French label Bijoux de Famille takes us on a trip to an exotic Beach Paradise with this summer’s collection of accessories. I touched and felt these exquisite pieces at Paris Fashion Week and I am sure you are going to fall in love with them too!
The collection’s Press Release describes a wonderful voyage from one island to another, from Hawaï to Tahiti, on a search for new treasures. Although I was tempted to translate it into English, I soon realised that the translation would strip the original off its poetry and magic. So I would to share it with you in its original French version, hoping you will ejoy it.
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Bon voyage!
“Un merveilleux voyage.
Une île puis une autre, de Hawaï à Tahiti, à la recherche de nouveaux trésors.
Les profondeurs de l’océan, motifs psychédéliques, brouillent la carte.
Elle conduit sûrement aux plages idylliques où le sable est de cristal et les coquillages irisés comme des pierres précieuses.
Des cascades de perles nacrées doivent probablement dégouliner d’un coffre oublié.
Au loin, un oiseau s’envole laissant çà et là quelques plumes multicolores.
La forêt s’en empare, s’en pare, ses feuilles aux allures extraordinaires. Opulente, elle exhibe ses fleurs exotiques, des joyaux aux couleurs étonnantes.
Soudain un tigre surgit, rugie. En suivant ses taches, on doit pouvoir trouver quelque chose…
Le trésor est là, empli de merveilles. Des billets du monde entier se mêlent aux pierres colorées, aux flots de perles.
Le voyage continue…”
Bijoux de Famille was born out of a love of family, world travel, and jewelry.
Parisian Designer Julie Pasquet graduated from the renown Duperré Fashion School in Paris. She perfected her training at the prestigious Parisian fashion houses of Christian Lacroix and Barbara Bui, and also in designer studios such as “Les Bijoux de Sophie” in Paris or Eddie Borgo in New York.
She cultivated her love of color, noble materials, and the adornment and body connection with a double training in fashion design and textiles. A year of international travel following her training confirmed what she’d foreseen: her life would be devoted to creating jewelry.
Julie’s obsession with noble materials, such as leather, crystals, gold and silver leaves, is combined with her search for cutting edge techniques and her love for traditional craft.
Delicate and daring, her embroidered and printed creations are modern and audacious.
All Bijoux de Famille pieces are produced in Paris in limited series by artisans whose skills are recognized by the best luxury brands. The embroidery, mainly composed with Swarovski elements, is then handmade by top craftsmen in India. Finally, each piece is completed in the label’s studio in Paris.
