Accessories

Diane Kordas Jewelry: Evil Eye and Nomad Gold Pendants

Diane Kordas fell for the jewelers of Athens during summers in Greece and launched her line in 2000 with the evil eye. Notes on the designer behind these gold pendants and symbols, and why one piece worn often beats a box full of them.

Jennifer Meyer Jewelry: Enamel Roots and Gold Diamond Pieces

Jennifer Meyer learned to make enamel jewelry at six with her grandmother Edith, then started her own line in Los Angeles in 2005. Notes on the jeweler behind these small gold symbols, and how to choose the one you will wear every day.

Dinosaur Designs: Resin Jewelry and Home Objects

Dinosaur Designs turns resin into sculptural jewelry and home objects, letting bold color and rounded, tactile forms carry the whole idea. That material logic sets it apart from the polished metal and neutral ceramics that dominate most collections around it. This edit focuses on the pieces where that idea reads clearest, from earrings that interrupt a plain outfit to vessels built to be seen.

Hunting Season Bags and Accessories: Handwoven Designer Pieces

Hunting Season was founded by Danielle Corona in 2006 after her time at Valentino, with a point of view shaped by old films, English manor houses and the idea that a handbag can be wearable art. Production now works with artisans in Colombia, where natural fibers and tagua seeds become woven bags, leather pieces and jewelry. The result is restrained enough for daily use but never anonymous.

Juju Vera Necklaces: Gold-Plated and Silver Pieces

Juju Vera was founded by Julia Ferentino and launched in 2024 after her work sourcing vintage jewelry for editorials, films and private clients. The line draws on Greco-Roman motifs, 1970s Art Deco architecture and retro cinema, with pieces hand-cast from her sketches in a New York workshop. This small edit has the feeling of a prop department with very good taste.

Ileana Makri Jewelry

Ileana Makri launched her eponymous jewelry line in 1998 after studying design at the Gemological Institute of America and returning to the gemstone language she had loved since childhood. Her Athens-based work is made with local artisans and balances fine materials with a sense of movement, from cord and beads to diamonds, enamel and colored stones. The collection reads like modern talismans rather than a parade of formal jewelry.

Irene Neuwirth Necklaces: Aquamarine, Emerald and Opal

Irene Neuwirth necklaces start with the stone, using aquamarine, emerald and opal in 18-karat gold settings. I cover the Los Angeles brand she launched with Tracy Stoll in 2003 and the gems I would wear first.

Kamyen Jewelry: Three Generations of Diamantaires

Kamyen comes from three generations of diamantaires, with creative director Kumud Hirawat rooted in a family of gemstone merchants from Jaipur. The family business now works from Mumbai and draws on that stones-first knowledge for high jewelry and prêt-à-porter pieces. In this selection, enamel, colored gems and diamonds keep the mood bright rather than purely formal.

L’Atelier Nawbar

L’Atelier Nawbar was founded in Beirut in 1891 and remains a fourth-generation Lebanese jewelry house. Sisters Dima and Tania Nawbar grew up around their father’s workshop and brought a contemporary edge to the family’s gold, diamond and gemstone practice. The collection moves between symbolic pendants, colored stones and small objects for keeping jewelry close.

Laura Lombardi Jewelry: Gold-Plated Necklaces and Earrings

Laura Lombardi launched her eponymous jewelry line in 2010 after growing up between New York and Tuscany and experimenting with the chain samples her father brought from Italy. She works with recycled brass, deadstock and found materials, letting the substance of the piece guide the design. The result is jewelry with industrial weight and an unusually clear sense of its making.

Keeper Vintage: West Hollywood Watch Boutique Built on Provenance

Keeper Vintage runs a watch boutique in West Hollywood built around matching older timepieces with new owners rather than moving stock like a typical shop. This edit covers four vintage watches, three Rolex models and a Piaget, each carrying the proportions of its era.

NEOUS Shoes: Sharp Heels and Textured Bags From London

NEOUS shoes and bags are made for people who like a little architecture in their wardrobe, from a London label founded in 2017. I go through the textured shoulder bags and the sharp shoes Vanissa Antonious designs.

Nike

Nike started in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe import business built on a handshake between a track coach and his former runner, and that testing habit still shapes the shoes. I picked sneakers from archival shapes to Jordan silhouettes, plus a smaller run of training layers built for actual movement.

Le Monde Béryl Shoes

Le Monde Béryl makes shoes for the long way around, with ballet flats, Mary Janes, mules and boots that treat comfort as a design problem rather than a compromise. Founded in 2016 by Lily Atherton Hanbury and Katya Shyfrin, the London label began with the Venetian gondolier slipper as its point of departure. Each pair is hand-finished in Italy, with the kind of detail that reads better in motion than in a product shot.

Nikos Koulis Jewelry: Strict Geometry and Fine Gold Earrings

Nikos Koulis treats fine jewelry as a meeting point between strict geometry and a little mischief. The Athens-based jeweler founded his eponymous brand in 2006 and made enamel, diamonds and graphic forms part of the house vocabulary. These are pieces with enough precision for a close look and enough color to avoid behaving like safe investments.

Legres Boots: London Label Made in Italy by Anonymous Founders

Legres launched in London in 2019 from three co-founders who chose to stay anonymous, letting the boots, made in Italy over a year of development, do the talking instead. This edit lines up the current range of Chelsea boots, ankle boots and loafers so the differences in shape and material are easy to compare.

Ole Lynggaard Earrings: 18-Karat Gold Pieces Shaped by Nature

Ole Lynggaard earrings come in 18-karat gold, from Snakes with turquoise to Boho with quartz and tourmaline. The Copenhagen house began in a small Hellerup workshop in 1963, and I look at how nature shapes each piece.

Maryam Nassir Zadeh Shoes

Maryam Nassir Zadeh opened her Lower East Side store in 2008 and launched her in-house clothing and shoe collection in 2012. Her background in textiles and styling shows up in pieces that make a complete look without looking overworked. The line’s downtown ease is less about minimalism than knowing exactly where to stop.

The Marc Jacobs Tote Bag Pink Edit

The Marc Jacobs tote pink options are Ribbon Pink, Hot Pink and Petal Pink, with the name embossed rather than printed. I go through the small and medium sizes, then the shoulder bags and crossbodies.

Gucci Ophidia: The Mini Bag and Every Small Shape to Carry

The Gucci Ophidia line starts with the mini bag, built from GG canvas, leather trim and the web stripe. I go through the camera bag, the pochette and the small crossbodies, then pick the Ophidia I would buy first.

Olympia Le-Tan

Olympia Le-Tan turns the clutch into a small, hand-held argument for taking culture out at night. Founded in 2009 by Gregory Bernard and Olympia Le-Tan, the label is known for hand-embroidered designs that borrow from books, art, and cinema. These are not quiet accessories, and that is precisely why they work.

Liffner Handbags: Scandinavian Clutches, Totes and Shoulder Bags

Liffner builds handbags around the Scandinavian idea that restraint can still have a pulse. Founded in Stockholm in 2012 by Paulina Liffner von Sydow, the brand pairs expressive minimalism with Italian craftsmanship and small-batch production. Croc effects, calf hair, raffia and tassels add a little mischief to shapes that remain remarkably composed.

Paola Sighinolfi Jewelry: Sculptural Rings, Earrings and Cuffs

Paola Sighinolfi makes jewelry that treats color and volume as part of the silhouette, not an afterthought. The Colombian-born, Barcelona-based designer studied gemology and jewelry design, worked with maisons including Piaget, and launched her own brand in 2014. Malachite, carnelian, resin, and sculptural metal give the pieces a distinctly personal charge.

Persée Necklace: Floating Diamonds From Nawal Laoui's House

A Persée necklace makes a diamond look caught in motion, with stones that appear suspended or barely held. I go through the floating necklaces, diamond earrings, rings and bracelets from the Paris house Nawal Laoui founded in 2017.