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I'm blown away by the people who travel tiffany cufflinks on sale all over the world to come shop in that store," says Anthony Camargo. "A lot of people make a special trip," adds his partner, Nak Armstrong. The two jewelry designers are talking about their flagship, which isn't on a jet-setter's typical shopping itinerary. It's not in New York. It's not in L.A. It's in Austin, Texas. The international fashion crowd isn't the only set in search of Anthony Nak jewels, though. Fellow Texans go equally mad for the duo's lacy gold pendant necklaces and big, bright teardrop earrings. Camargo and Armstrong were even asked to the White House to accessorize Barbara and Jenna Bush for their dad's second inauguration. The designers, who met in Manhattan ten years ago, didn't start creating fine jewelry straight off. They experimented with hand-painted fabrics and a line of scarves picked up by Neiman Marcus and Stanley Korshak. But since Camargo had a background in furniture design and sculpture, and Armstrong had studied architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, making fine baubles seemed like a more logical path to take. "We went to the craft store," Camargo says, "got some materials, and taught ourselves how to make jewelry."

The Lulu Frost jewelry line finds tiffany money clips on sale in the flotsam and jetsam of times past. Locks, hinges, and door escutcheons may seem unlikely sources for the elegant, handcrafted jewelry that Lisa Salzer designs under the name Lulu Frost--but then not many jewelry designers daydreamed in childhood about vintage Ren Lalique and Art Nouveau pieces in enamel from Georges Fouquet.The Lulu Frost jewelry line finds beauty in the flotsam and jetsam of times past.Locks, hinges, and door escutcheons may seem unlikely sources for the elegant, handcrafted jewelry that Lisa Salzer designs under the name Lulu Frost-but then not many jewelry designers daydreamed in childhood about vintage Ren Lalique and Art Nouveau pieces in enamel from Georges Fouquet. "I was obsessed with the enameling. I loved the colors," says the 22-year-old Dartmouth grad, recalling the summers she spent hanging around her grandmother's estate-jewelry shop in Lambertville, New Jersey.Salzer has turned her tiffany keys on sale legacy into a thriving operation. In her uptown studio, she applies the supple bend of a hinge or the curvature of a paste shoe buckle to divine adornments. Keyholes-the keys long forgotten-become earrings; a vintage pocket watch with its inner workings exposed becomes an Alice in Wonderland pendant; the lens of antique bifocals hangs from a wrist as a charm. She has even turned bronze room numbers from the original Plaza Hotel into necklaces. It is this melding of found objects with contemporary craftsmanship that makes Lulu Frost interesting right now; Salzer cites Alber Elbaz's use of vintage sequins for Lanvin as an example of a kindred fashion spirit. "Time," she says, "gives a mystery to old things."

For the party to celebrate Cartier's new jewelry line, the ten CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists were given a plum assignment.The crowd ARRIVING at the launch of the Caresse d'Orchides par Cartier collection may have initially wondered why eight stunning women in their midst-among them Lisa Airan, Kirsten Dunst, and Trish Goff-were wearing purple. But it didn't take long for guests to realize that the color signified Cartier's support for tiffany 1837 on sale top up-and-coming designers. While celebrating its new line, the jewelry company took the opportunity to donate money to the ten finalists of this year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. To show their appreciation, the finalists, from Derek Lam to Project Alabama, created dresses for their favorite muses to wear to the Cartier event. The resulting mauves, lilacs, and plums emulated the hues of the jewels that accent Cartier's new diamond orchid brooches, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.Jane Mayle made a satin empire gown for Kirsten Dunst (who was given her first Mayle piece, a turquoise dress, by director Sofia Coppola when she was fifteen). "To receive this support for something that's fun to do anyway," says Mayle, "is tremendous."