Jewelry “Temple St. Clair”
Known for her rock-crystal amulets, the Virginia native formed her distinctive vision studying Renaissance jewelry and apprenticing with artisans in Florence. She now counts Beyonce, Nicole Kidman (at left), Heidi Klum, and Naomi Watts among her fans. Her newest collection is dominated by pastel stones set in 18kt gold. “Because my jewelry has ancestry and roots,” St. Clair says, “it becomes timeless.”
Jewelry “Ippolita”
“Ippolita’s jewelry is beautiful, sleek and graphic. Each piece has a sexy, feminine essence,” says star fan Halle Berry (at left). Ippolita is known for slender gold bangles—unadorned or with semiprecious stones—that stars including Jessica Alba, Minnie Driver and Kate Hudson love to stack on their wrists. “I like the bangle because it’s not an occasional jewel,” says Ippolita Rostagno, who hails from Florence, Italy. “You can put a bangle on and never take it off.” After using only gold for nine years, Ippolita has now added resin and silver to her collection.