The CFDA’s Swarovski Awards for emerging talent don’t just bring their nominees recognition and industry respect—they also bring them a whole bunch of Swarovski crystals. The nine designers nominated for the award this year (three each for womenswear, menswear, and accessories) each designed a custom, crystal-encrusted piece for a one-off capsule collection, and nominees Joseph [...]

When you need a favor, it helps to have friends in high places. Or, in the case of Jenna Lyons, to be a friend in a high place. Several months ago, Lyons, the creative director of J.Crew, was trying (and failing) to track down a few pieces of Fenton/Fallon jewelry, a problem with no real [...]

Sometimes, more is more. For Fall, jewelry designer Dana Lorenz piled it on for her Fenton line, freighting multi-strand necklaces, chokers, and bracelets with chains, pearls, rhinestones, and—seasonally appropriate, we’re finding—tufts of fur. There’s a strong gothic tinge to the new range, which includes more than a few chunky crosses, but our favorite piece skirts [...]

No one likes to lose. Readers may recall that, a few weeks ago, stylist Lauren Goodman (above right) and I joined in a friendly battle of casts: Having each broken our wrists, we decided to compete to see who could turn her injury into the better fashion accessory. Votes were tallied; I had the lead [...]

It’s not something you’d pick up from either Fenton or Fallon, the two jewelry lines she designs, but Dana Lorenz really loves pink. That much is clear from the decor of her new Fenton/Fallon store in Freeman Alley on the Lower East Side. Opening September 1, the shop—Lorenz’s first—is shot through with a color best [...]

About a month ago, I was out on one of my top-secret ops, and the dental floss I was using to rappel out of a skyscraper gave out about 15 feet short of the sidewalk. Long story short, I fractured my right wrist. Badly. Part of life as a super-spy, I know, but given that [...]