Jewelry with Character...

If you are asked to name French jewelers you will probably come up with the famous luxury ones: Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin, Piaget...Of course, all of them are represented in New York. If I ask you about some French jewelry brands that are unique and eclectic, what comes to mind? You have to be in the know to notice them but you can definitely find some of them here. Up to last year, you could find bijoux Satellite but their West Broadway store had to close down in the midst of the crisis. Philippe Audibert  www.philippeaudibert.com is distributed at Henri Bendel, and bijoux Gas  www.gasbijoux.fr has boutiques in Nolita and the Upper West: pieces have been seen on a few celebs but they remain mostly for those in the know...