January 2011
House of Lavande is a vintage couture jewelry shop that has countless unique pieces from the 1920s and the 1950s to the 60s to the Studio 54 era and more. The Palm Beach, Florida boutique also has big name designer jewelry from the likes of Chanel, Yves St Laurent and Christian Dior.
The owner, Tracy Smith, travels around the world to visit flea markets, estates sales and private dealers to hand pick the jewelry that is worthy of House of Lavande. Now, you have the chance to own the beautiful jewelry and make it part of your personal collection, even if you don’t live in Palm Beach, FL. Just go online to Taigan.com and you can browse the House of Lavande collection when you want from wherever you want. Shop for necklaces, brooches, earrings, bracelets, cuffs in all types of stones and colors.
House of Lavande has received so much press and some pieces of the jewelry collection have graced the pages of significant magazines in the fashion industry such as Elle, Vogue, In Style, Bazaar and others. Even stars and celebrities shop at this famous vintage jewelry boutique for red carpet events and appearances. Jessica Alba, the beautiful and famous it-girl actress, has just worn a House of Lavande necklace to the Tribeca Film Festival this year. Jennifer Lopez, the singer-actress-fashion designer, wore a House of Lavande pair of earrings and bracelet during a CBS Early Show interview in NYC and her premieres to Plan B. Ali Larter, the actress who played alongside Beyonce, wore a necklace to a FEED Foundation event this year. Hayden Panettiere wore a bracelet to the premiere of Temple Gradin and the list goes on and on. House of Lavande is truly an established brand with the stars.
If you’d like to feel like a celebrity yourself, check out the fabulous one-of-a kind vintage jewelry finds you’ll see on Taigan online. You can choose from so many beautiful pieces like a 1970’s Yves St -Laurent numbered gold cuff bracelet with rope and stud detail. It has large green, purple and blue cabachons and small pearl accents. There’s also a 1960’s KJL signed pair of earrings with large faceted aquamarine stone surrounded by diamante accents at the clip and a large floral like aquamarine, amethyst, and diamante drop. Or if you prefer an unsigned large silver cuff with diamante navettes, round cut stones and pearl accents. Whichever piece of House of Lavande jewelry is your favorite, you’ll surely get plenty of compliments.
And don’t forget, if you need designer clothes to match the beautiful necklace or bracelet you purchased, browse through the specialty stores on Taigan for gowns, cocktail dresses, heels and even casual wear.