In 1986, a young, ambitious and insanely talented girl Temple St. Clair created her first collection of jewelry, and this year can be considered the birth of the Temple St. brand. Clair. Temple was born and lived in sunny Florence, so all her jewelry is literally imbued with the spirit of this place – lightness, brightness, grace, warmth. Jewelry from Temple St. Clair is most suitable for young and romantic natures who believe in true love, wait for a knight in shining armor and are fond of courtly romances of the Renaissance.
Temple herself associates herself with the famous Scarlett O’Hara: beautiful and soft on the outside, she has an unbending core, courage and a strong character inside. Like Scarlett, the girl was born in the American South, and later moved to Europe. It was here that the young jeweler began to think about the possibility of creating her own jewelry brand.
Passion for the Middle Ages, romance can be traced in every piece of jewelry from Temple St. Clair. In Byzantium, the rulers preferred to wear perfectly polished gems, which were inserted into jewelry, decorated with festive attire. Crystals cut in this way acquire the effect of asterism, that is, star-shaped highlights appear in it, which Temple herself associates with romantic images of beautiful ladies, faithful knights, magicians and medieval kings.
A feature of the jewelry from Temple St. Clair is a minimalist setting and cabochon cut. Temple creates very unusual jewelry, for example, the Rock Crystal Amulets collection, which is completely dedicated to the Middle Ages. This line was created based on the works of the famous architect Antonio GaudÃ. The collection includes chic gold pendants in the shape of starfish, rings are decorated with exotic curls, flower buds with drops of precious dew. By the way, it was this collection that brought Temple St. Clair world famous.
Among other lines, the antique collection with the speaking name – Odyssey Collection stands out. Here the jeweler decided to deviate a little from the Middle Ages and devote her attention to Greek mythology. Such jewelry could well have been worn by famous ancient Greek beauties: Cassandra, Penelope or Helen of Troy. Here, long earrings, thin gold rings rule the show, bracelets wrap around hands like a vine, and pendants are made in the form of funny animals. Temple, when working on this collection, used ancient stones: rubies and emeralds.
Another romantic collection from Temple St. Clair is a series of Angels that reflects the preferences of the Renaissance. The inspiration for this line was the painting by Raphael – “The Sistine Madonna”, so it is not surprising that all rings, pendants and bracelets are decorated with thoughtful, but very cute angels.
Temple believes that a lot can be said about a woman by what kind of jewelry she prefers. The main contingent of people who wear jewelry from Temple St. Clair are gentle, noble, romantic and vulnerable ladies who do not hesitate to show their tenderness, elegance and sensual beauty.
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