Monthly Archives: March 2014

Kelsey and I have a love of all things fashion and are so excited to share it with you all. This week we are talking about actress inspired style! So fun. It's amazing what you can do with pinterest, the Oscars, and your own "style" to come up with some amazing outfits! Kelsey:   It's been a couple weeks since the Academy Awards took place here in Los Angeles, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the tabloids and every fashion blog or magazine by the way they are still obsessing over some of the top looks ...

Being from Maine, one of the most common "style complaints" I hear is that we are so far behind hot trends. So what are we missing?? My Style File is going to be heading to the West Coast to find out! For the next six weeks I will be sharing the Style File blog with our other resident fashionista, Kelsey, who is currently in Los Angeles. We will be comparing East verse West Coast styles when it comes to clothes, jewelry, and maybe even shoes! I'm super excited about this, and I know Kelsey is too. So, who exactly is this Kelsey girl? ...

Recently I had the great pleasure to talk jewelry with Keith Jack. The Scottish born jewelry designer shared insight on how his masterpieces are conceptualized and gave me inside information on how his design process works. Jack's journey to becoming a designer, oddly enough, began with clock parts when he was 16. He sorted and shipped the parts to customers all across the UK. Two years later he began working for his father who owned a small wholesale jewelry business in Glasgow, Scotland. "I intended to help ...

What is special about Seiko Astron? It has been a long time since I was amazed by a watch. Oh sure, there are cases with diamonds, unique designs, and all kinds of functions. However, never has a watch been like this one. The new Seiko Astron is, quite honestly, the most amazing watch I have ever seen. At first glance, it looks like any other watch with an hour hand, minute hand, second hand and a couple of sub dials thrown in. That's where the similarity ends and the cool begins. Moving around the country or world? The SeikoAs ...

March 17th, also known as St. Patrick's Day, is acultural and religious holiday celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Patrick, acommemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. St Patty's Dayis celebrated by attending parades, wearing green, dancing to Gaelic folk music, and feasting on Ireland's traditional corned beef and cabbage. At Day's Jewelers, St. Patrick's Day is not only about leprechauns and drinkinggreen ...

Before I became a buyer at Day's, I came across the Keith Jack jewelry collection at a trade show in Las Vegas. The booth was next to another one that I was visiting with one of our buyers. While I was waiting for her, I struck up a conversation with Keith Jack. I went into the booth and found some of the most beautiful, thoughtful designs I had ever seen. Each piece within the collection had a story, which I loved. I took a catalog and Keith's card, and I was on my way to my next appointment. I never forgot that chance encounter and the beautiful pieces of jewelry I saw. A little over a year ago, I called Keith Jack, and we discussed bringing his line into our stores as the focal point of our Celtic Collection. ...