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The club of…rings


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emerald as deep
as the deepest of the ocean,

ruby as dark
as a summer sunset,
diamond as white as sun
on the sea…

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smeraldo profondo

come il più profondo degli oceani,

rubino scuro

come un tramonto d’estate,

diamante bianco come il sole

sul mare…

If it’s quite obvious that we don’t live in a fairy tale – of that kind we can read in books – it is also true that each of us has her tricks to feel like a urban princess.

So, today I’ve decided to talk about the most classic of the accessory starting from here.
‘Once upon a time’ there was a common cliché that used to associate to the word “ring” an idea, perhaps an icon. The object that my grandmother wore – and still wears today – for important occasions. The symbol of endless love. This is the “brilliant ring” made of white gold, rimless-bright and shining like a star. The same diamond that someone is now labeling as the advertising quote “a diamond is forever” and that someone else is hoping to get – as a gift – sooner or later.

Personally, I don’t have the ring of my dreams, but I know instinctively what strikes me. Unconventional, whimsical, colorful, eye-catching and very often inspired by nature – in the colors and shapes.
A colored butterfly made by Luke Hovrat, a laburious bee – that promises not to sting – proposed by Schield, an owl vintage-inspired one -I bought from Accessorize.

Opulence, extravagance and originality or a simple element that is repeated in series, where the shapes and the manifactures  are mixed and composed. A common thread – the yellow gold – in the case of Balenciaga or an amalgam of
combinations of colors and surfaces.

The diktat seems to have changed in form, but perhaps not in substance.
Exuberance, profusion and excess for the most common of the dailywear accessory… but does not always respond to that same desire to be noticed, hit and stand out!?!?

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Se è vero che non viviamo in una favola – di quelle che si leggono sui libri – è anche vero che ognuna di noi ha i suoi trucchi per sentirsi una principessa urbana. E oggi decido di parlare del più classico degli accessori iniziando da qui:
“C’era una volta un’immaginario collettivo, un cliché che alla parola anello associava un’idea, forse un’icona. Quell’oggetto che mia nonna indossava – e indossa ancora oggi – per le occasioni importanti. E’ “il solitario” con il brillante senza montatura di oro bianco- Splendente e lucente come una stella. Quel diamante che qualcuno oggi definisce “essere per sempre” e che qualcun altro spera di ricevere in dono prima o poi.

Personalmente non ho l’anello dei mie sogni, ma so cosa istintivamente mi colpisce. Non convezionale, estroso, colorato, vistoso e molto spesso ispirato alla natura – nei colori e nel forme.
Una farfalla di Luca Hovrat, un’ape – che promette di non pungere – di ….., una civetta di ispirazione vintage.

Oppure un elemento semplice che si ripete in serie, dove le forme e le lavorazioni si mischiano e si compongono. Un unico filo conduttore – l’oro giallo – nel caso di Balenciaga oppure un’amalgama di
accostamenti di colore e i giochi di cromie.

Il diktat sembra essere cambiato nella forma, ma forse non nella sostanza.
Esuberanza, profusione e eccesso…ma non risponde sempre a quella stessa voglia di farsi notare, di colpire e distinguersi?!?

ilovegreeninsp_Luca Hovrat by Oskar Cecere for Vogue Gioielloilovegreeninsp_vogue_gioiello_2008ilovegreeninsp_lunch_box_vogue

ilovegreeninsp_2_Photography by Michael Baumgarten copy ilovegreeninsp_5_vogue  ilovegreeninsp_bizzotto-voguesource ilovegreeninsp_cara_delavigne ilovegreeninsp_costume_jewelry  Ilovegreeninsp_Delettrez_ring_heart Ilovegreeninsp_Delettrez_ring

Delfina Delettrezilovegreeninsp_elena_redina ilovegreeninsp_fashion-jewelry-editorial-finger-3-600x339    ilovegreeninsp_Photography by Michael Baumgarten for Vogue Gioiello, 2009 ilovegreeninsp_Photography by Michael Baumgarten ilovegreeninsp_stackable_rings ilovegreeninsp_stella_mccartney

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A Jennifer Fisher band and an ATAT square ring  ilovegreeninsp_Vogue Gioiello October 2011 by Oskar Cecere

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Gwaan jewels  ilovegreeninsp_Runway rings 1112 Allure D&G dress gold trim REV

November 2012 issue of Allure featuring Miriam Haskell ringilovegreeninsp_Runway rings 1112 Elle alpaca coat red CU REV

November 2012 issue of Elle featuring rings by Tony Duquette   ilovegreeninsp_Vogue Gioiello, March 2012ilovegreeninsp_Runway rings 1012 MC print dress resin rings REV

October 2012 issue Marie Claire featuring  red resin rings from Dinosaur Designs  ilovegreeninsp_vogue_gioiello_2 ilovegreeninsp_vogue_gioiello_2008 ilovegreeninsp_vogue_gioiello_coverilovegreeninsp_Runway rings 1112 InStyle poison rings REV

November 2012 issue of InStyle featuring “Pick Your Poison” (Renaissance rings)ilovegreeninsp_yellow_gold_rings

Maison Martin Margiela ilovegreeninsp_vogue_gioiello_1

Creative & original jewels www.schieldcollection.com

Stunning & cool stackable rings www.freshtrends.com/cgi-bin/category/stackable-rings

Nature inspired www.oskarcecere.com

Trendy & glamour delfinadelettrez