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The Jumbled Jewels of Tom Binns
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Like designers Jason Wu, Loree Rodkin and others, jewelry creator Tom Binns recently got a Mrs. Obama boost when the First Lady wore one of his creations at the black-tie dinner for the National Governor's Association. The tangled mass of pearls worn above a glittering Peter Soronen gown made a dramatic statement. Binns designs pieces with a punk couture sensibility honed by working with Vivienne Westwood and Macolm McLaren.
Yes, there are safety pins in his collections, often rendered in smooth gold and affixed to a riotous bulk of chains. But Binns also does pretty, there are Art Nouveau influences, as wells as gothic skulls, crosses and necklaces that pair rhinestones with tumbled glass. The effect is a beautiful nonsense completely in line with his Dada leanings.
The LA Times's Booth Moore profiled Binns this week, revealing a charming curmudgeon who's a bit of a workaholic. He is currently producing 30 collections with price points ranging from the low hundreds to around $25,000. He recently opened his first store in New York City. Binn is sanguine about his Obama moment. He's quoted in the profile as saying "t's actually the integrity that's precious, not the material. Value is not what they say it is, it's what you feel it is. And she looked like a million dollars."
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