Fashion File: Storytellers

Each season, fashion designers channel feelings, places, emotions and time periods for their latest collections. In this instance, clothes are more than mere coverings for our bodies. They act as part armor, part costume and part self-expression. In these outfits, we reveal the best parts of ourselves. Flowing bohemian skirts and ornate cuffs transport us to beach days by the shore. Beaded patches and sultry stilettos add a level of ostentatious fun. Street style and the runway are both playgrounds for creative fashion designers to weave their own visual tales of love, hope, desire and envy.

“On a personal and creative level, I love storytelling through jewelry,” says John Hardy creative director Hollie Bonneville Barden. This silver bangle bracelet weaves a story inspired by Bali’s moon ceremonies. Through its hand-pounded metal finish, the piece showcases a tedious Balinese method, which takes hours to perfect.

A classic John Hardy jewelry design inspired Hollie Bonneville Barden to modernize the Bamboo ring by adding dark touches to enhance the carved etchings.

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