How To Travel In Style

There are so many wonderful films about Americans traveling in Italy, but my favorite is Sir David Lean's Summertime, starring a gorgeous middle aged Katherine Hepburn. A story of unrequited love and a hopelessly romantic secretary named Jane Hudson who falls for Renato, a married antiques dealer and Lothario, the film celebrates the city of Venice like no other.

Here's Jane showing us how it's done at any age, with amazing style and grace. I never get tired of her prim wasp waisted 1950's dresses, sensible white sandals for meandering the streets of Venice with her movie camera and perfect costume jewels...

Read more about the film here and do watch this wonderful clip of Renato admiring Jane in the Piazza San Marco. My guess is you will rent this movie or make travel plans to Venice pronto!

Travel in summertime style with distressed sterling silver stacking rings from my Estate Collection, featuring miniature hand painted enamel vintage travel charms. Popular tourist trinkets that date back from the 1940's to the 1970's, I'm sure Jane picked up one in Venice for her fabulous charm bracelet!

Cynthia Rybakoff Estate Collection Venezia Travel Rings, $275.00 exclusively at CynthiaRybakoff.com. See them at NOTCOUTURE.

Film stills courtesy of ALoverOfVenice.

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Eye Candy

I'm so excited for one one my bracelets to be posted to NotCouture, a digital bulletin board of visually stunning and innovative luxe fashion + design. Many thanks to the editors there who supply us with our daily fix of eye candy!

Cynthia Rybakoff sterling silver Atomic Bubble bracelet, $298 at Supermarket.

Shining Example

Spotted on NOTCOUTURE, item #3567, my sterling silver handmade chain with royal purple ribbon ties. The site concept is simple and effective: a visual filtration of ideas + aesthetics + amusements. I recommend frequent visits to check out the latest in international fashion and design trends.

This necklace, which can be worn as a belt, is from the Link Collection, which launched in 2005. The entire collection of earrings, bracelets and rings is based on a single beveled link design, inspired by nautical chain. Each piece consists on individually cast links which are polished and connected one at a time. The monotony of pure silver is broken occasionally by saturated bursts of semi-precious stone color. You can see select styles in the silver gallery on CynthiaRybakoff.com.

Cynthia Rybakoff sterling silver handmade chain necklace with purple ribbon ties, $1,380, by request at CynthiaRybakoff.com.