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Tell the Tale: Erica’s Lulu Frost Earrings
In 2005, right after college, I moved to New York without a job. I wanted to work in magazines—I was going to work in magazines—but I just had to be there if I was going to land an editorial assistant position. That’s what people told me, anyway.
Well, people were right. After months selling shearlings at a Madison Avenue shop and interning at Vitals—which RIPed under my, er, watch—I landed the job. I was basically rich—$30,000 a year rich—and felt completely, unreasonably justified in buying myself not one but three congratulatory presents: a digital camera to document the last couple pre-iPhone years (promptly lost the charger), a denim Marc by Marc bubble skirt (still wear), and a pair of custom Lulu Frost earrings.
My friend Persis and I went to a GenArt shopping night—one of those events where the free flavored-vodka drinks make your credit card leap to your fingers. Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost had a booth, selling jewelry made from room numbers she’d sourced from the Plaza Hotel, pre-renovation. Nothing felt more classy—or more New York—than Plaza earrings. (Yes, very Eloise, I know.) But the thing that really pushed me over the edge (aside from anything in a plastic party cup) was getting to pick out each of the little components and hearing the crazy-charming designer say the earrings would be made just for me.
I’m pretty sure Lisa and I corresponded on her Dartmouth email address, and I’m positive that I picked up the finished product from her apartment—an experience that felt so overwhelmingly cool and insider-y that I told absolutely everyone who I thought would give half a damn. It’s one of the stories that Claire and I came back to again and again when we were cooking up Of a Kind—that emotional connection and sense of loyalty that I felt. I will always be a Tim Hamilton super-fan after the Saturday-afternoon-long interview he submitted himself to for the first (100-word?) fashion story I wrote for Details, and my heart skips a beat whenever I see a bunny bag by Mandy Coon (Of a Kind’s first designer!). But Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost? She’ll always be my first. —erica
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Lisa Salzer, the rad designer behind Lulu Frost, calls this a ‘midsize statement necklace’—and we can totally get down with that description. See, it says a lot—enough to make your coziest sweater feel dressed-up—but you can wear it most days without feeling like you’re overdoing it. Oh, did I mention that the pendants are vintage Art Deco? Yah. —erica
Read more about the designer behind the line:
+ On getting her line off the ground while still at Dartmouth.
+ On six way-fab ladies she loves (and who love her right back).
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Next Level: Green Jewelry
All of a sudden, designers are making bein’ green easy—even if you’re not exactly in the market for an emerald. Here are four ways to use the color of envy to induce it. —erica
LEVEL I: Fastest way to jazz up a black dress: these Alexis Bittar earrings.
LEVEL II: With this necklace, Orly Genger by Jaclyn Mayer knows exactly how to make the simple interesting.
LEVEL III: Yes, yes, this Pamela Love cuff could take an eye—or maybe a whole face?—out. But it’s worth the risk.
LEVEL IV: Why stop at one shade of green when you could use three? Lulu Frost is all over it.
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This Lulu Frost bracelet is gonna show up in my dreams (and/or nightmares). Hauntingly amazing, I tell you. —erica
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New favorite stone: lemon chrysophrase, thanks to the always-compelling Lulu Frost. —erica
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With one pair of Lulu Frost earrings, you could totally change the vibe of a fancy outfit. —erica
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A short story: Five years ago, after I moved to New York and got my first job, I decided to buy something special and gifted myself a pair of Lulu Frost earrings made from the room numbers of the so-very-NYC Plaza Hotel. What made this feel even more momentous was that I had to/got to go to the designer Lisa Saltzer’s apartment to pick them up. And this spring, she had her first presentation.
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ELLE News Blog:Lulu Frost Kicks Off Fashion Week With Champagne, Cupcakes, and Jewelry
Lulu Frost isn’t exactly new anymore, but the jewlery is still pretty fresh-looking. I bought a pair of the Plaza number earrings soon after I moved to NYC (they seemed like a very New York thing to own), and I’ve been obsessively following the adorable designer, Lisa Salzer, ever since. Looks like Jenna Lyons is on her tail now too?
