Romantic Valentine’s Gifts from Marion Carsten
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner – if you’re searching for a gift for your special someone, you’ve come to the right place. Marion Carsten carries elegant, classic styles for both men and women, and her special 25% discount sale ends February 14th. For women, our luscious chocolate pearls combined with gold-plated coins in our Chocolate and Gold Coin Necklace make a romantic, luxurious keepsake. If she likes rings, you might consider our unique Coral Rose Ring – made of sterling silver and pink bamboo coral – a simple yet stunning accessory. Our new Coco Chanel-inspired Pearls, or the silver-with-gold-plating Shou Bangle also serve as classic tokens of elegance that are sure to impress.
If you’re looking for men’s items, Marion Carsten Jewelry carries a wide selection of sterling silver cuff links, including minimalist classic styles, pearl and mother of pearl inlays, and modern Asian-influenced silver links bearing the ancient Chinese symbols for ‘longevity’ and ‘return’. These items and more are available at our Shanghai, China Jewelry Store (Lane 210 Taikang Lu, Bldg. 9 Rm. 908) as well as at our online shop. You can also check out our newly –launched TaoBao online store – our 25% discount sale is valid online as well as in-shop until 2/14.
Coco Chanel and Pearls – trends continued
It is well known that Coco Chanel undeniably loved pearls and became a trendsetter adorning her attire with her pearl creations. As Christian Dior so eloquently described her saying: “Coco with a black pullover and ten rows of pearls, she revolutionized fashion.” Her preference was to wear them in “Rope Lengths” of 45 inches or more (see our service page about pearl lengths), dripping with elegance and looking sensuously sexy. For those looking for the complete pearl wardrobe, this length is a must. This look confirms as she so inspirationally says; elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress. Pearls continue to be very much in fashion also since the recent film on the ‘Grande Dame’ of fashion.
Our Coco Chanel style pearl necklaces are perfectly white subtle shimmering freshwater pearls (8 mm) strung up to a 1.5m necklace offering you endless styling possibilities. You will see because of the versatility of pearls how they will become a long time companion in your styling accessories.
One of the many stories – it is said that Chanel was dancing the Charleston in the 20’s and her two meter long necklace broke scattering pearls all over the floor requiring a dozen men in smoking jackets scurrying to get them for her. Our pearls are meticulously strung and individually knotted, so you can dance, dance and dance
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Exactly 7 years ago we started to sell our jewellery designs in a 15 square meter warehouse on a parking lot of Taikang Road. At that time, Taikang Road was Shanghai’s ‘old’ art district where one would find a wide range of Chinese calligraphies and traditional ink paintings.
It was also home to a tight community of small independent foreign designers and artists. Over the course of a few years, the area flourished and became a new centre for the arts, crafts and design in Shanghai. We moved from the warehouse to a nice loft style showroom in one of the main lanes of what came to be known as Tian-zi-fang. Read the rest of this entry »
