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Eddie Borgo Spring 2012

fashionologie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:53:10 PDT

>> Inspired by the "power of symbols," magic, and the occult, Eddie Borgo's black, white, lavender, and cream-colored Spring 2012 collection riffs on his signature cone bracelets and tassel earrings while also introducing a few new structures, including fractured hearts and pentagram stars. "I'm always looking at the dichotomy between light and dark, hard and soft, aggressive and feminine," Borgo says. "The challenge is to do that with new techniques while always keeping a rock'n' roll sensibility." Click through to preview the collection, currently available for preorder on Moda Operandi.

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Eddie Borgo, Monique Pean Receive CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Grants from Tiffany & Co

fashionologie — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:22:17 PDT

>> As part of a new, three-year partnership between the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and Tiffany & Co. to support emerging jewelry designers, Monique Pean and Eddie Borgo were awarded grants - Pean received $150,000 and Borgo received $100,000. All nine jewelry designers who have been named CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists since the fund's inception in 2004 were eligible to apply for the grant; each was required to submit statements on their brand’s creative vision, their current collection, and their brand's financial information - including intended use for the grant.

Eddie Borgo Goes Tropic-Bright for Resort 2012

Christina Perez — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:01:46 PDT

>> For Resort 2012, Eddie Borgo's signature spikes and studs lighten up in sunny yellow, tropical blue, and aqua pave. Inspired by ancient rulers' historic penchant for turquoise - and its supposed protective properties - Borgo turned to the legendary gemstone, adding it to tribal shapes such as anchor pendants, spike necklaces, and arrow medallions. “I’d wanted to work with turquoise for a long time,” he explained. “Resort gave me an opportunity to rethink the classics.” Here's a peek at the entire tropical adventure-ready collection, now available for pre-order on Moda Operandi.

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Eddie Borgo's Exclusive J.Crew Collection Is Now Online

Christina Perez — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:47:26 PDT

>> Eddie Borgo's six-piece, limited-edition collection is now available online at J.Crew. Launched in honor of the designer's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner-up win, the accessories capsule of belts, cuffs, and necklaces features the same kind of edgy-chic aesthetic found in Borgo's own jewelry line. The prices, however, are much more accessible than his main line. A leather bow-pin, dotted with gold-plated brass studs, retails at $38, while a fringed, mesh-pocket necklace (the most expensive of the batch) rings in at $175. The oppurtunity to reach more fans through the collection was not lost on Borgo. "I think that modern women have a real ability to experiment with fashion, and brands like J.Crew provide the accessibility to try new things," he told Stylelist.

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Precious Metals - Must-Have Rose Gold Jewelry

fashionologie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:48:47 PDT

>> Gold's softer, pinker incarnation is definitely the most-wanted metal of the season. But it's not just about delicate sweetness. This Summer's coolest rose gold pieces play with opposites, contrasting the metal's sunset hues with edgy, unconventional shapes. Here, we've highlighted some of the chicest rose gold pieces around - click through to shop our selections from Eddie Borgo, Pamela Love, Alexis Bittar and more.

At left, Luv AJ Crystal Chunk Cocktail Ring, $121

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Shop the Best from the 2011 CFDA Award Winners

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:11:57 PDT

>> Prabal Gurung, Proenza Schouler, Eddie Borgo, and Alexander Wang all took home CFDA awards last night, and in honor of the newly-crowned winners, we rounded up a few of their most covetable pieces currently on the market, for your perusal.

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The 2011 CFDA Awards Are Here! Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung Take Home Wins

fashionologie — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:10:30 PDT

>> This evening at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York, fashion's finest gathered for the 2011 CFDA Awards.

And this year's winners are . . . (nominees here):

Accessory Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang
Menswear Designer of the Year: Michael Bastian
Swarovski Award for Menswear: Robert Geller
Swarovski Award for Womenswear: Prabal Gurung
Swarovski Award for Accessories: Eddie Borgo
Womenswear Designer of the Year: Proenza Schouler

This post will be updated with winners and more arrivals as the night continues.

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Tiffany Partners with CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund To Support Emerging Jewelry Designers

fashionologie — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:27:46 PDT

>> Tiffany & Co. has made a $1 million gift to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund: The resultant three-year partnership includes a one-time, $250,000 business development grant for one of the nine jewelry designers who has been a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist since the competition's 2004 launch. These designers include Eddie Borgo, Pamela Love, House of Waris's Waris Ahluwalia, Monique Pean, Irene Neuwirth, Philip Crangi, Subversive Jewelry's Justin Giunta, Anthony Nak's Nak Armstrong and Anthony Camargo (who shuttered their line last year), and Dean Harris. Each designer has received an application for the grant, and a winner will be named this Summer. “As a leader in the jewelry industry, it is important to us that the next generation of talented jewelry designers is able to succeed in the face of the many business challenges they face,” said Tiffany chairman and CEO Michael J. Kowalski. “Partnering with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, this grant is intended to continue to develop jewelry as an important field of design.” [WWD]

See Prabal Gurung's Full J.Crew Collection - Now Available Online!

fashionologie — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:58:07 PDT

>> Prabal Gurung's six-piece collaboration with J.Crew - which features looks from his past collections recreated in new colors and materials - launches online and in select stores today. The collection ranges from $198 for a pair of tuxedo trousers to $450 for a tulle rose top with a mesh back, and only 50 pieces were created for some of the designs.

"I played with volume and scale and focused on a few special pieces with a story to tell - it's very modern, chic, and put-together, but there's also a lived-in quality," Gurung said of the collection. "There's a subtext and sub-layers to the designs we chose for J.Crew," he noted, adding: "I worked closely with the J.Crew team to determine the looks that would translate well with both of our audiences. They did a stellar job producing each piece and I could not be happier with how everything turned out."

Eddie Borgo's J.Crew collaboration, meanwhile, hits in July - a preview can be seen here.

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Eddie Borgo, Prabal Gurung, and Billy Reid Celebrate Their J.Crew Collaborations

fashionologie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:41:23 PDT

>> The annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner collaborations kick off today - but this year, instead of Gap, J.Crew is the partner of choice. Billy Reid's 7-piece menswear collection is already online and runs through May, while Prabal Gurung's five-piece collection will be available online and in select J.Crew stores in June, and Borgo's pieces hit in July.

While Borgo's and Gurung's pieces have yet to be previewed, all three designers re-created pieces from their previous collections in new colors and materials for the collaboration, and J.Crew head of women's design Marissa Webb wore a pair of pants from Gurung's J.Crew collection to the launch party last night.

As for prices, Gurung says of his pieces: "Everything is under $500. I'm going to buy it for my sister, my cousins - everyone." And Borgo added: "I'm just excited to see what happens with this new customer. The cross-pollination of places like J.Crew and luxury brands - it's part of modern dressing."

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