APRIL 2012

JCK MAGAZINE ON SUSAN FOSTER MERCHANDISING



  

MARCH 2012

UK AND PARIS INSPIRATION TRIP

SUSAN FOSTERS VOYAGE DU INSPIRATION

THE FINE JEWELRY DESIGNER IS JETTING TO LONDON AND PARIS TO GLEAN INSPIRATION FOR HER UPCOMING FINE JEWELRY, BRIDAL, AND COUTURE COLLECTIONS.

THE LA-BASED JEWELER WHOSE CELEBRATED DIAMOND SLICE COLLECTION WHICH IS SHOWN AT SUCH HIGH-PROFILE GLOBAL RETAILERS LIKE HARRODS, IS KNOWN FOR CULLING INSPIRATION FROM AN ARRAY OF INTRIGUING SOURCES INCLUDING VINTAGE PIECES FROM FINE JEWEL HOUSES LIKE CARTIER AND VAN CLEEF, TIMELESS ESTATE FINDS, AS WELL AS FASCINATING OBJET D'ARTS, ALL OF WHICH SHE USES TO CREATE HER DIAMOND AND RARE GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS RICH IN BEAUTY AND DESIGN.

IN LONDON, SHE WILL ATTEND THE FAMED LUXURY DEPARTMENT STORE HARROD'S TO LAUNCH HER APRIL COLLECTION AND SPEND TIME IMMERSING HERSELF IN THE EDGY ALWAYS-ON-THE-CUSP-CITY, KEEPING HER PULSE ON EMERGING FASHION AND MOODS. AFTER, SHE WILL TRAVEL TO PARIS TO MEET WITH HER PERSONAL JEWELERS TO EXPAND ON HER FALL 2012 COUTURE COLLECTION, DRAWING UPON THE DECADENCE, ROMANCE AND FEMININITY OF PARIS AS HER INFLUENCE.



  

FEBRUARY 2012

"LOVEBIRDS SOIREE" DINNER PARTY PARTNERED WITH SUPPER CLUB

SUPPER CLUB // SUSAN FOSTER LA

SUSAN FOSTER CELEBRATED THE EXPANSION OF HER NEWLY RENOVATED STORE AND VALENTINE'S DAY WITH A PRIVATE SIT DOWN DINNER CALLED "LOVEBIRDS SOIREE" AT HER BRENTWOOD RETAIL LOCATION. THE INTIMATE AFFAIR WAS CATERED BY A PRIVATE CHEF WITH FRENCH INSPIRED CUISINE WITH APHRODISIAC NOTES AND THROWN WITH THE SUPPER CLUB FOUNDER TAMSIN LONSDALE. A LARGER PARTY WAS HELD IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WHERE GUESTS ENJOYED A SEDUCTIVE EVENING OF DECADENT DESSERTS, HANDCRAFTED COCKTAILS, MUSIC AND EXQUISITE JEWELS.



  

JANUARY 2012

MARILYN BY LAWERENCE SCHILLER

SUSAN FOSTER EXHIBITS ARTWORK BY PHOTOGRAPHER LAWRENCE SCHILLER FROM "SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE" MARILYN MONROE'S LAST MOVIE- MAY 1962 IN LOS ANGELES. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

LAWRENCE SCHILLER WORKED FOR LIFE MAGAZINE,PARIS MATCH, THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIME, NEWSWEEK, STERN, AND THE SATURDAY EVENING POST AS A PHOTOJOURNALIST. HE IS AN EMMY WINNER AND HAS PUBLISHED ELEVEN BOOKS, INCLUDING NORMAN MAILER'S MARILYN.

HIS EXHIBITION HAS TOURED BEIJING, CHINA; SOFIA, BULGARIA; HONG KONG; SALZBURG, AUSTRIA; BERLIN, GERMANY; MIAMI, FLORIDA AND LONDON ENGLAND.



NOVEMBER 2011

STORE EXPANSION

"THE DECISION TO EXPAND WAS REALLY DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, WE NEEDED A LARGER SPACE FOR MORE INVENTORY," SAYS THE DESIGNER, "PLUS WE LOVE TO THROW PARTIES SO THAT WAS A FACTOR AS WELL."



  

JUNE 24th, 2011

FASHION NEWS LIVE



  

MAY 2011

SOHO, NEW YORK--SUSAN FOSTER SIGNS WITH LUXURY NEW YORK SHOWROOM, FRAGMENTS.

FOR TWENTY SIX YEARS, FRAGMENTS HAS BEEN A SPARKLING LIGHT IN THE JEWELRY WORLD REPRESENTING TOP JEWELRY DESIGNERS FROM ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. THE JEWELRY SHOWROOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT JEWELRY, IT'S THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, SO IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THAT ESTABLISHED JEWELRY DESIGNER SUSAN FOSTER, WHOSE JEWELRY IS EXQUISITE ENOUGH TO FINISH OFF THE FANCIEST OF FROCKS, IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LUXURY SOHO SHOWROOM.



  

APRIL 21, 2011

THE LAUNCH OF ENGAGEMENT

KNOWN FOR HER EXQUISITE FINE JEWELRY LINE WHICH INCLUDES HER STUNNING DIAMOND SLICES AND PLAYFULLY LUXE COTERIE D'OBJETS D'ART, JEWELRY DESIGNER SUSAN FOSTER IS NOW TAKING HER EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP TO ENGAGEMENT RINGS, THE KIND ANY SOON-TO-BE BRIDE WILL SWOON FOR.

WITH STYLES RANGING FROM CLASSICAL PEAR SHAPES TO MORE MODERN AND ESOTERIC DIAMOND SLICES, THE BREATHTAKING COLLECTION IS FILLED WITH HEART-FLUTTERING RINGS INTENDED TO COMPLIMENT ANY BRIDE-TO-BE'S PERSONALITY.

A MAGNIFICENT, BEAUTIFULLY FACETED 3CT. OVAL DIAMOND SURROUNDED BY SMALLER, RANDOMLY PLACED ROUND DIAMONDS OF DIFFERENT SIZES HAS A FUN, YET OPULENT EDGE.

COLORED DIAMOND SLICES, FROM PINKS TO GRAYS TO YELLOWS, SPEAK OF AN IMPRESSIVELY HIP AND DELICATE BEAUTY SURROUNDED BY PINK MICRO PAVE FEELS AT ONCE ELEGANT AND COY.

A RESPLENDENT 2CT. PINK MARQUIS DIAMOND THAT SITS ATOP A SIMPLE MOLECULAR DIAMOND PAVE BAND MARRIES STATEMENT STYLE WITH EFFORTLESSNESS. YET, WHAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE STORY OF EACH AND EVERY RING IS FOSTER'S SIGNATURE ONE-OF-A-KIND AESTHETIC BUILT FROM CLEAN LINES, PEERLESS DESIGN, A SOPHISTICATED POINT OF VIEW AND HER UNIQUE ABILITY TO SHOWCASE THE RAW, STIRRING ENERGY OF DIAMONDS. ONE COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE A RELATIONSHIP MEANT TO LAST A LIFETIME THAN WITH FOSTER'S RINGS WHICH ARE JUST AS LOVELY, PRECIOUS, AND WONDERFUL AS BEING IN LOVE.



20 JANUARY, 2011

LONDON, ENGLAND – JEWELRY DESIGNER SUSAN FOSTER IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE HER LATEST PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRODS, LONDON'S FAMED LUXURY DEPARTMENT STORE, TO LAUNCH HER 2010 SPRING COLLECTION DEBUTING FEBRUARY 1ST.

THE BREATHTAKING LINE WILL CONSIST OF STUNNING NATURAL PASTEL-COLORED DIAMOND SLICES LAID IN HANDMADE 18K ROSE, YELLOW, AND WHITE GOLD, AND ALL TRIMMED WITH MICRO DIAMOND PAVE. PIECES OF UNPARALLELED BEAUTY AND DESIGN, SUCH AS FOSTER'S 9 CARAT FLOWER RING WITH DAZZLING DIAMOND SLICE PETALS WILL BE INCLUDED AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

THIS HAUTE COLLABORATION WILL ALSO FEATURE PIECES FROM MS. FOSTER'S SOUGHT-AFTER BLUE LABEL GROUPING—A THRILLING COTERIE OF DISTINCTIVE OBJETS D'ART—INCLUDING THE PHASES OF THE MOON BRACELET, A JAW-DROPPING ITEM WHICH MORPHS FROM WAXING DIAMOND MOON TO DIAMOND WANING MOON; THE ROYAL MAHARAJAH'S ELEPHANT GARNISHED WITH THE TRADITIONAL COLORS OF INDIA—PINK, ORANGE, AND BLUE SAPPHIRES—AND WHICH CONNOTES LUCK AND GOOD FORTUNE; AND THE 18K YELLOW GOLD WORLD ON A STRING NECKLACE—A SPECTACULAR SPINNING GLOBE COMPLETE WITH DIAMOND MICRO PAVE CONTINENTS AND WHICH HANGS FROM AN ANTIQUE GOLD THREAD HAND-WOVEN IN PARIS, CIRCA 1910.

MS. FOSTER'S RESPLENDENT FINE JEWELRY HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE COVERS OF INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES SUCH AS ELLE, INSTYLE, AND GLAMOUR, AND HAS A TREMENDOUS CELEBRITY FOLLOWING WHICH INCLUDES SUCH DEVOTEES AS FAITH HILL, REESE WITHERSPOON, MEGAN FOX AND STEVIE NICKS. HAVING ATTENDED THE GEMOLOGY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, SHE HAS INIMITABLE INTIMACY WITH DIAMONDS, GEMSTONES, AND PEARLS AS WELL AS AN ACUTE EYE FOR DETAIL AND UNPARALLELED PHYSICAL PRODUCTION SKILLS GLEANED FROM HER FURTHER WORK AS AN APPRENTICE UNDER EUROPEAN GOLDSMITHS. RAISED IN EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK AND WITH A PASSPORT FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH TALES OF HER TRAVELS, THE PEERLESS DESIGNER CURRENTLY RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES, THE HOME BASE OF HER NAMESAKE, FINE JEWELRY BOUTIQUE.

NOVEMBER 2010

WE WILL SEE THE PREMIERE OF AN HAUTE COUTURE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION OF JEWELRY THAT SUSAN WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE ALONG SIDE HER BLUE LABEL COLLECTION. A WORLD RENOWNED PARIS-BASED JEWELER, WHO HAS CREATED FOR JAR AND OTHER NOTABLE DESIGNERS, WILL BE PRODUCING THESE INIMITABLE PIECES.

IN ADDITION TO HER JEWELRY DESIGN, SUSAN HAS IN DEVELOPMENT AN EDUCATIONAL EXPLORATORY TV SHOW ON FASHION AROUND THE WORLD. THE SHOW WILL BE HOSTED BY SUSAN, WHO IS ALSO THE CREATOR AND WILL BE EXECUTIVE PRODUCING IT ALONG WITH THE CONLIN COMPANY.

IN HER OWN WORDS, “I FEEL THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF MY CAREER IS TO EXPAND INTO OTHER REALMS OF CREATIVITY FOCUSING ON PROJECTS AND DEVELOPING IDEAS THAT ENABLE ME TO SHARE FASHION, DESIGN, AND CULTURE ON A GREATER SCALE.”

STAY TUNED!

OCTOBER 2010

SUSAN FOSTER AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE THE 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER STORE OPENING IN LOS ANGELES.


SEPTEMBER 2010

SUSAN FOSTER BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR CITY HEARTS CHARITY “KIDS SAY YES TO THE ARTS.”

AUGUST 2010

POLO- BRIDEHAMPTON, NEW YORK. POLO SPONSOR, SUSAN FOSTER, ATTENDS WEEK 3 OF THE MATCHES AND HANDS THE TROPHY FOR
BEST PLAYING PONY.






SPRING 2010

SUSAN FOSTER ANNOUNCES SFJ WILL BE SPONSORING THE 2010 POLO GAMES ALONGSIDE MERCEDES BENZ AND RALPH LAUREN IN BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK.

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