Silver Tiffany World: Elsa Peretti Arms Fashion With The Ultimate Accessory

Celebrated Tiffany Designer Creates Bold Lacquer Bangles in a Burst of Fall Colors

Internationally renowned designer Elsa Peretti, whose seminal creations signaled the modern era of jewelry design, applies the bold, brilliant colors of fall fashion to one of her most stylish shapes: the beautifully contoured lacquer bangle.

The designer’s talent for creating sculptural jewelry with a smooth, tactile quality is fully realized in the bangles’ generous size and rich new color scheme. Elsa Peretti selects three of fall’s primary hues –pine, persimmon and orchid –capturing both the mood on the runway and the moment when leaves turn to flame and autumn twilight fades to deep purple.
These vivid lacquer shades are achieved through Urushi (the Japanese word for lacquer), one of many traditional crafts Elsa Peretti explores in her collections. The handmade bangles are carved from Japanese hardwood and require multiple layers of green and orange lacquer, time-honored colors of the craft, or the sumptuous purple created especially for Tiffany. The sleek, sensuous result is then polished, and gold hallmarks are applied.

Though dramatic in scale, the bangles are lightweight, so it’s easy to wear one, alternate colors, go monochrome, or border on flamboyant with a cascading mix. The vibrant hues complement fall’s palette of classic neutrals and bright jewel tones, and the lustrous finish provides a sleek contrast to the season’s textures and prints. Like all of Elsa Peretti’s designs, the bangles express a feeling of chic simplicity that’s embraced by fashion with open arms.
Elsa Peretti® bangles (in small, medium and large sizes) are less than $70 each, and are available from www.sterlingtiffany.com.