When I used to live in the West Village (which I've been avoiding like the plague lest I get too wistful for my old nabe), I walked by Tina Tang's store all the time, but I've only been inside once or twice. However, when I was looking for new charms for my charm bracelet, I came across her website, which is totally comprehensive and has a ton of delicate, feminine semiprecious jewelry. The site has a fun, girly design, and you can shop rather simply by type of jewelry (there's also a nice gifts section and a bridal section). And while her designs are supercute, the sections I find the coolest are the design-your-own pages. (As I discovered in L.A. last month, I'm a huge fan of designing my own jewelry.)
The design your own boho necklace section lets you layer chunky semiprecious-stone beaded necklaces with as many semiprecious-stone pendants as you want. The possibilities are endless!
A more affordable but equally as fun option is the lucky charm necklace. You can stick with silver, rose gold, or gold, or you can mix metals for a necklace you can wear with everything, like this one.
But my favorite part is the custom charm bracelet section. I have a Tiffany bracelet that, since every girl in the world seems to have one, I customize with charms from my travels and from significant points in my life. Granted, I realize buying a bunch of charms on a website kind of defeats the purpose, but now at least I know I have the option.
Orders over $100 ship for free, which is a good thing for me, since I'm still working up the courage to go back to the West Village.
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Hi cheryl,
why don't you like the west village?
I love the West Village, actually--I lived there for four years until April, when I moved to the East Village. I avoid it because I miss it so much and I don't want to make myself too depressed if I can help it. :)
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