CLRECOMMENDS
STYLE
Timeless
Beauty
FORTHEIR
140thanniversary, Piaget
decided to celebrate their golden
age— the 1960s and 1970s— inabig
way. Itwasn’t enough to introduceone
or two limited-editionpieces for the
occasion. Instead, theSwiss company
created 125newpieces (37of them
watches and the rest jewelry) called
ExtremelyPiaget. The trulydazzling
assortment ranges from reinterpreta-
tions ofwatcheswornbyAndyWarhol
and JackieO toan 18-karat rose-gold
necklace setwitheight brilliant-cut and
22marquis-cut diamonds accented
by 13 turquoisebeads (there’s alsoa
matchingbracelet). About half of the
creations areoneof a kind; the rest
are limited-production. Prices start
at about $40,000and skyrocket into
sevenfigures.
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R
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S
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TheReturnof
RonRobinson
W
thanRonRobinsontofill theretail
void leftbytheclosingofFredSegal inSanta
Monica,California,earlierthisyear?Robinson,
whohas livedonthewestsideofLosAngeles
formorethan30years,openedhisfirstshopatFred
Segal’sMelroseAvenue location inthe late1970s(he
lateropenedone intheSantaMonica locationaswell).
Now,withthedebutof the
RONROBINSONFLAGSHIP
INSANTAMONICA
,heaimstobringhisvisiontoa
5,500-square-footspace inahistoricalbuilding,
creatingwhathecallsa“modernbeachhousemo-
ment,”withpearlizedfinishes,bleachedwoodfloors
andsea-glassaccents.Thedesign isdeliberateand
intendedtobestshowcasetheproduct,whichwill
becurated intrueRonRobinsonstyle, focusingon
cutting-edgedesignandhard-to-findbrands in
men’s,women’sandchildren’s fashion, shoesand
accessories; jewelry;beauty;andhomedecor.Andof
course, therewillalsobethe infamouswallofbooks.
1327Fi hSt.,www.ronrobinson.com
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WINTER
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