Fashion design duo Badgley Mischka has come up with jewelry for both the high and low ends of the fashion market. Last year they collaborated with the Renk sisters, designers of six-year-old fashion jewelry line Sequin, to create vintage-inspired costume jewelry. Last week during New York Fashion Week they showed off their high-end fashion collection along with jewelry that is the start of a fine jewelry line with Zalemark. The fashion line included luxurious suits, fur vests and long flowing evening gowns in jewel tones. Steven Zale the jewelry designer selected an ruby cabochon oval drop necklace in gold and diamonds to match with a black silk shirt-waisted dress with boots. Zalemark will work closely with the design team to develop, create and manufacture a two-tier couture line and a bridal line of fine jewelry under the Badgley Mischka label. Couture sets will include one-of-a-kind fashion pieces and a collection to compliment Badgley Mischka ready-to-wear and Badgley Mischka Bridal will feature unique semi-mounts, some rings complete with center stone, crafted with top quality G/VS stones and Belgium ideal cuts. Zalemark plans to debut the full collection at the Couture Show in Las Vegas, May 2008 and it will be in stores this fall.

In the latest mix of celebrity and high-end fashion, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen are modeling for Badgley Mischka. The tiny twins will appear in the ad campaign which will be in April fashion magazines.  Gilles Bensimon shot the girls in their fancy glam garb in the presidential suite of the St. Regis hotel. WWD reports that the girls are also fans of the line and each has ordered six dresses from the designers. The girls look lovely but posed as they are in this hotel hallway they remind me of the ghost twins from the Shining. Eerie.