Designer Jewelry: Necklaces
Fashion Designer Ralph Lauren has become the epitome of classic fashion. It's Lauren's innovation that has made him the founder, designer, and chairman of a $900 million company. Not only was he the first fashion designer to have his own store, he was the first to sell the whole image that consumers flock to worldwide. Lauren sells much more than clothing, jewelry, and home furnishings; he sells a lifestyle image of sophistication, class, and taste.
'Nassau' Teardrop Collar Necklace
Graduated turquoise and golden-bead necklace finished in a turquoise-accented toggle.
• Base metal/14k gold plating/reconstituted turquoise.
• Approx. length: 18".
$78
'5th Avenue' Double Row Necklace
Two long chains cast in shiny metal and accented with smooth rondelle stations.
• Approx. length: shortest 35 1/2"; longest 36".
• Base metal/silver or 14k gold plating.
• Toggle closure.
$68
Braided Chain Necklace
Dark silver chain is punctuated by subtle stations on a sleek, rope-textured necklace.
Approx. length 18"
Toggle closure.
Brass.
$48
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The Ralph Lauren style became a nationwide phenomenon after he dressed the male actors in the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby in clothing from his current line. The film's evocation of the lost, elegant era of F. Scott Fitzgerald provided a perfect vehicle for Lauren's classic, sometimes nostalgic, vision. The designer received further attention when he created the clothing for Annie Hall (1977), in which Woody Allen sported traditional oxford button-down shirts, chinos, and tweeds, and Diane Keaton wore a quirky, modern blend of Lauren's signature pieces for both men and women.
