Female artists dominated the Grammys this year. Movies spearheaded by and featuring women were also front and center. And even if you spent the last year consigned to the International Space Station, you were well aware of which two performers strutting in thigh-high boots and lots of swinging hair have been ruling concert stages. Women have finally stolen the spotlight, and they ain’t letting go. What’s more, while simultaneously proving to be an undeniable force collectively, they are demanding to be noticed individually. Like the myriad Barbies we encounter while cruising through that delicious film, women come in all shapes, ages, sizes, and colors, so why should any one style, color, fabric, pattern, or silhouette declare whose cooler than whom? Those rules are no longer relevant. What sets a woman apart is radiating the satisfaction of being herself.
It's so gratifying to hear this declaration echoed in our Designer Spotlight interview with Elie Saab. Presiding over his coveted atelier over four decades, what has sustained Saab's career is his staunch adherence to a mission that might initially sound old fashioned, and yet the result couldn't be more current: to create a range of options so that a woman can be comfortable and realize the singularity in her beauty. Saab has never run after trends, and neither do his customers. He sees them as "strong, opinionated, and willing to be bold." And how do his women know what works best for them? "My clothes give her a sense of power."
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Having presented haute couture collections in Paris for twenty years, Saab knows that a surefire source of that power is customization. When he meets with his couture clients, he sets out to devise "a look that is specifically right and unique for her."
We agree. In fact, thanks to dazzling advances in technology and a relentlessly creative design team, Gabriel & Co. has embarked on customizing our fine jewelry as well. As you can tell from our vast website, the options are almost overwhelming. Now, add to that the ways we can fashion a necklace, an array of Bujukan bangles, or a cluster of diamond huggies so that they are yours and yours alone. If that isn't enticing enough, the fact that every gleaming piece we sell has its own serial number and is guaranteed for life means that you can stand in front of that mirror and smile at the realization that what you've clasped on is as distinctive as you are. Check out our website and your local fine jeweler to discover all the customizations that are now possible. Elie Saab claims to "never get tired of making clients feel special."
We couldn't agree more.
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