Sophie Theallet

Finn Jewelry For Sophie Theallet

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Fashion and jewelry go together like chocolate and peanut butter. At New York Fashion Week earlier this year the two combined beautifully at CFDA winner Sophie Theallet's runway show. Theallet's inspiration for the collection was the fairy tale story of a peasant girl that becomes a princess. Finn Jewelry created a capsule collection of pieces to match the ethereal quality of the collection. The pieces make use of little charms that are delicate and magical. An 18K gold fairy tale charm necklace includes a fixed pave diamond star, pave moon star charm, dagger charm, medallion charm, carved garnet heart charm, and bell charm and sells for $4,375. Another look is after the jump.

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The Fashion Statement: The Obama Effect

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Filed under: The Fashion Statement

Michelle Obama seems to be single-handedly thrusting unknown designers into the fashion stratosphere. First, there was Jason Wu who, before the now infamous Inaugural Gown, was known only in fashion circles.

Sophie Théallet is the latest no-name to get noticed arguably from being a favorite of today's jackpot when it comes to celebrity endorsements, the First Lady. Earlier this week the French-born designer, who specializes in boho-luxe designs (read: very expensive and pretty hippie-like dresses), won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund which gives $200,000 to deserving upstart designers. While the honor is voted upon by members of the CFDA, it certainly didn't hurt that only months before, Michelle Obama wore Théallet's dresses to a number of events including Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral.

So who is Sophie Théallet? Turns out, she's one of those behind-the-scenes stars of the design world. According to her bio, she was tapped by Parisian department store Le Printemps to design her own collection right out of design school. After that, she paid her dues as an assistant designer to Jean-Paul Gaultier and Azzedine Alaïa where she was dubbed his right hand woman.

Three years ago, she moved to New York and started freelancing for various fashion brands. In 2005, she launched resort line Motu Tane with beauty guru Francois Nars.

Gallery: Sophie Theallet Fashion Statement