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November's Hottest Designer: Alexis Bittar

If you were a regular in the Manhattan club scene in the 80s (and we know you have your secrets), you were probably hanging around the likes of our friend, Alexis Bittar. Yet this party animal made a rather smooth transition out of the world of booze and into the world of BANGLES.

Alexis had created an empire, completing revamping modern jewelry trends and sending chic ripples of inspiration into countless awe-inspired designer’s collections.

The gorgeous Holiday ’11 Collection is coined “Miss Havisham”: it’s sexy and slick with hues of blush and black seamlessly carved into shapes of “liquid” and “fringe”. Yet the new Cruise ’12 Collection, to arrive at Peridot before Valentine’s day (hint hint), draws inspiration from the opulently disgruntled estate, Grey Gardens. Moody charcoals and mints frame and vine and snarl, creating an ensemble on their own, requiring only the simplest  canvas of jeans or a little black dress to drape over.

The designs are created in New York, a real feat these days,  and everything is made by hand. It takes 6-7 people just to hand-carve and hand-paint one Lucite bangle. If that doesn’t make you feel like you’ve got luxury dripping off your wrists, what will?!

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Mizuki and the Modern Pearl...

New York based, Japanese designer, Mizuki has always been our go-to-girl for all things slick, monochromatic, and edgy (like literally with edges). Her Collection is elegant with a kiss of subtly intriguing toughness.

Not just for country clubs and grandmothers anymore, Mizuki has redifined the classic pearl necklace by stringing together 28" impressive inches of organically shaped and colored fresh waters. Pairing the pearls with black diamonds or romantic chiffon has us layering PEARLS (who knew!) with our flashiest blouses!

Take a peek on the Mizuki page:

http://www.peridotfinejewelry.com/designers/Mizuki/index.cfm?artist=MI&category=all

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Indulge in The Comforts of Fall

As the temperature dips and the leaves begin to turn, we indulge in the comforts of Fall -- we're talkin' pipin hot chai lattes and steamy apple cider, making the season's first fire in the fireplace, a new vest with that great leathery smell and, most dear to our hearts, accessorizing.

You don't really feel Fall until you closet the white corals and seek out some new pieces to help you say buh-bye July and hello autumn.

So roll up your sleeves and sport your favorite new pumpkin-colored pieces in lush hues of muscovite, orange jade and sandstone.

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Pool Jewelry. Don't Leave Home Without It.

Just ask Vogue...

"When the American heiress Sara Murphy told Pablo Picasso that she wore her pearls slung down her tanned back on the beach because it was good for them to get some sun, the strands she was sporting most assuredly did not hail from J.Crew.

In these friskier times we’re far freer to enhance a basic bikini with baubles."

And we agree! No one likes a sandy saphhire slice, but lounging poolside with some charms and chains to decorate your tan is a must.

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Happy Fourth of July!

From our family to yours! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Throw on your red, white and blues and enjoy the holiday!

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Nina Runsdorf Collection to Arrive at Peridot This Fall

Peridot Fine Jewelry has loved Runsdorf's pave diamond and sapphire slices since their inception, but at the Couture Shows in Vegas, the collection surprised us with a new spin: a silver collection?!

Iridescent laboratories and soft faceted aquamarines dangle elegantly from the ear, big enough to make a splash, yet extremely sophisticated, reading like a $30,000 investment when in reality (shh) we're talking under two grand.

The secret? The pieces are made with a silver base, bathed in white gold, and decorated with diamonds.

The effect? The PERFECT earrings from cocktails downtown to a wedding at the St. Regis.

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