More From Wynwood!

What a weekend at the Wynwood Walls! Sharing some more snapshots with you….

Friedel Dzubas, One of our favorite artists 1915-1994 “Minerva”

JaEhyo Lee stainless steel bolts, nails and wood. Amazing!!

Alfredo Sosabravo, he is an 81-year-old Cuban artist

Liu hong chinese born. “Lip language #3″

Ray waterhouse gallery also located on Greene street

Jessica wearing and loving the Shaesby earrings that her husband gave her for Valentine’s Day.

Artbot, At the wynwood walls Friday night

I’ll be back with more!

Love,
Janet

 

Weekend at the Wynwood Art Show

Hello all!

Here are some highlights from this weekend at the Wynwood Walls – it was amazing!

By Zevs, at Wynwood Art show on Sunday

Hans Kotter, Tunnel View

A masterpiece by Retna

Aiko, flying 25 ft. murals of Wynwood

Natvar Bhavsar, Pure powdered pigment built up 100 layers deep. In many museum collections.

Bill Scott

I love this Bill Scott, it makes me happy.

Augusto Esquivel, The Button Horse.

More to come! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Love,
Janet

A Whitney Houston Memory

      

I remember it was the fall of 1980 when Tony and I opened  the Greene St. Cafe ( the first of many restaurants.) It  was less than a year old and already the toast of the town in SoHo. Cissy Houston, even then a renowned Gospel singer, was backed up by 3 musicians and a single back up singer. That back up singer was Whitney Houston, her 16 year old beautiful daughter – a, tall, thin, gorgeous  unassuming, innocent young lady. Cissy introduced her daughter Whitney, who then sang a solo accapella. After the first phrase, the room went silent, everyone knowing they were experiencing a moment of greatness. You could hear a pin drop and she was perfect. Never again have I heard such a perfect song or special moment. A star has moved to heaven. may she rest in peace.

Love,
Janet

Live from The Wynwood Walls!

Here is Tony last night speaking to a live audience at the Wynwood Walls on radio show “Myra,” a local personality. Tony is speaking about art, community building and the importance of street art on Modern Culture. Art has been part of our DNA from the beginning!

Today, we await the opening of Art Wynwood, the first  annual art exposition, other than Art Basel. We are very excited!! There is a VIP opening tonight and it will be open to the public starting Sunday. There will be 60 exhibitors from the East coast to Europe. More later!

Love,
Janet

 

 

Fragments Jewelry on NBC’s Smash!

We love the new NBC series SMASH! Any TV show with a strong focus on Broadway, fabulous dancing and music has us drawn instantly – but this one is a total  home run. We can’t get enough of it and we’re so excited for the third episode…

Check out Angelica Houston in “The Callback” episode wearing a Deanna Hamro oxidized sterling silver & stick pearl necklace from Fragments!

You can expect to see lots of our other designers featured on the show as well, including Miguel Ases, David Urso, Dana Kellin, Coralia Leets, Chan Luu & DLine! If you’re interested in the piece featured here, please feel free to call our store at 212.334.9588 for more information!

Love,

Janet

 

“THE LOVE YOU TAKE IS EQUAL TO THE LOVE YOU MAKE”

Music’s biggest night turned out to be just that; it was the perfect Sunday evening watching generations of amazing talent come together – I love the Grammy’s and here are some of my thoughts:

Alicia Keys V gold neck piece was fierce and against the chic black dress coupled with her KILLER voice, she always makes quite the statement.

Katy Perry’s diamond drops are at the top of the glamour charts. Love them!

Fergie, hello neon! I applaud her for taking such a risk. Her hoops are a bit large, you can almost jump through them but I do love the cuff!

Kelly Clarkson needs earrings and a bracelet although the necklace is sexy on her.  Studs could definitely work there.

Rihanna stole the show. She is the hottest. I love the mix of simple big bold gold with delicate body chains. It all works on her and that custom Armani she wore was a work of art!

Taylor Swift doesn’t need any jewelry – she’s so pretty and that gown was magnificent. I love that she wore little topaz drops with it. Perfect.

Kate Beckinsale rocked in Sutra earrings – she let them do the talking and they certainly spoke to me!

Gwyneth Paltrow is like a sculpture. The belt is the accessory. Simplicity at its finest. This is an “art as fashion” statement. Fergie’s bold cuff could have worked on her too!

Nicky Minaj felt very 80′s to me – lots of leather and studs in her performance – everything old is new again!

The great Diana Ross wore a classic row of diamonds at her neck and dressed like the grand lady she is in flowing and elegant black.

Adele wins hands down for her style of soul. What a night for her and certainly well deserved! I loved her glamorous diamond button earrings. Very vintage feeling.

Kimberly from the Band Perry wore a three dove necklace from our new Turkish designer, Kismet by Milka. It’s small and delicate but makes a big impression especially when worn as a layering piece a la Fragments style!

Glen Campbell was amazing; like a true Rhinestone Cowboy. God bless him and also the industry that shows so much heart and love to their own who face challenges. It was beautiful and touching.


Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood were a sensational collaboration. She looked so amazing – her bracelets worked perfectly with the glittery dress. Very together & cool. She was glam and a real midnight star – so right for the occasion.

And when it came to Jennifer Hudson – nothing mattered. Not the dress or accessories. It was her heart & soul that sparkled in her tribute to Whitney Houston.

Like Jennifer said, we will always love you, Whitney.

What a great show. When it comes to talent, we realize that its not what you wear, its who you are inside  that makes you stand out and  shine.

In the end the love you take is equal to the love you make!

Love,
Janet

New York Fashion Week!

New York Fashion Week has officially begun which means our online reading goes into OVERDRIVE this week! Here’s a roundup of a few of our favorite “pre” fashion week articles – from Harper’s Bazaar editor’s essentials to Refinery29’s favorite fashion week invites and of course the bible’s (Style.com) Fashion Week must- haves! What are your plans for this all-star week? Click the images below the descriptions to get the full article!

Check out what some of the Bazaar editors consider their Fashion Week “game changers” from pops of gold jewelry to printed pants – we love this exclusive inside look!

Nothing like a touch of creativity in the form of an invite – these are WAY cool! Talk about showstopping…

We love that Moda Operandi lets you shop from their curator’s picks.

Fashion insiders revealing their fashion week essentials. Where do we sign up?

We’ll be checking out Style.com daily for their latest street style picks but of course we couldn’t resist knowing what they’re “must haves” are this FW!

Love,

Janet