Kaleidoscope effect

Bag ‘Travel to Piedmont’ embroidered in gold and silk. Lid’oro goldwork embroidery

Lid’oro goldwork embroidery
Russian craftswoman Lidiya Doroganova has been professionally engaged in the restoration of textiles, embroidery and teaching for more than twenty years. She studied and began her work in St. Petersburg, and now lives and works in the Crimean Simferopol. She creatively works in the ancient technique of goldwork embroidery in her own studio Lid’oro goldwork.
Her goldwork restoration includes luxury bags and glamorous royal items with the highest complexity of execution. The author’s collection includes bags, brooches, bracelets and other unique handicrafts. Traditionally, she uses antique fabrics and materials of excellent quality, full of historical meaning. Noteworthy, every item is unique, performed in a single copy. Centuries of experience of old masters get a new life in her work.
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Fashion photo. Natasha Poly on jewelry and beauty

Natasha Poly on jewelry and beauty
According to the model, she has a weakness for jewelry, but for her is not important the price, but an event that is associated with it. Therefore, most of all she loves her wedding ring. “When dressing up for some way out, I always remember the phrase by Chanel: picking up the decoration, remove the last you put on. Indeed, a little more jewellery – and you already look tasteless. I think that when a woman wears a lot of jewelry, it is old. I remember my first decoration I bought it myself – long earrings in vintage style. But the first really expensive purchase was a watch Rolex. Small, but for me it embodied some new, unlike the former, a life which I was timidly entering. Today, the watch is worn by my mother”.
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Brooch. Gold, Silver, Freshwater Pearl and Diamond. Swan jewellery kaleidoscope

Swan jewellery kaleidoscope
According to Celtic folklore, swan is a transformed human, or even a bewitched nun. Noteworthy, to see seven swans flying brings good luck, because seven years of good luck would follow. Also, seeing a multiple of seven brought that many more years of good luck. Hurting or killing a swan, conversely, brought bad luck to oneself and one’s entire community. Swan maiden is Celtic folkloric figure.
The story of a young woman who is half-bird appears throughout the ancient Celtic lands. Sometimes the girl was said to be under an enchantment, which might or might not be broken; other times, no reason was given for the maiden’s double nature. In the dark of night, such maidens took off their swan plumage and left it beside the lakes in which they swam, naked and beautiful. Should a man find the feather cloak of such a woman, he could make her his wife by stealing it, whereupon she became a happy and hardworking help-meet. Should the swan maiden ever find her feathers, she instantly converted herself to bird form and flew away, leaving her children behind without so much as a backward glance.
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Volume vintage brooch in the form of a beetle. Lawrence Vrba jewellery

Lawrence Vrba jewellery
A new round of life started in the company of Miriam Haskell after Lawrence Vrba became a leading designer (in the 1970s). First taken as assistant designer, he collected and prepared crystals for jewelry, and a few months in charge of the style of the company – continued the tradition of Miriam. And in 1981, at the peak of the popularity of the brand, he left the company to begin his own business.
Lawrence Vrba developed amazing, not constrained by the scope of anyone’s identity brand design, which has been at the peak of popularity for more than 30 years.
Works by Vrba are very theatrical. Typically, these are large, sculptural decorations of very high quality, instantly giving every model a majestic and luxurious look. The major buyers of products «Lawrence Vrba» included not only the major boutiques and vintage shops, but also Broadway Theater and the Metropolitan Opera for performances, for which designer created unique necklaces and tiaras.
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Photographer and stylist ElenLn (Elena Smirnova). St. Petersburg model Avrora Shreder

St. Petersburg model Avrora Shreder
In most of her photo shots Avrora wears beautiful jewellery promoting both – known brands and works of little known jewelers. Today, 25 year-old green eyed beauty has become one of the most popular models in St. Petersburg. Noteworthy, she organizers and partners various events and shows, most notable of which is the annual beauty contest Miss royal auto show.
An experienced contestant, Avrora was a finalist of 2011 Russian Beauty, Fashion mama 2012, and Miss royal auto show 2013. For her, each defile is the art of beautiful and graceful move, safe and natural walk on the podium. According to Avrora, even if the girl has not become a star of stage, she will need these skills in life. Art fashion show helps girls and boys to be on top in any situation. “Not everyone may boast a beautiful graceful gait. In fact, art fashion show begins with posture, on which depends half the battle.”
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Wearing green emeralds necklace and earrings Italian model Bianca Balti

Italian model Bianca Balti
She entered the “triad” of Italian highest-paid models, together with Mariacarla Boscono and Eva Riccobono. A true jewelry lover, she wears it during Jewellery campaigns, as well as in everyday life. Bianca prefers massive long earrings, tiaras, necklaces and bracelets made of precious metals and stones.
Her jewellery collection includes Grape earrings from the Chopard Nature collection, Dolce and Gabbana multicolored tiaras, De Grisogono black and white diamond earrings and more.
Born March 19, 1984 in the town of Lodi, in Lombardy, Bianca Balti’s father is Italian, and her mother is Azerbaijani. From early youth she unsuccessfully went to the auditions. Thus, Elite Model Management stated that her appearance had “too typical model look.” When Bianca had already buried dreams of modeling career, she went to work as a saleswoman in a supermarket. It was there one model agency agent noticed her and saw a lot of potential in a young girl. He quickly found offer for her – shoot for the L’Officiel cover.
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Russian style Axenoff Jewellery. Brooch ‘Anna Pavlova’ Silver 925, enamel, blue topazes, amethysts

Russian style Axenoff Jewellery

Designer Peter Axenoff – the artist and collector of Russian icons. Born in the family of the photographer and icon painter, Peter was immersed in a rich artistic world from an early age and began exploring painting, architecture, ballet, theater and historical costumes. Over time, the creative energy and knowledge enabled him to realize his passions with the help of jewelry and develop his own brand.
According to Pyotr Axenoff, he finds inspiration in Bryullov, Vrubel, Mucha, Waterhouse and Rossetti. Also, concerts by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Bizet, the novels of Tolstoy and Pushkin. Among the many sources of inspiration a special place in his heart takes Diaghilev Russian Seasons.
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