Jewelry


Christina Ricci wears first-ever Timex Watch dress at MTV Movie Awards

Christina Ricci was spotted on the red carpet last night at the MTV Movie Awards wearing a first-ever dress made with Timex Watches and designed by Christian Siriano. Styled by Brad Goreski, Christina Ricci dazzled in the avant-garde dress and captured the attention of Fashionistas everywhere.

Christian Siriano: “As a designer, I’m always looking for new materials that I can use in unexpected ways. Using Timex watches in my design has been invigorating. I am thrilled to have partnered with such an iconic brand-I never thought I would be designing a dress for Christina Ricci made of working Timex watches-it’s genuinely a red carpet ‘moment in time.’”

It took around 1,500 watches to create the dress which fit Christina Ricci’s elegant, yet edgy personal style. Brad Goreski chose the silhouette for the dress due to his vast knowledge of Christina Ricci’s personal style. “When I was first told about this collaboration, my mind immediately went to the jewel encrusted bustier dresses by Gianni Versace and Christian Lacroix in the 1990’s, an era which is having a big resurgence in fashion. We found the perfect dress shape in Christian Siriano’s fall winter 2012 collection, created it to fit Christina’s body perfectly and began playing with the watches and watch pieces to create this elaborate beading pattern. The finished product is 100 percent glamour!”

Everyone involved was pleased with the outcome and Christina Ricci looked amazing at the MTV Movie Awards in her Timex watch dress. Adam Gurian, President of Timex had this to say about the collaboration: “We’re accustomed to men and women wearing the watches on their wrist as a must-have fashion statement. We feel honored to have such a creative collaboration using our watches in such a visionary way-Christian Siriano’s Timex Watch Dress is truly an ingenious work of art that is a timeless icon.”

Dress facts:

  • Dozens of actual fashionable working Timex watches hand-sewn through the entire bodice applique.
  • Sexy, strapless mini-dress made of spiral pleated black silk taffeta. Bodice features a vintage yet timeless deep plunging v-neckline.
  • Antique buttons hand-picked by Ms. Ricci.
  • Design inspired by John Singer Sargent’s 1884 oil painting “Portrait of Madame X.”
  • Hand-creafted applique of Timex watches and jewel-toned Swarovski crystals.
  • Back design included more Timex timepieces encrusted with beautiful clusters of crystals and, metal watch links and gears.
  • Bold, gold-toned zipper.
  • Created in only 3 days!

For more information about Timex, please visit TimexStyleWatch.com

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Photos courtesy of Timex Watches


Colorful watches for the summer 2012 season

Since spring and summer 2012 have been all about color, it is only natural that watches would follow suit. Gone are the days of the classic stainless steel watch. Summer 2012 is all about bright colored watches and pastel watches made from ceramic or rubber watch-bands. Any Swatch memories from the 1980’s coming to mind? Oh yes, they are back!

Watches this season are being shown in every bright hue imaginable, as well as every pastel shade which appeared on the Paris runways. In addition to bright and pastel hues, white ceramic watches are immensely popular due to the neutral nature of the shade.

The ceramic watches which are hot this season are being shown in many different sizes and also feature crystal or diamond bezels. White ceramic watches may just be the standout watch for the summer 2012 season.

In addition to white ceramic, ceramic watches can be found in every color imaginable; and shades such as canary yellow and Tangerine Tango have moved into the forefront of watch fashion. Rubber watchband styles are also huge this season and can be found in every shade under the sun. Shades of green, yellow and orange seen to be the standout pieces when it comes to the rubber watch band.

We found a few amazing ceramic and rubber watchband watches around the web which we assembled into the Polyvore set below. Hope you love it! Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Twisted Silver lets you take the beach with you everywhere

TwistedSilver701Beach season is here and leave it to Twisted Silver to come up with a fabulous way of bringing a little piece of a California beach with you everywhere you go. Twisted Silver’s new “Beach Earrings” offer a little bit more than a medium size and neutral tone; they offer a sandy California beach. Inside the glass bulb of Twisted Silver’s new “Beach Earrings” is sand from an actual beach in California which offers the perfect solution to rocking the current kitschy trend while showing off your beachy side.

The kitschy trend popped up for spring and summer when Prada showed 1950’s inspired car shoes and handbags on the runway and  when Kate Spade showed her “Poolside” collection which features a clutch that looks like pool water with a pool ladder shaped closure. Twisted Silver’s answer to this season’s playful and kitschy trend is the “Beach Earrings” which offer the perfect, understated way of showing off your playful side.

Twisted Silver’s “Beach Earrings” are made from brass, glass and California beach sand. The drop is one inch and they are priced at $30. (Use coupon code INSIDERS for 15% off). The “Beach Earrings” can be found online at twisted-silver.com

Photo credit: Twisted Silver

*We received a sample of the Twisted Silver “Beach Earrings” for editorial consideration. Receipt of this sample did not influence our opinion of the product and we were not required to write about them. Everything contained in this article is the pure opinion of the writer and should be treated as such. For more information please read our disclaimer.