BeadStyle : jewelry on TV

Imitate celebrity jewelry!

Stacy Hillmer — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Here at BeadStyle, we love to look at celebrities’ designer jewelry, then dream up ways we could make similar pieces for a fraction of the price. It seems we are not the only ones keeping an eye on what the stars are wearing with an interest in creating equally beautiful but more affordable emulations.

Emitations.com is the place to go to see celebrity jewelry and what we would call “design alternatives” that you could easily make yourself. Just click on the Celebrity tab and choose Celebrity Jewelry.

For instance, Christina Applegate appeared at the 60th Prime Time Emmy Awards a few weeks ago sporting some swingin’ briolette earrings. Emitations.com shows you a number stylish imitations you can buy ready made, but it wouldn’t be that hard to make your own. A few briolettes suspended from filigree wire-woven with crystals would do the trick. Add a pair of French ear wires, and you’re done!

Have you ever made jewelry to imitate the styles worn by your favorite celebs?

Jewelry on TV: Girlfriends

Naomi Fujimoto — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:46:00 GMT

The Office and Bones? Whatever, Girlfriends.

Joking. I just wanted to weigh in on the jewelry-on-TV topic that Stacy, Cathy, and Jane wrote about last week.

I'm bummed that Girlfriends got canceled — it was one of the first TV shows that featured over-the-top accessories that weren't necklaces. Week after week, Joan, Maya, Lynn, and Toni (and later, Monica) wore amazing earrings. You can visit the show's IMDB link for a photo gallery, though I don't think it really does justice to the range of styles or how the jewelry helped create different characters. A fashion blogger put together a few images of the show's main character, played by Tracee Ellis Ross (love how she accessorizes without a necklace).

When asked about key accessories, the show's costume designer, Stacy Beverly, named hoops and chandelier earrings. How can you not buy into the transformative power of earrings?

By the way, if you visit the Dominique Cohen site and click on the "dc style" link, you can view different montages of people wearing the DC pieces (though, I've never known anyone who puts on a ring with the help of a mirror).

What's your take on the necklace vs. earrings question: if you could only choose one, what would it be?

I see your "Office" and raise you a "Bones"

Cathy Jakicic — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:15:00 GMT

First of all, my hat's off to Stacy, who thinks about BeadStyle and her blog when she's home sick. Here's hoping she feels better soon — we miss her.

I honestly never noticed the jewelry in "The Office" before – probably because Jim doesn't wear it and he gets most of my attention.

The jewelry I notice every week in on "Bones." Despite the many gooey dead bodies, it's always Dr. Brennan's jewelry I remember. They remind me in particular of Rupa Balachandar's work. Sometimes I think between solving crimes, Brennan's been reading our "Beads of change" feature every issue.

Apparently I'm not the only fan, there's an online gallery of "Bones" jewelry that has some beautiful examples. Check it out for inspiration. Someone asked me the other day if there are jewelry-friendly movies as well as TV shows. All I could come with was "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Any other ideas out there?

Jewelry in The Office

Stacy Hillmer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:28:00 GMT

I’m been laid up in bed sick for the last six days, so I whiled away the hours by watching the third season of NBC’s The Office on DVD. I had never noticed how bead-savvy the character Phyllis Lapin is!! In almost every episode, she’s bedecked in a multi-strand necklace, a circlet of chunky gemstone nuggets, or something else stylish that wouldn’t be out of place in the pages of BeadStyle. Do you think Phyllis (or her real-world counterpart, Phyllis Smith) could be a beader?

This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about beaded jewelry on TV (see my post from April). The more I bead, the more I become aware of the beautiful jewelry worn by my favorite actresses. Have you spotted any hot new designs on TV or in movies lately?

Beads on TV…and DVD

Stacy Hillmer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Since I started beading, I’m much more apt to notice the jewelry worn by characters on TV shows. It appears I am not alone when it comes to Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan and Angela Montenegro on the TV drama Bones. A number of jewelry bloggers have noted these characters’ elaborate pendants, twisted gemstone strands, and delicate chains. To see for yourself, check out this photo gallery with no less than 112 shots of fabulous Bones jewelry.

Here’s another TV jewelry find…I recently watched the first (and only) season of Wonderfalls on DVD. The show follows Jaye Tyler, who finds that inanimate animals (think puppets, lawn ornaments, and t-shirt decals) can talk to her, making bizarre requests that always result in Jaye unwittingly helping someone in need. Beyond the original story line and superb acting, the main characters wear some simple but very fun and hip jewelry. My favorite is this lariat and this necklace (lower righthand corner).

What are your favorite jewelry-spotting TV shows (or movies)?