Amazing SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Handbag Design Winner!

For the third year, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS once again partnered with Handbag Designer 101 to sponsor The Fifth Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards (IHDA). The category “Best Use of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS” aims at inspiring handbag designers to create innovative new designs incorporating crystals as a creative ingredient.


Among all registered designers, five were chosen based on the most creative and innovative use of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS by the Handbag Designer 101 Preliminary Judging Panel. The selected designers had access to SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS to execute their final handbags for the annual awards on June 15, 2011.

In a glamorous ceremony at The Time & Life Building in New York, Lorna Nixon was announced as winner of the category “Best Use of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS”. “The bag, titled 'Jagged Thistle', is inspired by my Scottish heritage. I aim to create pieces of mobile art with delicate, intricate detail... with a contemporary twist. My designs are anything but ordinary – I like to break the rules and push the creative boundaries,” says Lorna about her winning creation.

A limited edition of the winning handbag by Lorna Nixon will be available soon in the SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ boutique in New York at 499 Broadway, NY 10012.




(Winner's Handbag by Lorna Nixon)


HOW ROCKIN IS THIS BAG?!!!

Hot Accessories Trend for Fall: Faceted Crystal Stones!

It’s no wonder Accessories magazine is considered The Voice of the Industry. It is the leading fashion trade publication and an invaluable tool for absolutely everyone who is interested in Accessories!


I found this new Trend from Accessories Magazine’s “Trend Finder” and wanted to share with you what I knew all this time! =)

“Faceted stones sparkle their way through the season in an array of treasure chest worthy creations, from look-of-real styles to over-the-top faux styles in pyramids and teardrops”









What’s great about big faceted stones, is the fact that they really do give that special sparkle to your accessories. If you want to do this look yourself, you can either go for more expensive SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS or cheaper options in acrylic, lucite, cubic zirconia, glass, etc.



Cubic Zirconia



Genuine



Glass



Acrylic



Lucite

Check out the link below for some amazing stones from Merchants Overseas (they also carry SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS):


http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=345