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Since we are wrapping up Valentine's Day I thought I would showcase a heart necklace and explain a bit about the details of this piece.  When people ask me how do I know something is authentic and how do I go about authenticating, I can always supply a ready list of the usual ways, but now I want to talk about the not so usual ways that come with experience and knowledge of the brand.  A brand that uses glass pearls and not plastic so the piece has a bit of weight and the pearls look g …

Our favorite quote ever, right next to Jada Pinkett Smith who said, "If I had my way, I'd wear jewelry, a great pair of heels and nothing else."  Jewelry is never too tight, never too loose, never the wrong size and when it comes to Chanel, it can never be too big!  These earrings are what a Chanel collector would consider a classic, but not in the traditional sense.  When we think of classic Chanel the little crystal logo earrings or maybe the pearl necklaces and sautoirs co …

I just can't resist them! The extra long ones are my favorite and so is the versatility to wear it crazy long, double it triple it or even sometimes quadruple it.  I go so overboard layering them I get called Mr. T. I can't pace myself. To me they epitomize all that is Coco Chanel. Classy, elegant and timeless. There is a complexity to their simplicity. Layering sautoirs is like an addiction. Coco herself said, "When accessorizing, always take off the last thing you put on." I always ta …

After photographing this necklace I started thinking about how anything pink makes me think sweet and chic, like those candy necklaces we would wear as kids.  All sugar, so good and they would take hours to eat until you were only left with a sticky string.  You get the idea.  Well, this necklace looks good enough to eat, but will never leave you wanting more.  Probably the rarest color Chanel chicklet sautoir and by far one of the prettiest.An old quote says the girl at the …

I'm not sure what the catalyst was behind the reemergence of the charm bracelet, but I'm thrilled to see it happen because nobody does a charm bracelet better than CHANEL. This is from one of Chanel's annual Métiers d'Art collections that celebrates craftsmanship while putting the spotlight on cities which are linked to the House's history. The details in every three-dimensional charm are nothing short of amazing including a cuckoo clock with camellias and pine cones, a Bavarian pretze …