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February 14, 2009 8:17 pm >> IN PRODUCTION —Will Alexander Wang's non-earring earring collaboration with Paris Kain of AbraxasRex be this season's Jil Sander-Damiani earrings?  Both are non-traditional approaches to ear decoration and can be worn in one ear alone.  Let's just hope that the Wang version — which wraps completely around the top of the ear and ends on a point at the neck with four sets of curved spines sticking out — rings up at a price substantially less than the $4,500-$10,000 Jil Sanders (they should).
Fall 2009 Fashion Week: Baubles, Baubles, Baubles
Baubles, Baubles, Baubles February 10, 2009 12:59 pm >> Fall 2009 is jewelry's time to shine, judging by all of the collaborations debuting during Fashion Week.  Besides Alexander Wang working with Paris Kain of AbraxasRex on "industrial," "animalistic" pieces, Bensoni commissioned Bing Bang's Anna Sheffield to do candy heart necklaces with pyramid pendants, Jason Wu enlisted Philip Crangi to add a "tough element" to his collection, Gilles Mendel and Subversive's Justin Giunta teamed up for chains and jewels to will appear on and worked into the J.Mendel collection, Eddie Borgo channeled his triangle obsession for Jen Kao, producing a sharp set of baubles — and he also working with Joseph Altuzarra.  Not to mention a variety of other partners in jeweldom: Hervé Van der Straeten and Ruffian, Thakoon and Fenton's Dana Lorenz, DanniJo and Trovata, Roxanne Assouline and Brian Reyes .
Alexander Wang Fall 2009: Sleek and Streamlined, with Jewelry
Sleek and Streamlined, with Jewelry February 5, 2009 4:09 pm >> Last season brought shoes and a diffusion line, and for Fall 2009, Alexander Wang is branching out into jewelry as part of a collaboration with Brooklyn-based designer Paris Kain of AbraxasRex, who worked with Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein in the past.The collection is small — four pieces — and includes silver cuffs and earrings that Alex says are neither worn pierced nor clipped on.