Stories
Interviews with collectors. Style guides for the bold. Essays on jewelry, culture, and what it means to wear history.
InterviewThe Old Money COO Mindset
We sat down with three women who run companies worth over $100M. Their take on jewelry? It's not about the price tag—it's about the story you tell yourself every morning.
InterviewMeet the 24-Year-Old Building a Museum-Worthy Collection
Sofia Chen started collecting at 19. Now her vintage pieces are worth more than her apartment. Her strategy? 'Buy what makes you feel powerful, not what's trending.'
The Old Money COO Mindset
Conversations with collectors, stylists, and women who understand that jewelry is never just jewelry. It's strategy.
Dare to Wear
For every woman who's been told “that's too much.” Spoiler: it's never too much.
Dare to Wear: Plaid & Pearls
The Upper East Side prep school uniform just got an upgrade. How to pair vintage pearls with your favorite tartan for that 'I summer in the Hamptons' energy.
Read→5 min readDare to Wear: The Headband Revival
Velvet, embellished, or vintage Chanel—headbands are back and they're not just for Blair wannabes. The jewelry-adjacent accessory making a major comeback.
Read→6 min readDare to Wear: Pink in the Boardroom
Why playing it safe is the riskiest move. The case for hot pink sapphires in your Monday morning meeting.
Read→5 min readDare to Wear: Tennis Bracelet Stacking
One is classic. Three is a statement. Five is a lifestyle. The preppy girl's guide to arm candy that says 'my trust fund has a trust fund.'
Read→5 min readDare to Wear: Brooches on Blazers
Your navy blazer is begging for a vintage brooch. Channel your inner prep school queen with this forgotten power move.
Read→7 min readDare to Wear: Mixing Metals Like You Mean It
Your grandmother said never mix gold and silver. Your grandmother was wrong. Here's how to do it with intention.
Read→Building Your Collection
Deep Dives
The Geometry of Desire
How Art Deco redefined what jewelry could mean in the modern age. The angular rebellion that gave form to the Roaring Twenties.
Read→Hollywood's Golden Age
How the studio system created our modern idea of jewelry glamour. From costume designers to real diamonds on the red carpet.
Read→The Night They Invented Excess
How Studio 54 changed what jewelry meant after dark. Under the mirror ball, everything sparkled differently.
Read→Cartier's Tutti Frutti
When East met West in carved rubies and emeralds. The story of jewelry's most delicious collision.
Read→Elizabeth Taylor's Legacy
The woman who loved jewelry perhaps better than anyone. Her collection was autobiography in diamonds.
Read→Dressing for the Boardroom
How 1980s women used jewelry as professional armor. Power dressing was never just about the shoulder pads.
Read→Elsa Peretti's Revolution
Bones, beans, and the democratization of design. How one woman changed what Tiffany meant.
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