imogene

imogene is one of the most adorable lines of jewelry ever made, cuter than a basket of dozy kittens in the sunshine. Each piece is designed and cut by Annie Chau, who is as adorable as her jewelry, which is all quirky, delicate necklaces and earrings cut from sterling silver or brass into flora and fauna. Most of her items are priced at under $ 100 – but I suspect they won’t be for long, as more and more people discover her jewelry!
Although you can purchase the jewelry through the online store, imogene is also a regular fixture at DC’s Crafty Bastards fairs, where I got my favourite necklace, a sterling silver octopus. When the jumpring broke on the pendant, I got in touch with Annie through her website, and mailed the necklace to her, which she repaired, cleaned and returned in less than three days at no additional charge.
I used to have a pair of earrings made by her, stylized art nouveau curlicues, one of which is lying somewhere at the New York Grill on top of the Park Hyatt Tokyo. She offered to cut me a replacement but I somehow never got round to doing it.
Seriously, support local businesses! Annie is awesome, and so is her jewelry.