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How did you choose your look? This is a Cesare Attolini denim shirt, which I'm wearing with a pair of lived-in jeans that I've had forever. Denim does everything. It goes everywhere, it goes with everything at any time. This denim-on-denim look could go a few different ways, depending on the jewelry that you choose. I chose a vintage Bulgari necklace from the '70s, Bulgari studs, and Van Cleef & Arpels gold cufflinks. How would you define your personal style? Trends percolate, but style simmers, and it really takes a lifetime to boil down what is your personal style. As women, we are asked to be so many things in just a day. The amazing thing about jewelry is that it can help you to go from one mood to another, very quickly and simply. What style lessons from your early years of modeling have stayed with you? I'm lucky that I spent all those years with designers like Azzedine [Alaïa], Karl [Lagerfeld], Rei Kawakubo, Isaac [Mizrahi], and Calvin [Klein]. Luxury trains the eye and it is the true pleasure of learning how to see things. I think developing taste begins by training your eye before you open your wallet. And I think that people teach style. Clothes don't. One of the greatest pleasures is just observing. It could be sitting in a cafe or a restaurant or in a park in Paris or New York, and watching people go by, how they dress and move. What does getting dressed for a typical day look like for you? Most days I feel like I have no idea what I'm going to wear or how the outfit is going to come together. Many times I feel like I have nothing to wear. But the real joy of getting dressed is when your clothes finally find each other in the closet. For example, maybe you love hammered gold, and the color blue, and you've had these two things for a while, but suddenly they find each other and something unexpected and beautiful comes together. What is your approach to jewelry collecting? Jewelry collecting takes a lifetime. It's such a considered purchase. There's so much craftsmanship in jewelry. When you put it on, there should be a very personal feeling, almost like how it feels to wear a sweater that someone has knitted for you. Vintage jewelry teaches us about individuality. What is your favorite jewelry era to collect? For me, the '70s is the strongest period, design-wise. I love gold and I love color. It was louche and sexy, unapologetically opulent, minimal and modern at the same time. There are some pieces from that time period that are truly amazing. What advice would you give to someone looking to start their own jewelry collection? If you are going to bring something home and add it to your wardrobe, I think it's really important to educate yourself about it first. I always loved jewelry, but didn't know enough about it when I was younger. I got all my jewelry education from my husband, and I learned a lot about what defines quality, craftsmanship, and collectability. Do you have any jewelry styling rules? Glamour is for day, and drama is for night. You always want to turn up looking glamorous, so when you get dressed, it should look enchanting. And then in the evening, that's when you can play with dramatic ideas. Maybe you deepen your eye makeup, or your lip. Maybe you show a little bit more skin with the jewelry. Another rule: When you buy something beautiful and invest in that artist's vision, and now have the joy of having this thing in your possession: Wear it, wear it, wear it! Azzedine used to give me a dress, and he would say, Now, give my dress a good career. That's a promise that I make to myself every time I add something to my wardrobe. You work a lot in the wellness space. How do you bring jewelry into that world? Stones are energy. They have power. They're literally millions of years of sunlight, in the palm of your hand, on your ears, around your neck. These stones have survived eons; they're more rugged than you think. One little workout is not going to kill them. What's on your jewelry wish list for fall? I've had my eye on an Hermès bullwhip necklace that's like a diamond lariat. There are so many ways I would wear it; maybe with a black Loewe dress that easily goes from day to night. Then there is this Bulgari Tubogas bracelet in black and white. It's big, bold, and dramatic. There are also these big Bulgari studs that I just love. They are like Greco-Roman shields—they would like right at home in The Odyssey. model behavior 108 108 BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M ; B UYI N G I N D E X , PAG E 2 2 2 C O U R T E S Y O F T H E B R A N D S "When you buy something beautiful, there's one rule: Wear it, wear it, wear it!" — V ERONICA W EBB elry that you klace from f & Arpels al style? and it really your personal so many g about rom one mply. years of with Lagerfeld], alvin [Klein]. e pleasure of veloping ore you open each style. easures is cafe or a w York, and ss and move. 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