Wholesale distribution via franchisees and others accounts for 32% of gross sales. On the horizon is a brand new concept store design which is at present being tested in the U.K., Italy and China. Fashion’s ’70s and ’80s influence (see Saint Laurent spring/summer 2022) encourages the rejection of delicate, barely-there jewelry in favour of the unapologetically daring statement piece. For Threads Styling’s VIP customers this interprets to big-ticket assertion jewelry from independent nice jewelry designers like Suzanne Kalan and Nikos Koulis. “People are dressing up again and wish to have fun after the last two years,“ says Quy. For those of us with smaller wallets, there are many ways to make a statement, whether or not in the form of a vibrant earring or eye-catching sculptural ring.
This period also noticed the primary major collaboration between East and West. Collaboration in Pforzheim between German and Japanese artists led to Shakudō …