Gotta Have It: Cascading Earrings

Now don't throw away your much-cherished chandelier earrings just yet, but it does seem like there is a new trend around town: Cascading Earrings. This morning, WhoWhatWear dedicated a post to the new trend and we've seen the look popping up on celebrities left and right. Ashlee Simpson showed off her new bleach-blonde pixie cut with a pair of vintage Chanel earrings and even designers like Dior and Etro sent models down their runways sporting the look.

Some of our very own Ben-Amun shoulder-grazing earrings have been spotted on celebs as well. Below, Jessica Stroup from the popular series 90210 is wearing the Ben-Amun Long Spiked Earrings.

I, for one, am glad to see a new trend roll in just in time for the holiday season. Here are some of our other earrings so you can steal the style!

Emerald Stone Drop Earrings

Gold Oval Drop Earrings

Pearl Tassel Earrings

Linear Rhinestone Starburst Earrings

-J

All Jewelry, Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz
Available by phone at (212) 944-6480

I am Thankful for...

It's official- the holiday season has arrived. This means making sure we have exactly the right outfits and jewels to match for all of our upcoming parties, dinners and get-togethers. So what am I thankful for this Thanksgiving? A chance to buy new outfits! Which of my three looks do you like best?

My first look:

dress, nasty gal

I would pair these Ben-Amun teardrop earrings with this black dress from one of my favorite online stores, Nasty Gal. The earrings make the simple black dress look glamorous.

My second look:

dress, Selfridges

This dress is stretchy (very important for the holidays!), yet still extremely chic and interesting. To accentuate the bare arm, I would pair this dress with the Ben-Amun brass cuff.

My third look:

leggings, Creatures of Comfort

My last look is more casual, but in the perfect holiday hue- gold! I would wear a sheer, white t-shirt tucked into these amazing gold leggings by VPL with the Ben-Amun ribbon and chain necklace.

Also, check out Ben-Amun's brand new, launched-today website!!

-J

All jewelry, Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz

Available by phone at (212) 944-6480

Get Her Look: AMA 2010 Style

Last nights' American Music Awards boasted an array of glammed-up looks. Some celebs were dressed to impress, while others, well... not so much. What all the looks did have in common was jewelry. Piles of glitzy bangles, shiny chandelier earrings and golden pendants. We did the work for you so that you can steal you stars' favorite looks using Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz jewelry!

 photo by Jason Merritt/ Getty Images, via yahoo

Jessica Alba added a rougher edge to her simple black dress and pulled back hair with some chunky gold jewelry. These Ben-Amun pieces help you achieve the same look.

photo by Jordan Strauss/ WireImage.com, via yahoo

 photo by Mazur AMA 2010/ WireImage/ WireImage.com, via yahoo

Both Pink and Katy Perry rocked sparkly, dangling earrings accented with black stones. Not surprisingly, Ben-Amun has a similar pair in one of the collections!

photo by Michael Buckner/ AMA2010/ Gettyimages.com, via yahoo

 

 

 Keri Hilson accented her plunging neckline with a big gold pendant, like this one from Ben-Amun.

photo by Jason Merritt/ GettyImages.com, via yahoo

 

Rhianna wore a revealing lace dress, so to keep the look chic she paired her look with classic hoops. This pair by Ben-Amun also come in gold and gunmetal.

photo by Winter/ AMA 2010/ GettyImages.com, via yahoo

Even Justin Bieber rocked a style you could steal. A military inspired pin, like the above Ben-Amun pieces, secured on a shrunken blazer will add a little flair to any look.

-J

All Jewelry, Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz

Available by phone at (212) 944- 6480

Google Gets Stylish

If you’ve been keeping up with your favorite fashion blogs for the past few days, then you have probably already heard of Boutiques.com, a brand new website launched by Google on Wednesday, that claims to enrich your online shopping experience.

We first learned of Boutiques.com, who hopes to compete with sites like eBay and Amazon, when our stylist friend asked if we would be interested in dressing some of the models in Ben-Amun jewelry for the launch event at Skylight Studios in Soho! Of course, we jumped on the opportunity to be linked to the designers that have already jumped on the Boutiques.com bandwagon such as Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Fendi, and a ton of others.

     One of the models in our Kasbah Earrings and Sea Glass Bead Bracelet

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How great does Ben-Amun look with this Tibi maxi dress?!

The site “that lets you find and discover fashion goods through a collection of boutiques curated by taste-makers - celebrities, stylists, designers, and fashion bloggers,” succeeded in hosting a fabulous launch party attended by stylish celebs who have already created their online boutiques including industry powerhouses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Elisabeth Moss, Anna Paquin and many more.  It’s no surprise that this is already proving to be a huge hit!



Here I am surfing on Boutiques.com, creating my own personal boutique!
Hmm... am I casual chic, edgy or boho?
Tell the Stylyzer™ your own preferences here.



PS - Be sure to check out Emma Roberts' boutique. You might notice a familiar photo of her in a Ben-Amun bracelet!

-K

A Happy Hello

Hello dear readers! Although I am sure you are all sad to see Emily go, I hope you are excited to see what I have in store for the next months. 

Let me introduce myself: My name is Jennifer and I am a self proclaimed fashion fanatic. I am absolutely off-the-wall mad about everything jewelry, clothes and shoes. In fashion, learning the ropes means being familiar with everything your business has to offer. In other words, I get to stare endlessly at hundreds of pieces of Ben-Amun jewelry in all metals, jewels and materials.

I would wear any of Ben-Amun designer Isaac Manevitz’s creations, but like anyone else I have my favorites. I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite pieces so you can get a better idea of my style.

 I love the mesh chain texture of this bracelet. It's very warrior girl meets NYC.

This isn't your ordinary link necklace; this one has major attitude. 

The first time I learned of Ben-Amun jewelry was when style muse Kate Moss was photographed in the coin necklace. These earrings seem wearable for day or night, while giving off that same muse-y vibe.

So fans, friends, family, admirers... keep these pieces in mind when you think of me for the holidays.

-J

All Jewelry, Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz

Available by phone at (212) 944-6480 

A Fond Farewell

Today is a big day here at Ben-Amun (for me, at least), because it is my last day! I'm the kind of person who always finds change to be a very bittersweet thing. No matter how exciting the next thing is, I always want to hang onto the old for just a little bit longer. With that in mind, I've written today's post.

As you may know, each morning I sit down and get my 'daily-fashion-rundown' from all my favorite blogs. Today when I was reading up on the news, I kept seeing jewelry in all the strangest places. A shoe clip here, a wedding dress there. It's all jewels and baubles to me!

This all started when I was catching up with A Cup of Jo.

 

Heart Shoe Clips by Ban.Do

How could I not see the similarity?! It's uncanny! Plus, this Kasbah Cuff is a favorite piece of mine. It comes in necklace form, too. And you can get it with turquoise stones! It's amazing.

The 'big' news of the morning was Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton. First, I saw a post on Fashionista and then later on Refinery29, both pondering what kind of dress Kate would wear. Of course, I began thinking about what kind of jewelry she would compliment the dress with.

 

For me, Kate has always been a classic beauty. I think she'll take a modern approach to royal jewels and keep them around, but tone them down. Hey, it's her day to shine anyway!

Today also seemed like the day of holiday gift guides. On DailyCandy, I clicked through '30 Gifts Under $30' and found this!

 

Mobile by Artecnica 

Brights! They're going to be huge for spring!

Framed is... well... not so much a fashion blog, as it is a guilty pleasure!

I know, I know. These don't really resemble each other... but I'm sure I could wear these fantastic new earrings, while making these delicious treats without a hitch!

So this is it, ladies and gents! Don't worry too much though... I'm sure you'll be hearing from me again, soon enough!

All Jewelry, Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz.

Available by phone at (212) 944-6480.

A Spring in Her Step

Ben-Amun recently collaborated with up-and-coming designer Dana-Maxx Pomerantz of the eponymous line Dana-Maxx. Her line is "high society meets a downtown New York edge with pops of color in all the right places". It's AMAZING! Seriously, her pieces are super original, but still incredibly wearable.

For the Dana-Maxx SS '11 Lookbook, Ben-Amun jewelry was used as the perfect compliment to Dana's impressive pieces. The shots turned out beautifully. We can't wait to get our hands on some of these looks, as soon as they hit stores in early spring.

 

Also, everyone's favorite Elle Editor, Joe Zee (formerly of MTV's The City), has a new show hitting the airways for early Spring '11, All On The Line. The show follows Zee as he helps prepare promising new designers for major make-or-break moments in their careers (just like he did for the beloved Whitney Port!).

Dana Maxx caught Zee's eye as one of those 'promising new designers'! So make sure you keep your peepers open for the Dana-Maxx episode of All On The Line, airing early next Spring.

Charm & Champagne

Last night, we were invited to a party by the oh-so-chic Ali Galgano, founder of the awesome e-commerce site, Charm & Chain.  It was so nice to celebrate with Ali to commemorate the second birthday of her site!

Ali launched Charm & Chain from her parents’ kitchen in 2008 and has had much success ever since! The online store has been voted “Best of the Web” by InStyle and also DailyCandy’s “Sweetest Thing of 2009!”

Lea, Alissa and I were thrilled to get the chance to check out the famed Chelsea Hotel, where the party was held. The historic hotel has a rich history dating back to 1905 and is notorious for being at the epicenter of the sex, drugs and rock n’ roll revolution - housing legends such as Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin! The vibe is cool, dark, downtown hipster and definitely rock n’ roll – the perfect balance to Charm & Chain’s fun, upbeat, colorful site!

Just two of the uber-cool rooms you can stay in at the Chelsea Hotel (just in case your inner rockstar calls!)

Find Ben-Amun on Charm & Chain including some brand new pieces from our Jonquil Yellow Deco Collection – we have a feeling this is going to be another huge one for Spring!

Ben-Amun's Jonquil Yellow Deco Chandelier Earrings

Another Anniversary!

Right on the heels of the 20th Anniversary of Glamour's Women of the Year Awards we posted about earlier today, we found out that there is yet another anniversary upon us…

Not long after sneaking out of the factory this morning, Isaac - the devoted husband, father and grandfather he is, returned with these gorgeous flowers for his bride of 42 years!

Happy Anniversary to the happy couple!

These two haven't changed a bit!

 
Update! - Regina just told us of her lovely earrings Isaac made for her for that day, simliar to these from our new holiday collection!