Vintage jewelry is good but vintage styled jewelry that has been taken apart and reconstructed is off the chain. Lately, there has been a push towards sustainable fashion and eco-friendly designs. Designers are constantly challenging themselves to come up with gorgeous eye-catching designs that have both throwback and modern appeal. fashionSPARK featured such designers that are mixing it up with items such as gemstones and costume pieces to pocket knives and cognac bottle labels. They canvass flea markets, high-end consignment shops and thrift stores where they find old treasures that have long since been forgotten. They are then taken apart and reconstructed into beautiful new pieces that are attention grabbing and will get you noticed. Johanna Ely of Good Girls Studio and Elisa K. Smith of Soulcialite Studios two designers that are remixing old classics into new funky and fierce designs.
Orange peels and coffee beans are not normally items you wear but when you have an eye like Pilar Ramirez of Pamor Designs, you see past the obvious. Pilar makes beautiful jewelry from dried organic items. She learned this craft in her native Columbia. She dyes orange peels in gorgeous bright hues that are also fragrant with the scent of orange. She also works with other organic materials such as coffee beans, melon seeds and raw amber. She takes these amazing materials and creates necklaces, rings, bracelets and headbands. Pamor Designs are stylish, playful and eco-friendly.
Jaclyn Anthony of Jaclyn Anthony Designs makes big bold pieces that are truly sophisticated. Jaclyn combines cutting edge designs to make funky geometric pieces made using materials such as stunning geodes, leather, brass and gold. She hand cuts and scores all of her materials in preparation to create distinctive one of a kind pieces. You can easily see Jaclyn’s influence of architecture in her designs. Her jewelry makes a bold statement. Jaclyn Anthony Designs are not only fun to wear but will also get you noticed and stopped on the street.



