibility shine through. While we'd like to think there's a little of the biker chick Sandy from Grease in all of us, we know it can be difficult to show off your inner devilish attitude. Thus, a ring can inject that cool, armored appeal into your look, no matter what you're wearing. Our go-to styles? Hammered metal iterations from Low Luv by Erin Wasson, stacked skull-adorned Alexander McQueen rings, medieval-inspired Eddie Borgo hinged finger versions, and one seriously punk ring by Tom Binns, to start. Now that your more rebellious side has been piqued, click through and shop our editors' picks below — 18 rings, at all price points.
It was the night before Christmas (and Hanukkah!) and all through the FabSugar house, Allison McNamara was stirring, wrapping jewelry, totes, jackets, even a blouse! Must-have handbags were hung by the chimney with care, statement necklaces adorned the reindeer, and those snazzy sweaters were dancing round the FabSugar lair. The FabSugar ladies present their wish list, so take a peek at our video—it's not to be missed!
