Thread Show LA Recap...

Last Sunday Danni and I went down to the Cooper Design Space for the Thread Show.  I have been to the Cooper building many times to do a lot of my buying for the store, but never have I had the pleasure of being on the 11th floor!  It's a huge open space surrounded by windows. You can see all the tall beautiful buildings outside in down town LA.  We happened to be next to Tatum the designer of Love Tatum for the second time which was really fun.  Her designs are incredible and she works with a lot of unique stones.

We met a ton of amazing people and sold a lot of wrap bracelets!  The new Freedom collection made with leather, chain, and fringe was also a big hit.  This next weekend I will be packing up the line again and heading up to San Francisco for the Thread Show at The Metreon on Sunday Nov. 20th.  If you missed us in LA then stop by and see us while we are in SF or at our boutique in Costa Mesa.

Dannie gearing up for the day :)

View from our booth 

New Freedom Collection

Danni and I 

Love affair with Bows!!

So several years ago my sister, mother and I made an interesting discovery... We all doodle bow ties on our down time.  We were all sitting around the table having lunch together and one of us brought up the fact that they draw bow ties while talking on the phone.  We all laughed as we realized that we ALL draw them!  So today's post is dedicated to my lovely Mother Debbie and sister Dani.  Love you ladies with all my heart!

Little Rooms double finger ring $50.  I need own this asap!

Little Rooms bow ring $36

Maison Scotch Shirt $90

Mod Cloth Dress $47.99

Tycoon bow tie $52 

Calling all Jewelry Lovers!

Sunday Nov. 13th Thread show will be coming to the Cooper Design Space in downtown LA.  Indie designers from all over will be showcasing their handmade products. We at Briana Rene will be there with our new collections.  Our Freedom Collection will be viewed for the first time and we are hoping you love it as much as we do!  Here is a sneak peak of some of the items you can expect to see at our booth.  For more information head over to Thread Show.

Fringe Necklace $65

14k gold filled earrings $70

Gold Wing Earrings $18

Taste of Boudoir: Girls Night out

Looking for something fun to do tomorrow night?  Then grab a few girl friends and head on over to B. Bride style lounge at South Coast Collection in Costa Mesa.  The event will take place from 6:30-9:00pm.  Owner Summer Giaquinta has a very fun evening planned.  Filled with speciality cocktails, tasty treats, trunks shows by local bridal and boudoir designers, along with your chance to win a private boudoir photo shoot that incudes full hair and make-up services.  Amongst many other giveaways we will be offering up one of our very own hand-made bloomers!  RSVP to bri@brianarenedesigns.com.  Hope to see you all there:)

Girl Crush: Kristen Stuart

In November's issue of Italian Vogue Kristen Stuart did the most amazing shoot. While others may disagree I think there is a lot to love about this young actress.  She is is anti-fame, slightly weird in public interviews, rebellious, and did I mention beautiful!  I loved her role as Joan Jett in "The Runway's" as well as her rebellious role as Mallory in "Welcome to the Riley's where she plays a young misguided teenager. And then there was her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight Series.  While I should be way past the age of liking these vampire movies I have to say I am more than looking forward to "Breaking Dawn" part 1 on November 18th!

Orange Coast Magazine: November Issue

Recently Briana Rene has been getting some great press in Orange Coast Magazine.   A few months ago I met Michelle the fashion stylist for Orange Coast magazine.  Last month both or clothing and vintage inspired lingerie were featured in the October issue.

This month she was doing a piece on leather and remembered that I use a lot of leather in my jewelry designs.  My fall 2011 Freedom collection is made up of super soft leather, fringe, and mixture of antique brass and silver chains. The Katharine necklace was featured on the cover page of the OC Style section as well as our leather braided wrap bracelets. You can view the articles below.

Orange Coast November 2011

Briana Rene Fringe Necklace $95

Briana Rene leather wraps $44

Florence and the Machine: Ceremonials

It's no secret to those close to me that I am completely obsessed with Florence and the Machine.  I have literally been counting down the months until the release of her new album  Ceremonials. It was released yesterday and has been on permanent repeat ever since.  This might be her best album yet if there is even such a thing because her previous two albums were incredible.  It's safe to say that I have not ever loved a girl artist more than I love Florence.  Her voice is like an angel and her long flowy dresses are to die for. Oh did I mention she was my entire inspiration for dying my hair red last year.  If you haven't already download her new album do it now! I promise you will not be let down.  Here is the video to her new song "Shake it out".  I would give anything to own that stunning gold dress she wears in the video.

My top 5 favorite songs after the first listen are:
1. What the water gave me
2. Shake it out
3. Never let me go
4. No light No light
5. Strangeness and Charm

Whats yours?