HEART OF GLASS

Austrian crystal for your clothes, not your wine glasses.

Think Aldo and your first image is probably a pair of black-and-wood wedges that look way too cool for the price you paid.

But now the chain vendor launches a new collection featuring sparkles from Swarovski, and it's not just for your feet.  This Fall, Aldo releases a limited-edition line of jewelry with clear crystals, neon silk, and black plastic - a far cry from the Bob Mackie bedazzle that can happen with older Swarovski pieces.

And the jewelry only looks expensive.  Aside from a $180 bedecked necklace, most of the stuff (including our favorite pick, an amber-hued heart ring) costs about $40, so it stays consistent with Aldo's two main missions:  Being cheap and being glam.
--FARAN KRENTCIL



This story was published on August 24, 2009.