March 2012
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Studio Inspirations: Kim Asendorf
Artist Kim Asendorf creates “net art” by making 3D traces of a single, two-dimensional image. Using photographs of our jewelry, Kim turned out some wild work. Can you tell which of our pieces inspired each of the images?
Follow Kim on Tumblr here: http://kimasendorf.tumblr.com
February 2012
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Look of the Week: Malin Richardson
We love the way Swedish blogger Malin Richardson played up the luxe textures in her outfit with pops of lemon yellow and royal blue. Malin wears a Memory Motel necklace from our spring 2011 Endless Summer collection. See more on Malin’s blog here.
Shop the full Endless Summer collection HERE.
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Staff Speaks: NYC Eats
We don’t mess around when it comes to lunch around here. We all love to cook, share recipes and most of all… eat. Here’s a round up of our favorite local spots.
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“Northern Spy is my favorite restaurant in the city and luckily not far from my apartment either.”
Sandra, accounts director
“The new Waffle &...
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Spotlight On: Beachcomber Necklace
Within our spring 2012 Endless Summer collection is a group of items we call the Beachcomber series. The brass fringe styles are perfect for wearing alone or layering with other pieces. This week we focus our eyes on the Beachcomber necklace, which has already become a fan favorite in just the two weeks we’ve had it for sale online.
Shop the Beachcomber necklace HERE.
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Vintage Photo Friday
young Debbie Harry rocks denim on denim
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DIY Neon Rhinestone Pendant
The bright, tough link chain pendant necklaces from Anna Sui’s Fall 2011 show are too good not to DIY. With a vintage brooch and an assortment of brightly colored nail polishes you can make one for yourself.
THE INSPIRATION:
YOU’LL NEED:
vintage brooch
varying chain segments
wire cutters
pliers
jump rings
assorted neon nail polishes
Sharpie marker (optional)
HOW TO:
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Look of the Week: Lulu Does NYFW
Our beautiful Lisa was out and about town last week for NYFW in this cool mix of colors and textures. And of course she never steps out without at least one Lulu Frost piece on. Her snake necklace with vintage pendant is the perfect romantic accent to her menswear inspired look.
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Instagram Roundup
ROW 1: makeup test for our FW12 photo shoot, Lisa’s notebook doodles, Brittnee’s desk terrarium
ROW 2: Grace Jones vinyl hanging up in the studio, Sandra & Claire going over the new collection, a note hanging on Lisa’s mood board
ROW 3: Valentine’s Day gifts from Bobbi Brown, Michael Bastian FW12 show, a sneak peek at our new POWER collection
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Culture Club: Art to Life
Untitled by Os Gemeos, 2010 | Lulu Frost 100 Year necklace
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Fern Mallis in Lulu Frost
Decoding Fern
1. profession / job title: president of FERN MALLIS LLC, an international consulting firm working in fashion, lifestyle, branding, and whatever else sounds interesting to me!
2. favorite number & why: 26 has always been lucky for me… it’s my birthday.
3. how exciting about your new line of jewelry for QVC. what inspired the collection? The fact that I am always buying things...
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Vintage Photo Friday
Lana Turner for The Prodigal, 1955
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Behind the Scenes: 100 Year Collection Photo Shoot
To showcase pieces from our 100 Year Collection, we staged a photo shoot at the Plaza hotel with the beautiful model/mogul/philanthropist Elettra Wiedemann.
Elettra with stylist Susan Joy
racks on racks on racks of beautiful clothing options
LEFT: Susan and Lisa sneaking an early peek at Claiborne’s photos | RIGHT: Susan making sure the flowers are perfect
assistants hold props...
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J.Crew Crush
Hey look it’s Lisa on the J.Crew blog!
See the full post on 770 Behind the Line here: http://jcrew.tumblr.com/post/17626735463/fashion-week-what-are-you-crushing-on
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Look of the Week: Sofia Hedstrom
Sofia Hedstrom is a Swedish television correspondent living in New York whose been featured everywhere from Glamour to The Sartorialist to NY Magazine. Above is a photo of Sofia in London with Vidal Sassoon wearing a custom Lulu Frost necklace similar to our mesh drape from Modern Vintage.
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Staff Speaks: In the Mood
Our design director Carly has been building on her mood board and collecting inspiration for years now, ever since she first started as an intern. She has photos of friends, vintage bits and lots animal print outs. Read below to find out some of her favorite props.
Vintage Cuff:
“This is absolutely the coolest piece of vintage jewelry I’ve ever seen. It’s a...
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J.Frost for Michael Bastian FW12
Did you know we have a mens line? Our J.Frost resin boutonnieres were shown yesterday at Michael Bastian’s FW12 show. A quirky take on a traditional flower, we love the modern statement they make with Bastian’s sharply tailored suiting.
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Sounds Check: ROMA Guest Edit
Our newest playlist was put together by Kenyon Phillips (aka Stiletto) of ROMA! The self-proclaimed “master of seduction” created this mix by pulling tracks from his, ahem, bedroom times playlist. Have a listen to Kenyon’s picks for yourself on our Grooveshark channel HERE.
1. M83 - “Midnight City”
2. Freur - “Doot Doot”
3. The System...
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Vintage Photo Friday
Bianca Jagger, 1970’s
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Cate Parr for Lulu Frost
A quick chat with the artist behind the watercolor paintings on our new website. (Have you seen it yet?)
You have quite a story about becoming known for your artwork overnight. Can you tell us how it happened?
CP: Not quite overnight… I have always painted and I had some success as an editorial artist working in collage before this venture, but yes the popularity of the watercolor work...
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Look of the Week: Olivia Palermo
We are one of Olivia’s biggest admirers and it seems she is one of ours too! The it girl has been snapped more than a half-dozen times wearing Lulu Frost pieces, namely the 100 Year Necklace shown above. We love how the starlet dresses it both up and down, especially in this pic with a striped sweater and fur vest.
What would you wear a 100 Year Necklace with?
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Instagram
We’ve joined the party. Here’s a roundup of snaps from last week.
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Culture Club: Art to Life
Lulu Frost bow necklace | Untitled by Sigmar Polke 1971
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Anatomy of a 100 Year Collection
We’ve added a whole slew of new 100 Year Collection pieces to our new webshop. What kinds of things do we make these necklaces, bracelets and earrings from? Different vintage bits including things like shoe and dress clips, brooches, earring parts and more.
Shop the 100 Year Collection here.
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Vintage Photo Friday
Mary Jane Russel in Vogue - December 1953
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Studio Inspirations: Can We Get Your Number?
No doubt that our CODE fine jewelry line is one of our most popular collections. When designing the pieces, Lisa was inspired by the power of numbers and the special meaning they can hold for different people.
What are your lucky numbers?
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Look of the Week: Alix
Like a modern day Snow White with a red delicious apple, Alix of Cherry Blossom Girl showed off her Lulu Frost collage necklace. These statement necklaces are all one-of-a-kind and feature a blend of vintage pieces including brooches, dress clips and hat pins.
Read Alix’s blog HERE.
January 2012
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Staff Speaks: Playing Favorites
Be it a family heirloom, a treasured flea market find or an old gift from someone special… everyone has a most cherished piece of jewelry.
Lisa, founder & designer:
“I found this snake cuff at a flea market years ago. Even when I’m not wearing it, I keep it on my desk. It’s just as beautiful as a paperweight as it is as jewelry.”
Amy, production...