In New York Metropolis, the vacation 2021 home windows at Bergdorf Goodman are, as ever, a lavish parade of caprice, fanfare, and kaleidoscopic colour. In the meantime, at Stanley Korshak, the American South’s reply to the Fifth Avenue luxurious division retailer, the home windows embrace an identical MO—executed with subtle restraint.
Devotees of the Dallas establishment will maybe acknowledge the paintings that’s on the heart of the tableau, created by Texas-based artist Michael Tracy.
Stanley Korshak’s 2021 vacation home windows had been the imaginative and prescient of the shop’s inventive director Bret McKinney and have paintings created by Michael Tracy, whose work is represented within the everlasting collections of a number of museums, together with the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork, the San Francisco Museum of Trendy Artwork, and the Dallas Museum of Artwork (photograph: WJN Photograph).
Tracy can also be a jewellery designer, perennially showcased within the retailer’s jewellery division.
“Tracy’s work are mirrored in his jewellery. I first met him by Ron and David at Ten Thousand Issues in 2001,” says Stanley Korshak high-quality jewellery purchaser Melissa Geiser. “He’s an unbelievable artist.”
The theme of the home windows nods to Diwali, the annual Hindu competition of lights (this 12 months it came about earlier this month). It’s a celebration of peace and pleasure, the victory of excellent over evil, and light-weight over darkness.
In line with Stanley Korshak inventive director Bret McKinney, the paintings displayed within the home windows is supposed to be a salute, and blessing, supplied to India, the place Tracy has frolicked honing his craft, each as a visible artist and a jeweler.
Lorenzetti ring in 18k blackened gold dome with tanzanite, rubellite, sapphires, and diamonds, $38,250; Michael Tracy
Given the window theme, a Michael Tracy jewel looks like a fairly excellent vacation reward to me, however for the definitive reply on jewellery gift-giving, I chatted with Geiser to search out out her high picks. Beneath, just a few key items and collections she’s betting on for vacation 2021—most are newcomers to her assortment, found on the Las Vegas Jewellery exhibits.
“The Established Journey or Die assortment is kitschy, enjoyable, cheap, cute, very Texas, and it makes you smile. We’ve got actual cowgirl purchasers—certainly one of my purchasers is part of the Texas Cowgirl Corridor of Fame, and she or he would love this assortment.”
From left: Howdy necklace in 18k gold with diamonds, $2,400; Cowboy pearls in 18k gold and diamonds, $2,550; and Journey or Die horseshoe necklace in 18k gold and diamonds, $3,000; Established
“We’ve been carrying Rene Escobar for a very long time, it could possibly be 10 years now. These bangles are a confirmed gift-giving merchandise due to the standard and the worth level—they begin at $1,000 or $1,100. I’ve had individuals engrave them. These bangles have most likely been my primary worth level reward merchandise for years.”
Assorted bangles in sterling silver, gold, and diamonds, costs on request; Rene Escobar
“Harwell Godfrey is new to our assortment. We picked up the road at Couture. We simply had [Lauren Harwell Godfrey] in for a private look, and it was extraordinarily profitable and the gathering was rather well acquired. Her line is basic with a twist, straightforward to put on, it’s fairly, not too girlie however not too minimalist both…she has one thing for everyone. And every bit could be very completed. She’s all about line and geometry, it’s very clear jewellery. It’s not that I don’t choose up fashionable issues, however I’m looking for longevity. I wish to construct companies. We’re in it for the long term, not the quick run.”
Knife-edge hoop earrings in 18k yellow gold with amethysts, multicolor sapphires, topaz, and tsavorite, $7,450; Harwell Godfrey
“I’m so enthusiastic about Studio Renn, who’re launching within the U.S. market with us. The road is elevated, completely attractive, and one thing completely different for the costlier, actually inventive space of the enterprise. They’re doing stunning, stunning items with little hidden particulars, and that’s what I thrive on. I get excited by surprising particulars—[for example,] there are hidden rubies beneath that Bleeding Tooth cuff you can’t see that simply mirror gentle.”
Clockwise from high: Bleeding Tooth bracelet in 18k gold with rubies and diamonds; Bleeding Tooth earrings in 18k gold with emeralds and rough-cut diamonds; and Bleeding Tooth ring with rubies and diamonds, all costs on request; Studio Renn
