By Jennifer Bakken
Couture Jewelry At Costume Prices
Thursday, April 30, 2009
This week I wanted to share with all of you what I thought was an amazing find in Chicago this past weekend. Just outside of the "Old Town" neighborhood's gates lives an understated little store called "Fabrice", www.fabricechicago.com. The original Fabrice store is located in Paris and within it they sell their own line of jewelry, all handcrafted, all one-of-a-kind. The Chicago store features in addition to the Fabrice line numerous other incredible jewelry designers mainly European, but some American.
The reason I'm writing about this store is because of the incredible value I found in the selection they had to offer. I'm telling you this jewelry is not only incredibly unique (as it's one-of-a-kind), but it's also priced incredibly low and I mean low for what you're getting. The quality of these pieces is outstanding, the thoughtful craftsmanship apparent in every one.
The piece I ended up "splurging" on, (as I was to buy nothing this weekend – yah, right), was the "Chain Link Resin Necklace" (see picture above). I'm featuring the turquoise one as it was my favorite of the two colors featured on their website, but the one I purchased was in black. The reason I couldn't pass this necklace up was because it looked nearly identical to a piece that Prada did that I was coveting this winter; same style, same resin, same weight, same everything – but the price point! This necklace was/is a steal at $120, like all of the other pieces I'm featuring here. I also have to tell you that when I tried this on I felt that the length was a little too short and the woman that was helping me offered me two more links to add to the necklace, (which made it perfect btw), and then she said that she would not charge me for them! That kind of service is unheard of and a reason for me to go back and for you all to check it out!
Please also note that the website is not the best at showing the variety that lives within that store, in fact it only tells you a fraction of the story. For instance, the resin necklace and click bracelet come in about 15 different colors/color combinations and the site only features two… So please, if you don't see what you like color-wise, give them a call!
All of these pieces can be found on www.fabricechicago.com.
Two Row Links Necklace (in Metal), $385
Cream Pearl and Ribbon Necklace, $545
Three Flower Necklace Pale Blue (comes in purple too-gorgeous!), $515
Click Bracelet, $75
Kate Earrings Purple, $125
Fabrice
1714 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614
312.280.0011
Jennifer Bakken is a San Francisco based wardrobe consultant.
For more information: cabinetdenvie.com.
The reason I'm writing about this store is because of the incredible value I found in the selection they had to offer. I'm telling you this jewelry is not only incredibly unique (as it's one-of-a-kind), but it's also priced incredibly low and I mean low for what you're getting. The quality of these pieces is outstanding, the thoughtful craftsmanship apparent in every one.
The piece I ended up "splurging" on, (as I was to buy nothing this weekend – yah, right), was the "Chain Link Resin Necklace" (see picture above). I'm featuring the turquoise one as it was my favorite of the two colors featured on their website, but the one I purchased was in black. The reason I couldn't pass this necklace up was because it looked nearly identical to a piece that Prada did that I was coveting this winter; same style, same resin, same weight, same everything – but the price point! This necklace was/is a steal at $120, like all of the other pieces I'm featuring here. I also have to tell you that when I tried this on I felt that the length was a little too short and the woman that was helping me offered me two more links to add to the necklace, (which made it perfect btw), and then she said that she would not charge me for them! That kind of service is unheard of and a reason for me to go back and for you all to check it out!
Please also note that the website is not the best at showing the variety that lives within that store, in fact it only tells you a fraction of the story. For instance, the resin necklace and click bracelet come in about 15 different colors/color combinations and the site only features two… So please, if you don't see what you like color-wise, give them a call!
All of these pieces can be found on www.fabricechicago.com.
Two Row Links Necklace (in Metal), $385
Cream Pearl and Ribbon Necklace, $545
Three Flower Necklace Pale Blue (comes in purple too-gorgeous!), $515
Click Bracelet, $75
Kate Earrings Purple, $125
Fabrice
1714 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614
312.280.0011
Jennifer Bakken is a San Francisco based wardrobe consultant.
For more information: cabinetdenvie.com.
