By Katarina Marcial
Published at 6:30 pm
The 2 Bandits is an awesome San Francisco based jewelry and accessories line by designer Tamar Wider. Its first collection was launched in 2010. Tamar has proved her brand is not like the others. Tamar Wider draws inspiration from the Southwest and music festivals as well as from San Francisco, California and her childhood in Texas.
This is true in her latest collection for Fall 2013 which is called Circle Game inspired by Joni Mitchell and her song Circle Game. Pieces in the collection are representative of the cycle of life. The collection also draws inspiration from Native American influences and the Southwest. The collection consists of amazing statement jewelry including circular and spike elements. There are an assortment of earrings, rings, cuffs, belts, necklaces and bracelets perfect for the free-spirited fashionista. Her collections are made in the USA and use local materials. Her collections are available online or at specialty shops throughout the US.
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By Amira O'Kelly
Published at 6:00 pm
Katie Gallagher is an American designer and the founder of her own brand which has been featured in Vogue Italia, Elle, Interview magazine, Refinery 29, and other New York based magazines. She was born and raised in Pennsylvania and actually never wore shoes and hated wearing clothes!
She studied design at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a BA in 2009. She has been working on her brand ever since. With eight collections under her belt, Katie Gallagher has become a strong, known brand. Her A/W 13 collection, entitled THE WINTER FROZE YOU AWAY, was bold and dark. With wool skirts, wool coats and laser cut outlines of tree branches in winter, the collection was eclectic and sexy.
She has also engaged in brand extension with a diffusion line, Katie by Katie Gallagher which consists of tops, bottoms, dresses and unique pieces of jewelry.
Katie can be described as eccentric ever since she was a kid and would wear her pet cat on her head! Her creative process is also quite interesting. She has said, “Everything I make starts with my paintings, which I’ve done every season prior to construction. I love to try to re-create a three-dimensional version of whatever I’ve drawn; it requires pretty unconventional pattern-making.”
To check out more go to katiegallagher.com!
By Samantha Lawson
Published at 9:00 am
After somewhat humble beginnings in 2000 as an intimate retail shop on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the by boe line of jewelry and accessories has collected quite the cult following. by boe was created by Anika Inez, who studied Interior Design at Parsons and participated in an apprenticeship with a couture dressmaker in Dubai; a background that can be seen in her provocative and unique designs. Read more »
