Daily Bling - Tuesday, June 8

Last night the 2010 CFDA winners were announced and one of our absolute favorite jewelry designers, Alexis Bittar, was honored as Accessory Designer of the Year. In honor of this much deserved win its only fitting we are featuring one of our favorite pieces in Alexis' collection this season - the Montauk Turquoise Wave Earrings in Black Lucite.

We've said it once and we will say it again - NO ONE does lucite like Alexis Bittar. What's even more interesting about these earrings is the color of the lucite, black. Black is such an unexpected shade to be featured in lucite, or any sort of gemstone earring really, and we just absolutely love the juxtaposition of the turqoise, gold and crystal detailing on this black lucite base. We'd love to see these true statement earrings paired with a black tie look - we think they would complement a neutral tone or black gown for a summer wedding just perfectly!

These earrings are only available at Alexis Bittar boutique's and online for $225. A special piece that certainly helped Alexis win that prestigious CFDA award for sure!

Daily Bling - Thursday, April 15

Lucite jewelry is a huge trend for Spring so we are actually shocked we haven't posted something about Alexis Bittar yet considering no one does Lucite quite like her. Beautiful colored lucite cuffs, rings, earrings and necklaces have been a staple in her line since its inception and we have always have admired her pieces for that very reason.

Today's Daily Bling is no exception and if you ask us its truly more than a beautiful jewel but a true piece of art! It may be hard to tell from the image but this lucite and swarovski crystaled beauty is a cocktail ring from out of this world.

The Large Montauk Coral Oval Ring was inspired by a variety of cultures fused as one - part 1960s Boca Roton ladies who lunch, part laid-back Montauk beach sensibility, part Modern Navajo Art and Ikhat designs - its truly a unique yet wearable piece that I am sure the wearer would get tons of compliments on! We really love the way the coral, crystal and gold pieces compliment the lavendar-pink lucite stone. It's so modern yet really feminine and flirty and we just absolutely love, love, love it. In fact, we think we need to put this on the potential b-day list this year.

You can check out all the details on this ring and the other lovely lucite pieces in Alexis Bittar's collection on her website.

In other news, we have some changes coming to this site soon which we are excited to share with you (all good things, people so don't you worry!). We also will be taking a vacation to St. Lucia beginning tomorrow through Wednesday of next week and this vacation will also mean a break from blogging. So while we are on hiatus don't forget about us please AND know that we will be back next week with some super fun news!

Fashionably Yours,

H