Bridal Designer Danielle Frankel's New Jewelry Collection Is Art You Can Wear

Danielle Frankel, the woman behind the ethereal dress Katie Lee wore to her dreamy wedding on the Amalfi Coast, has just come out with a full-fledged jewelry line that's both architectural and awe-inspiring "Our customer is investing in statement pieces whether or not she's getting married," Frankel explains Collaborating with fine jewelry artisans, Frankel handpicked every single pearl from the most recent Southeast Asian harvest.

"Most of these designs required four or five iterations so that we could fully understand the architecture," Frankel admits "We also had to ensure practicality for the wearer and the ability to create the pieces at scale." For the metal pearl drop earring, Frankel was inspired by Ruth Asawa's wire sculptures and worked with an unusual metal mesh that is pulled taught to hold the pearl nested inside For the two oyster pearl earrings, the gradation and placement needed to be just right in order for each earring to work in harmony-a perfect marriage, if you will.

"The jewelry itself is an extension of our brand and where we would like to grow within our client's wardrobe," Frankel adds. . Source