Wrist Bow Time

Wearing bows is not a thing of the past — it's a thing of the present (literally), and not just in your hair or around your neck, but on your arm or around your wrist, to be exact. This pave-accented woven gunmetal bow cuff, designed by Alexis Bittar and inspired by Alice in Wonderland, is the perfect way to dress up your arm. The best part about it is that it's not your average frilly little bow that resembles one from your childhood, but it's more of a mature bow with some edginess to it. It has great chic color with a flair of fun in the center (hence the gold with the whimsically placed diamonds in the center). For $295, you can treat your wrist to a nice, fancy little gift.

Text Kia Chenelle & Christy Greene
Source Alexis Bittar

Alexis Bittar Resort 2012 Look Book Is Literally Out Of This World

It seems as though every form of fashion manifestation has taken on a few more dimensions. From fashion videos to runways walked by holograms, the dry cut methods for how to present a new collection are changing at breakneck speed. This is, quite obviously, an advantage for indie brands that might not have the funds to throw down on a double page, glossy spread in French Vogue. It’s also an opportunity for the high end fashion houses to easily target and appeal to a younger crowd of fashion avant-gardes.

With all the media savvy options of presentation available, it makes sense that this would also give a leg up to the accessory subgenre of the fashion world. In the past, accessory lookbooks haven’t exactly revved up the buzz that a fashion lookbook might, but that’s all about to change. Jewelry brand Alexis Bittar’s new lookbook is just what you'd come to expect from this avenue of product presentation – if it were juiced up on Acid, growth hormones, and a dash of the ultimate 80’s party cocktail, that is.

 A staggering 40 pages, the lookbook is a collage of bald headed mannequins with Fellini-like graphics that feature everything from animals, dollar bill t-shirt origami, sunnyside eggs, melting mouths, cars and planes - and oh right, the moon! The jewelry itself is also out of this world, making for a slow, gluttonous look through and an uncontrollable urge to burn last month's paycheck on a pair of earrings.


Text Tienlyn Jacobson
Sources: Alexis Bittar