Archive for January, 2008

In the latest NYLON magazine you may have seen a great spread on british jewelry. British style has been influencing all facets of life lately from fashion to music to film and now JEWELRY! British style is all the rage and for the fashion forward girl british style jewelry is a must.
Faux Finishes are so […]

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Nature Inspired Jewelry

Published Date: January 29th, 2008
Category: What's Hot Now, Unique Items, Teen Jewelry Trends

A lot of vintage jewelry you may have noticed draws inspiration from nature. Major vintage jewelry designers like Coro and Napier have dedicated lines of vintage jewelry to nature, animal, and gardenesque themes. Animal print, earthy tones, and lots of green are perfect for this look. The good news is we have great unique […]

Spring 2008 It Color - Purple

Published Date: January 29th, 2008
Category: What's Hot Now, Look for Less

Purples have always signified romance and royalty. Well this spring summer it represents the new it high fashion color for vintage jewelry. Lilac purples were dripping all over the ready to wear fashion runways for spring 2008 from Marni to Marc Jacobs.

You don’t have to go head to toe dripping in purples like […]

Serpentine Jewelry

Published Date: January 27th, 2008
Category: What's Hot Now, Teen Jewelry Trends

Serpentine Jewelry is all the rage now. Recently shown in many fashion magazines snakes are the it piece. From rings to bracelets this is a must have piece for the spring 2008. This is a trend which has span the decades and you can check out a bunch of nice snake pieces in any of […]

New Vintage Jewelry Facebook Page!

Published Date: January 24th, 2008
Category: New Arrivals

We finally got with the times and created a facebook page! Become our friend to get the latest news on all of our stores and vintage jewelry.
Click to Become a fan of Raefield Jewelry Designs! 

Crafting with Jewelry

Published Date: January 24th, 2008
Category: How To

Here’s a cute story.
A man buys a Laurie vintage jewelry name pendant from us. Today he e-mails us and tells us about how he is going to embed it in a guitar and give it to his daughter. How adorable.
This is just one example of how vintage jewelry can be used in other ways. I […]

The Latest in Jewelry Photography

Published Date: January 23rd, 2008
Category: Photo Techniques

We recently wrote an article about Photosimilie in Vintage Fashion Costume Jewelry Magazine! Check it out!!

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Vintage jewelry is a smart way to brighten your look. Vogue points out the top trends in vintage jewelry for the up and coming season. Spring is all about rhinestones. The bigger the brighter the better. In an editorial about working girls, Vogue shows us how these fun accesories can brighten up a drab work […]

In the February Issue of Glamour they point out three fun spring trends. You can get their look for less at AjRaefields your top provider of vintage jewelry!
1. Big Rhinestones!
You can have glittery lobes and twinkly toes. Big rhinestones are all the rage in fun spring colors. Big cocktail rings and big jewel earrings will […]