If you’re in LA, drop by the Leica Gallery on Beverly for “Rebel” by Richard Young open through  Feb. 28. Richard Young got his big break covering London’s music and society scene when he crashed Richard Burton’s 50th birthday party hosted by Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor kicked him out. But Young developed a rapport with Taylor evidenced by a photo of her giving him the British version of the bird wearing her trademark bling including her Krupp diamond.

Bolos are an American creation—a necktie with an adjustable slide with decorative metal tips called aglets. With roots in Southwestern Native American silversmithing, Bolo comes from the Spanish bolas —stones attached with string thrown to capture escaping cattle. Since 1971, its been the official neckwear of Arizona and by 2007, New Mexico and Texas.

Bob Dylan and Clint Eastwood wore Bolos to shore up their rustic cred as U2's Bono and Johnny Depp has done.   

Loren Stewart's Gold Ball Bolero is a lighter more feminine version of bolo with an adjustable gold ball, 14 kt gold chain with triangle and bar pendants or aglets.

On Jan. 18, Johnny Depp accepted the Favorite Movie Icon at the 2017 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Depp is an avowed fan of Rolling Stones' Keith Richards. Instead of riffing Richard's rock 'n' roll pirate look, Jack Sparrow looked to the Sex Pistols and the late Sid Vicious for a refined punk look with four safety pin earrings: One on one ear and three on the other. 

Loren Stewart has been making Safety Pin Earrings in 14 kt gold for over five years. The style is, of course, unisex, and can be worn one or many. If you want to wear Safety Pins as a pair, you can put one earring wire in through the front of ear one and the other wire through the back of the opposite ear.

Painter Kerry James Marshall has a 35-year retrospective opening at MOCA in Los Angeles on Mar. 12, traveling from the Met in New York at MCA in Chicago. Marshall was born in Birmingham, Ala. and grew up in South Central LA near the the Black Panther headquarters a couple years before the riots. “You can’t move to Watts and not speak about it,” he told MOCA.

Rooted from simplicity of fine materials and small craft production, we are always about transparency and want to translate that as much as possible.

Below are some behind the scene shots we have taken from our recent 2017 Fall/Winter shoot.

Shop our emerald and opal rings here

We had the chance to style Katharina Holler - model & blogger from Austria with some of our new autumn pieces. Check out Kat's blog Teastories  that spills about fashion, cosmetics and personal updates about her new life here in Los Angeles. Photos were shot by Estelle Bohl, styled by Ashley Montague, Hair & Makeup Tanika McConnell. Shop the collection here.

Below are some behind the scenes snaps from the shoot. Stay tuned for the pictures in our next blog post coming soon.

 Also here is a little glimpse of Kat's life in video form from her YouTube Channel.

Curator Sharon Sadako Takeda produced the Reigning Men exhibition at the LACMA heavily focusing on the movements and influence of Menswear. We were lucky enough to catch the last few days of the exhibition before it ended. It was compelling to re-examine the themes of Menswear over the past 300 years and how it has evolved.

For Punk and Metal subculture being a huge influence in our studio, it was fun to study an actual Ramone's fan leather jacket from the 1970's. Details that stood out on the jacket: a Samantha Fox pin (iconic), the safety pins/chains (we obviously love) and metal caps from disposal cigarette lighters. 

See some pictures we took below and learn more about the exhibition here.

Seven Words by Weyes Blood takes us back to the 70's with muted guitar strings and dark organ samples. The video itself is a 70's dream with kaleidoscope imagery and heavily edited with retro filters. We can't wait to hear more new stuff from Weyes Blood. See the video below. 

Blake Scott, LA's favorite dapper boy rocks our Big Daddy Bracelet while he does Men's Fashion Week in New York. 

Neto Soberanes does a brilliant job with mixing and matching our silver & gold pieces with his laid back California beach style.

Last but not least New York's Anthonio serves us a fresh white on white summer look and pairs it with our Big Daddy Bracelet. Shop the rest of our Men's Collection here.

As Resort marks the season for exploration, Loren Stewart’s newest collection echoes the spirit of the early space age and its call that everyone has a destination to discover. Vintage photos of lunar landscapes, sculptural satellites and Saturn’s rings influenced the latest collection. Disk Door Knocker collars and earrings, sphere and leather chokers, and Armlets reference the textures of the solar system. Varsity rings encrusted with blue topaz and emeralds and Gemini Pin earrings with black onyx and blue sapphire evoke the ethereal star-clouds of the Milky Way. Sourced from 14KT gold, sterling silver, precious stones and leather, each piece of Loren Stewart Resort 2017 is handcrafted in downtown Los Angeles, CA with special attention to quality and detail. We teamed up with LA's freshest faces Minji Money and Kris Kidd  to shoot our Resort 2017. Irony aside, both of them were extremely down to earth and a great pleasure to work with. As you shop our Women's Resort 2017 collection we hope it inspires you to discover and learn new destinations around you and most importantly within you. See you on the other side.  

Can't get enough of this track "Bad Boys" by Ofelia K. The stunning track gives us similar sounds of Fiona Apple & the crooning lyrics of Lana Del Rey. Looking forward to more soothing tracks like this by Ofelia but for now this track will do to help us ease smoothly into the work week.

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Our adjustable choker necklace was featured in Vogue. Read more here

Our Music Monday goes to the Golden Days by the band Whitney. We are stoked for their new EP coming out in June of this year. For now we are blessed with the track Golden Days where we want to just roll down our windows and drive alongside PCH with our hair blowing and dreaming about a past love. Watch video below:

If you haven't heard of the 90's grunge revival you probably haven't logged into your Instagram account for a year or so. Which maybe actually a good thing. But for the rest of us insta addicts here, we are noticing that the 90's are back at it again. One of our favorite trends is the infamous choker necklace. A tattoo choker a bit too much? Don't worry there are many other choker options out there to rock without looking like you stepped out of a Claire's store (no offense to Claire's though). Below we rounded up how our favorite celebrities are embracing the choker revolution!

The Diamond & Cuff Choker:
When it comes to the queen of choker fashion it is none other than our Bad Gal RiRi. We absolutely love the way she incorporates diamond and cuff chokers and making them elegant for concerts and her red carpet appearances as well. 

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We absolutely love Matches Fashion and all the lovely brands they carry. In their recent Style Report: The To Love List featured some of our Spring 2016 pieces!

We posted some of our favorites from the shoot below: 

Los Angeles weather is just as predictable as your next Tinder date. The best way to be equipped for this weather is to keep everything layered. One of our favorite layering pieces is a classic woven black blazer. You can take this outfit straight to work and into a night out. We love mixing & matching menswear inspired pieces. Below is a shoot we did with the coolest Sophie Caby. The model is wearing a classic black notched collar blazer paired with some faux black leather leggings and a simple pointy strappy heel. Of course no outfit is complete without accessories. The model is wearing our 3 Bar Cuff bracelets with some Gold Baby bands, mixed with Diamond Cluster rings, some of our Ruby earrings and our new favorite Gold Leash ring!

Side note: Make sure to run the no bra with your blazer by your boss. We promise to vouch for you.

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Our Music Monday selection goes to Porches. Their new album Pool fuses coastal synths with some moody pop elements. We are loving all the water references and it has us dreaming about these upcoming lazy summer days. 

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Our Music Monday goes to Courtney Barnett. We are absolutely in love with her garage rock mixed with some folk and pop elements. We hope you snatch that grammy for best new artist! 

Listen to her music after the jump

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Turquoise is one of the oldest gems in the world!  The word turquoise dates all the way back to the 17th century. It is derived from the French word turques for Turks because the mineral was brought to Europe from Turkey. In ancient Persian Empire, the sky blue hue gemstones were used to wear around the neck or wrist to protect against unnatural deaths.

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Missing simple summer days with this Vanille Fraise edit. 

Menswear blogger Blake Scott paired some of our pieces with his excellent dapper outfit at Pitti Uomo in Florence Italy this past weekend! Pitti Immagine Uomo happens in Florence at the Fortezza da Basso twice a year. It is one of the world's important events for men's clothing and accessory collections and for launching new projects in men's fashion.

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Natasha Leggero's newest comedy special Live at Bimbo's showcases the custom necklace we made just for her!

Click below to watch a clip

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Our Spring collection is here to view! From alluring rings to gold disc bangles, we have everything pretty much covered this Spring! Below are some behind the scenes shots taken by photographer Jack Strutz.

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We have always been happy to be part of Need Supply Co. but are thrilled to be stocked in two of their newly opened Japan stores.

Hopefully we can go check it out in person ourselves soon!

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Vogue Russia | September 2015

Models Steffy Argelich & Ilana Kozlov

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