John started making jewelry in early 1980's London; The original punk aesthetic had found it's way into clubs and the fashion world, with safety pins, chain, and tons of charms layered on everyone from Culture Club to Madonna. With Punk It Up, we look back into our own early archive, riff on some classics, and create some fun conversation-starting jewlery. The whole collection is made in our studio, and many of the parts are geniune vintage from our 30+year archive.
A dozen Mother of Pearl stars artfully swing from golden starbursts. These are those dress them up or down, go-to, conversation starting earrings you've been looking for!
A rainbow of vintage beads alternates with crisp white fresh water pearls. The hoops themselves are '90's vintage, sourced from our favorite NYC secret spot.
A rainbow of cat's eye tiles is set into our custom mosaic huggies. And yes, that crystal drop is from our collection of vintage Waldorf Hotel crystals!
Big, glamorous orchids are the focus here, with a graceful cascade of pearl beads dangling from them. Notice the variety of beads--Cotton pearls, crocheted fresh-water pearls, and vintage Venetian glass leaves to finish things off~
Big, glamorous orchids are the focus here, with an equally big lacquered cotton pearl. These earrings are surprisingly light weight and a major statement!
