Jewelry Blog by 1928

In winter, I stay to local LA, I can’t cope with cold. There are no trips to Chicago, New York or anywhere that falls below 45 degrees at night. Jonesing for something different to do and write about, my 1928 cohorts tipped me off to  the California (aka LA) Gift Show.

At first, I was like – great, another tacky place to see corporate gift ideas and mass imports of things I can find in Little Tokyo, Little Ethiopia, Melrose  Ave. or H.D. Buttercup.

Boy was I surprised. In the first 10 minutes, I found vintage postcards and vintage printing services. My hopes rose. I set the direction for the day – to find unique, and a bit unusal, vendors that had amazing, simply to die for products. So at 8:30, I was off.

My first find was The Found Image Press.  Based in San Diego, Found Image owns a digital library of over 34,000 vintage images that they use to print calendars, notebooks, journals and postcards. You name it, they have it. My personal favorite of course, the vintage Los Angeles images and the 1950s pin-up girls. Who doesn’t love something reminiscent of Hollywood Glam and Betty Paige?

Amidst a garden exhibit, I discovered the floral stylings of the  Cesar Haro Design Studio. Orchids, Roses and Daisies with Diamonds, oh my! Cesar Haro has combined seemingly simplistic flowers and created artistic arrangements embellished with just the right amount of bling to make the the perfect gift for even the most discerning of friends/lovers.

The journey continued up and down the 1000 foot aisles until I arrived at a section deemed – Handmade. Around the corner, immediately to my left was Elie’s Papel (beautiful handmade wedding invitations). Elie’s invitations took my breathe away and instantly brought on those nesting/matrimony/ i wanna have children now feelings that that my independent nature fights against. Yes, I wanted to get married just to send these to people.

And this, was the start of a 5 hour journey into the world of giftables and upscale boutique finds for independent store owners. Stay tuned for more, in-depth exploration of my gift show extravaganza.

Tagged: bridal, floral, los angeles, stationary, Vintage, wedding ideas

While we are preparing for the launch of our new video, photos and website; 1928 have been out and about in Hollywood, beautiful downtown Burbank and the greater Los Angeles area supporting the the women of our business community with swanky, gorgeous and sometimes just over the top – jewelry & sparkly bling.

Last night, 1928 Jewelry’s Antiquities Couture line was worn by:

• Heather Meeker – Director of Marketing for Pelago
• Rebecca Ryan – L.A. Mixers
• Amanda Coolong – Senior News Correspondent for Tech Zulu & MyBeta PR
• Stephanie Agresta – Microsoft BizSpark TechSet Tour
• Rose Arzate – FoRe!
• Desdemona Bandini
• Macala Wright – 1928 Jewelry

Photos: Wm. Mark Salsbury and (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com, bub.blicio.us.

Tagged: events, jewelry, los angeles, photos

Last night was the big night, it all went down – the official launch of  Girls in Tech Los Angeles. The event was absolutely stunning and our host, Robyn Nicole Cohen, was amazing.

The beautiful girls of Gamer Vixens, Meg O’Brien of MegsMakeUp.com, Career Chick, Women & Wine and 944 Magazine were welcome partners and in this event. It was amazing to be able to work with intelligent, charismatic, driven, savvy business women to make this night for Robyn.

Jen, Marsha and myself – Macala -  look forward to collaborating with some of our new friends and cohorts to bring you fantastic articles; such as: Dressing for Success, Accessorizing for Any Style or Wardrobe, The Best Style Products for Budding Fashionista and more.

We were very excited to meet the girls of ThisNext.com and will be working with them to get the much coveted 1928 bling – including Macala’s Egyptian – inspired necklace to you on the web – and your ThisNext.com blog widget.

A little birdie also told us we may be working in kahoots with Stylit.TV, yeah the guys that take the goodie bags from the rich and give them to the poor, on a a segment about fabulous jewelry bling that won’t break your budget.

And I think was scared of Tech Zulu’s Chris Darbro and Jen Stavros.  It was an amazing night. Thanks to everyone who attended and help make it happen.

We hope you all enjoy your 1928 gift certificates. Please send us emails and links to what you bought, what you love and even what you hate. We love feedback.

Tagged: events, jewelry, los angeles, press