LOOKBOOK: HEATHER KOSCH

Handmade wooden jewelry bridges Summer and Fall.

There is a new mantra among conscious, thrifty women, and it goes something like this:

"I cannot shop for anymore clothes."
"I cannot shop for anymore clothes."
"I cannot shop for anymore clothes."

But that doesn't mean jewelry... right?

And here's something to temp you towards the loophole:  Designer Heather Kosch's new range of fused wooden necklaces, bangles, and rings.  Accented by gold, the jewelry is both casual and sophisticated, and offsets the fading age of bling rather nicely.

You'll see it on the runways this Fall for Matthew Ames - but maybe you'll see it in your jewelry box first.
FARAN KRENTCIL

HeatherKosch.com



This story was published on August 6, 2008.