by P&S
Born in an atelier between Melrose and downtown LA, Pliers & String STIX evoke the raw glitter lines connecting Hollywood to the Fashion District.
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EAR PERFECTIONS
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CHAINS & STRING
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SIMPLE TOUCHES
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NECESSARY STYLES
IMMIGRANT- OWNED ...DESIGNER -MADE
FROM FORMER GUESS? LEAD DESIGNER
MARINA IVANOVA
Originally from Bulgaria, I’m thankful to have grown up surrounded by makers. Both of my babas – grandmothers – were fond of the old traditions, those of the hands; keen on teaching me crochet, knitting and needlepoint.
Soon after this, my immediate family and I fled for Italy during the fall of the communist bloc in 1989.
Years later, having moved to Los Angeles, I brought my own modern, architectural reinvention of my babas’ antique Turkic aesthetic to GUESS? – designing over a thousand pieces sold domestically and worldwide.
Throughout my time working in global fashion, however, I kept thinking of them – of my babas, who taught me to work with string and yarn, hooks and pliers.
Pliers & String Jewelry Atelier is dedicated to their memory.
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