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One of my favorite things about the Modular Collection is that you can play with the length by adding on chain extenders. The image above features a Petite Modular Necklace No. 1 in bronze and the images below feature a Petite Modular Necklace No. 3 in bronze, both with a 2 1/2″ chain extender!
I bought this dress on a whim a couple of years ago, and it sat in my closet until this spring when I threw it on to go to a wedding. Since then, I’ve been in love with it. I wore it in the studio to photograph the new bronze Modular Necklaces. And I couldn’t resist wearing it in my backyard one morning to do another round of portraits with plants!
1/ off the shoulder dress // 2/ beaded clutch // 3/ contra necklace // 4/ black stacking rings // 5/ espadrille wedges
I don’t know about you, but I will pick a statement necklace over statement earrings any day. Maybe it’s because my hair length and face shape seem to make earrings tricky. Or maybe it’s because I’d like my earlobes to still be in good shape when I’m 60. Or maybe it’s because, at the end of the day, I’m just a necklace girl. Whatever the reason, when it comes to big necklaces, I can’t get enough.
But my preference for big necklaces over big earrings shouldn’t preclude me (or you) from taking part in this summer’s hottest trend: off the shoulder tops and dresses.
You’ve probably seen everybody and their sister wearing off the shoulder tops (especially on Instagram and Pinterest). And just because you haven’t seen a lot of people wearing them with necklaces doesn’t mean you can’t wear one. I’m here to set the record straight: you can totally wear a necklace with an off the shoulder top or dress. Necklaces are especially great if, like me, you’re a little broader on top, and you want to break up that wide expanse of skin.
So if necklaces are your jam, go ahead and rock one with an off the shoulder dress. I particularly like how the icy blue of the stone in this necklace and the pale blue embroidery in the shoes play off the warm, deep burgundy of the dress.
One of my favorite things about taking portraits with plants in natural light is the way the shifting sun filters through the leaves, with the potential to create some serious drama. Right after I took the first batch of photos at my pop-up at the Arlo this week, the sun came out and gave me these more dramatic images!
Earlier this week, I was in New York to do a wholesale pop-up at the Arlo Hotel in Midtown. Because I knew we were setting up on the gorgeous plant-filled terrace (scroll down to see the pics!), I couldn’t resist bringing my camera and tripod to take some portraits with plants!
After I made my original Courbe threader hoop earrings, I thought it would be fun to make a Petit version as well. And then I thought it would be fun to make both pairs in gold so I could photograph them with this burgundy dress and some philodendron cuttings. And I was right on all counts!