Patty Tobin celebrates the grand opening of Nina Fuentes' brainchild, The Chill Concept, at Miami's Hardcore Art Contemporary Space on Semptember 10, 2011.
Prince Malik (left) and Nina Fuentes (right) joined Patty Tobin (center) at her flagship boutique in Chelsea on Fashion's Night Out to celebrate the second anniversary of her grand opening in New York City.
It was our honor and pleasure to exhibit Patty Tobin at The Chill Concept at the Hardcore Art Contemporary Space in Miami this past season. Nestled right in the heart of Miami’s wonderfully edgy Wynwood Art District, Hardcore has been home to our first art gallery installation of Patty Tobin jewelry.
After kicking off in September with the gallery’s grand opening, we have had the opportunity to introduce Patty Tobin jewelry, not only to local Miami residents, but to international travelers as well. (Needless to say, Art Basel in December was one of our favorite highlights of the season.)
We want to say a special Thank You to Nina Fuentes and all our friends at Hardcore! Nina and her staff couldn’t have been more lovely to work with. Nina, an artist herself, and the creator of The Chill Concept gallery, discovered us rather serendipitously at our New York City flagship store in Chelsea last May while making her usual gallery rounds. Recognizing Patty Tobin jewelry as “wearable art,” Nina instantly saw an opportunity to incorporate us into her concept for the new gallery’s installation. (Read more…)
Patty Tobin and Nina Fuentes on Fashion's Night Out on September 8, 2011.
Nina is without a doubt in the ranks of celebrity women who wear Patty Tobin. We are always so impressed with her sense of style and taste. We can’t wait to exhibit with her again at Hardcore later this year for the 2012-2013 season! An exciting new collection is already in the works, so stay tuned.
It’s that time of year! With March rapidly approaching, wedding season will soon be in full gear. While Patty Tobin does bridal jewelry all year round, spring and summer is the time we find ourselves in high demand. Whether it’s a necklace, a pair of earrings or a bracelet for the bride, something for mothers, or matching sets for your bridesmaids, we are always happy to work one-on-one with brides to find the perfect accessories for the big day.
Last week, Ashley walked down the aisle wearing one of our favorite bridal pieces: a delicate three-strand freshwater pearl and 14K gold necklace that sits lightly right along the base of the neck above the clavicle with a simple single pearl drop earring to match. Ashley came in unsure of exactly what she wanted – maybe a bracelet, maybe a necklace or maybe just a pair of earrings – but looking for something that was classic, elegant, and not too “blingy.”
Like many brides, she was having a hard time finding something that was “just right” and within her budget. As you start to look, many brides will likely find that a lot of “bridal jewelry” is costume with lots of rhinestone action and sparkle. While that look totally can work for some, there are those looking for something a little more special that they can hold on to, wear again and one day pass onto their children. That is why so many come to us to design something especially for them with real pearls, real gemstones and precious metals. Every bride is different, which is why we enjoy working with each one individually.
While in the store with us, Ashley not only found the perfect jewelry for herself, but she found the perfect piece for her mother to wear: a lovely multicolor shell pearl necklace with pearls in silver, bronze, black and cream shades that added the perfect accent of color with her gold wrap and black dress. (Moms always love to find something special for their outfit when they come in looking with their daughters and we couldn’t be happier to oblige.)
Bridesmaids’ jewelry is another fun element that we love to design. Working with your wedding colors is such a great opportunity to incorporate any number of semiprecious gemstones or colored crystals. We may be a little bias here, but as far as we’re concerned there’s nothing that makes a better gift for your bridesmaids than a beautiful piece of jewelry.
Beautiful bridesmaids
Take for instance one of our recent brides, Elizabeth. She had five close friends in her bridal party, all of whom had been extremely helpful and involved in all the various planning stages of her wedding, and she really wanted to give them something very special as a thank you that they could wear again. Together with Liz, we designed a beautiful matching necklace and earring set using a deep red faceted garnet and 18K vermeil chain that complimented their cabernet shade chiffon dresses. The girls looked stunning and we’re so thrilled with their gifts they wrote to us to tell us so.
If you are a bride to be and are interested in designing something custom for your wedding day, you can call 212.414.0174 to set up a private appointment with the designer in our NYC store, or just stop in and talk to a member of our staff who will be more than happy to help.
PLUS Model Magazine features jewelry by Patty Tobin in it's January 2012 issue that has sparked a media frenzy with it's "Plus Size Bodies: What’s Wrong With Them Anyways?" feature story.
PLUS Model Magazine recent feature, “Plus Size Bodies: What’s Wrong With Them Anyways?” has sparked a major media frenzy over the past week that’s reached around the globe and led to feature stories on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Entertainment Tonight, Fox News, and dozens of other newspaper and blog websites.
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Our involvement with this issue, of course, started when Patty Tobin jewelry was selected for the January 2012 issue that features plus-size model Katya Zharkova in a gutsy photoshoot that has since been characterized as “explosive” and “thought provoking.”
The question the issue poses is simple: What’s so wrong with plus sized bodies anyways? The answer: nothing.
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Then why has this story stirred up so much controversy you ask? Because, in addition to the fact that women today are bombarded with countless weight-loss advertisements every single day by a multi-billion dollar industry that preys on the fear of being fat, according to editor-in-chief of PPM Madeline Figueroa-Jones who wrote the hot topic article, the fashion industry has continued to support the dwindling figure of your average American model. Despite the fact that 50% of women in this country today wear a size 14 or larger, the vast majority of models today continue to shrink down to anorexic proportions.
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Frankly, our position on the issue is this: These women are beautiful! They’re healthy, they’re curvy and it’s about time we start addressing the fact that the “full figured” woman who takes care of herself and styles herself is as lovely as her smaller counterpart. Good things not only come in small packages but in larger packages too! The idea that mainstream perception of “full figure” is synonymous with “fat” or “unhealthy” is ludacris!
Patty Tobin jewelry always makes a statement but has never made a better one than it has here in Katya’s photo shoot. We often style this pearl lariat down the bare back of a black tie ensemble, but Jacci Jaye takes it to a whole other level by draping it down Katya’s bare back with nothing else but her Christian Louboutin’s.
We are so excited for the follow up story PPM’s February issue will feature on the story behind the shoot. The teasers are out and Patty Tobin jewelry is featured!
Check out more on "Get the Look -- Luxe Jewels" featuring Patty Tobin
For now though, check out the latest installment of “Get The Look” featured by PPM. It highlights the “Luxe Jewels” Katya Zharkova wore for the photoshoot, including our Patty Tobin jewels. “[Donning] nothing but goegeous baubles, bangles and beads” by Patty Tobin and Atelier Minyon, stylist Jacci Jaye shares with readers where they can get the same look. Check out the story online here and look for it in the next issue of PPM out February 1st 2012!
Patty Tobin has always believed that accessories rule when it comes to fashion. A woman’s outfit may be her canvas, but her true style – that which is most unique to her personality – is found in her accessories: her jewelry, her shoes, her bag, her belt, her scarf. It’s always been our motto that jewelry is the “ultimate fashion accessory” and it seems so appropriate to use it here – where a woman’s size has no baring on her beauty or style whatsoever. Whatever your size, Patty Tobin jewelry is a one-size fits all luxury for every woman.
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We love working with brides at Patty Tobin and every once in a while we get extra special lucky to work with one who wants to go a little outside the box. A few months ago, then bride to be, Veronica Pecnik, came into our store looking for her wedding jewelry. While most brides stick to the traditional white pearl variety of jewelry, Veronica was looking for something different. She saw our turquoise shard necklace and fell in love. It was to be her “something blue” and let’s just say, after seeing the wedding photos, the girl blue it out of the water on this one. She looked absolutely fabulous in her gorgeous v-neck white satin gown with this one of a kind statement piece. She couldn’t have been happier with how the necklace looked with her dress and we couldn’t have been happier to help make her wedding day that much more special.
Bride, Veronica Pecnik, wearing her "something blue" by Patty Tobin.
Esthetique released their fourth issue this week and Patty Tobin jewelry is all over it! We’re so excited to see our jewelry in these AMAZING spreads. Yuko Nakao is the stylist for the magazine and she is absolutely top notch! We just love working with her and when you check out these images, I’m sure you can see why.
Mother of Pearl torsade by Patty Tobin in blue as seen in Esthetique's fourth issue ($595).
We are always talking about all the different ways you can wear Patty Tobin jewelry — whether it’s layering it with another piece, wearing the clasp to the front, or being a little more daring and wearing some of our longer pieces off your shoulder or draped down your back and Yuko totally gets it! Her talents coupled with our jewelry and the amazing photography of Brian Offidani, hair by Yas, and makeup by Monique Mansour, Esthetique provides the fashion find of the year for all you fashionistas out there looking for inspiration.
Left: Multicolor freshwater pearl double-strand necklace by Patty Tobin ($695). Right: White and silver keshi pearl torsade by Patty Tobin ($895).
You can page through the latest issue online simply by clicking here.
Patty Tobin's pink keshi pearl torsade as seen in Esthetique, $895.
Yurga Lago (left) and Patty Tobin (right) at Klaipeda trunk show.
Jewelry designer, Yurga Lago, recently hosted New York jewelry designer, Patty Tobin, at her boutique in Klaipeda, reports a local magazine there. Guests of the evening previewed Patty Tobin for Yurga – a new collection of luxury necklaces, bracelets and earrings, all made from semiprecious gemstones and precious metals. Everyone in attendance agreed the only difficult part of the evening was choosing which one of the designer’s stunning pieces was their favorite – a very positive overall reflection of the night, we think.
This event and a second trunk show in Vilnius held the same week marked the first of many joint ventures between the two designers. With help from Tobin, Yurga’s jewelry made its debut on the CBS Early Show when Dr. Jennifer Hartstein sported one her new pins on a segment back in November.
Yurga and Tobin are also gearing up for the opening of a joint showroom in New York City around April 2012 with a debut party for Yurga hosted by Tobin at her Chelsea boutique later that fall. The two believe their collaboration is just the ticket for expanding each designer’s global audience, their clientele base as well as their brand recognition on an international level.
It is all very exciting and we can’t wait to build more on the success of December’s shows in Lithuania, so stay tuned for more over the coming year!
From left to right: Patty Tobin, Yurga Lago and friends, Agla, Ruta, Nika, and Diva, at tree lighting in Klaipeda.
After a successful show in Vilnius, Patty traveled to Lithuania’s coastal city of Klaipeda with Yurga last week and was welcomed by friends, clients and media for her second show on Saturday. The reception was wonderful. Guests came with flowers and good wishes for Patty and left with reserves on their favorite pieces for the holidays. Many boasted of their excitement for such a wonderful addition to their favorite Lithuanian jewelry designer’s collection now that Patty and Yurga are in full collaboration mode.
You could really feel the holiday spirit in the air at both events. The women were lovely and so eager to welcome a new designer and her beautiful collection to their cities. There is not enough that can be said for Yurga herself, an amazing jewelry designer she is, but such a wonderfully sweet woman besides. We are so thrilled to be partnering with her and to welcome her into our own family here at Patty Tobin. Yurga is convinced the holiday season will be successful and has no doubts that she’ll sell out Patty’s entire collection!
Once the holidays are behind us, Patty and Yurga will be moving full steam ahead in their collaboration efforts with plans to open a joint showroom in NYC sometime in 2012. Patty also plans to host Yurga’s U.S. debut in NYC next fall. Exciting developments lay ahead, so stay tuned for more!
From left to right: Patty Tobin's green fire agate necklace and bracelet sets; hessonite garnet briolette necklace and earrings shown next to blue topaz earrings and smokey topaz torsade; bali sterling and freshwater pearl necklace.
After so much planning and anticipation, Patty has landing safely in Vilnius and is now gearing up for not one, but TWO, holiday trunk shows in Lithuania! Our gracious host, Yurga Lago, a renowned jewelry designer in her own right, has been nothing short of amazing. With her help we will be debuting the Patty Tobin collection in the city of Vilnius on Thursday, December 1st from 7:00PM-9:00PM, at Yurga’s boutique. Special guests and press have been invited to attend, so that they might have a chance to meet Patty in person and see her beautiful collection of semiprecious gemstone and freshwater pearl jewelry first-hand.
I saw the collection before Patty left and it is totally “signature” Patty Tobin: gorgeous pearl and gemstones ropes, luscious “gemmy gem gem” torsades, stunning pendants, matching earrings and bold cuff bracelets. One thing is for certain: The women of Vilnius are in for a real treat!
New to the plan — and a very exciting addition — is our second show, which will be hosted again by Yurga at her larger boutique in Klaipeda, a beautiful city situated right on the coast of Lithuania where the mouth of the Nemunas River flows into the Baltic Sea (talk about a great venue). The show will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at 7:00PM.
Stay tuned to hear how it all goes!
Everybody knows about Black Friday, but do you know about Small Business Saturday?? This coming Saturday marks the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday — a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year.
Black Friday has notoriously been the “kickoff” for holiday shopping with big box retailers offering major discounts on everything from home electronics to clothes to bedding, but there are a lot of businesses that get left behind on this “Superbowl” of shopping days and that’s all the little mom and pop stores like us who can’t afford to offer 75% their merchandise.
But here at Patty Tobin, we’re doing our best to offer you a big discount on jewelry! For one day only, we’re offering our customers 15% their purchase at our Chelsea boutique (108 W. 17th Street) and on our online store!!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get a great deal on holiday gifts AND to support a local, family owned small business 🙂 It’s a win-win deal! VISIT OUR ONLINE SHOP NOW! (Enter this code to receive your discount: SBS1126)
Top left: Patty Tobin with the president and members of the board of the Islamic Heritage Society; top right: Patty Tobin with luncheon chair, Anwar Al-Mansoor.
Yesterday’s showcase at the United Nations Plaza was a smashing success. The women attending the Islamic Heritage Society’s annual luncheon loved the jewelry and we couldn’t have been more pleased with the reception. The event was a special fundraiser for the poverty-stricken country of Somalia with proceeds going to benefit the women and children of the area – a cause we were more than happy to support. The president and board members of the Islamic Heritage Society, along with Anwar Al-Mansoor, the luncheon chair, couldn’t have be lovelier. We hope to work with them again for their annual shopping event this coming Spring.
