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RJ Graziano

June 27, 2012

A Dash of Retro Style on a Summer Night

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Retro-casual silhouettes and fabrications, like flared, faded denim, open gauge crochet tops, and criss-cross kork wedges, meet contemporary pieces with statement jewelry, a silken tank, and flashes of bright hues on fingers and toes. I love wearing tried and true items from decades past, but wearing them in a way that my mom never did! On this particular summer evening, it was essential to be layered for indoor and outdoor options since once the sun goes down, goosebumps on bare skin are fair game. Some summer nights get downright brisk, so a long sleeve top of some sort and jeans can ward off the chilly breeze, while keeping  the sandals from earlier in the day still in play.  How do you dress for summer nights?
Outfit Credits:

R.J. Graziano Filigree Cut Out Cuff (Courtesy of R.J. Graziano)

Rock & Republic Flare Jeans (Courtesy of Rock & Republic)

Land’s End Fishing Net Sweater (Courtesy of Land’s End)

Silver Onasis Necklace (Courtesy of ShoptheLook)

Kork-Ease Ava Natural Cork Wedge (Courtesy of Kork-Ease)

Jockey Navy Tank

DVF Cat eye Sunglasses (Courtesy of DVF)

-Julia DiNardo

March 19, 2012

A Week of R.J. Graziano

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It’s amazing to thin about all the different ways one can wear and pair jewelry, and how the pieces really become full of life when they are on a body. To demonstrate this, as well as to showcase some of jewelry industry vet R.J. Graziano’s fabulous new pieces, I wore several items to work every day this week to display the versatility, individuality, and overall oomph these pieces can make to any outfit. (All jewelry was given courtesy of the brand).

Day 1: I lent some shine and organic shapes via the necklace and bracelet to more casual dressing via cargo pants and sneaker wedges. I like to keep metals in the same family, so the gold tones of the jewelry matched the hardware on my bag.

Day 2: I had a big meeting, and had to get quite a bit dressed up, in austere black from head to toe. After work, I wet to MOMA for the Cindy Sherman exhibit, so wanted to display some contemporary shapes, as well as a bit of personality via jewelry. I selected the tiered, tear-drop shaped burnished silver tone earrings by R.J, Graziano to do the job!

Day 3: The look for today was playful, light, and a bit nostalgic, as I revisited the 1920s very my dress and cap toe shoe selections.  I wanted to keep jewelry more classic, and wore an art deco-inspired symmetrical square bracelet, ad layered on two long necklaces in order to elongate the shape of my overall look.

Day 4: For an overcast day, I wanted to keep the jewelry look clean but with some punchy, statement details. I paired a cut-out over sized cuff with my rain jacket, and some large hoop earrings that had the slighrest of angular etching designs on them.

Day 5: I took a black and white dress to the next level with a strong shoulder statement blazer, tie-dye tights, and of course, some shiny R.J. Graziano jewelry! I paired an open circle necklace to open the pixelated design on the dress up, gold hoops with a top layer of gold tone, crystallized embellishment, and an enameled, lacquered bracelet in shades of purple that I matched with a zipper bracelet from my own jewelry collection, and painted my nails a pastel purple with Zoya’s “Megan” to match!  RJ Graziano RJ GrazianoRJ Graziano Keep an eye out for these pieces to soon appear at R.J. Graziano retailers, including Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Henri Bendel, and online sites such as Gilt.com and ideeli.com.

–Julia DiNardo