B
rent Neale welcomed me into her sun filled Manhattan office wearing a hot pink Chanel tweed jacket and layers of her jewels. Each piece demands attention but the way she wears them together, they are harmonious. It’s an art of balance, sapphire studded bangles on this arm- an even match for a gold Cartier watch on the other. The jewelry itself is fun; 70s-looking yellow gold surrounds luscious large stones in her signature gypsy rings- a chalcedony mushroom studded with emeralds, bubble letters dripping with diamonds.
There is a playfulness but it is not juvenile — the eye popping scale and the top notch stones make certain of that.
There is a playfulness but it is not juvenile — the eye popping scale and the top notch stones make certain of that. This is grown up jewelry to be certain- but with a wink.
The drawings of her pieces line her walls- she hand draws and paints all her sketches- and from the window you can spy the spire of the Chrysler building. The New York icon feels right at home amongst Brent’s timeless and bright world of jewelry.
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