On a recent visit to the Antiques Garage, I happened to glace up to see this statement piece, dripping with vintage charm and yet so contemporary. It was vintage Karl Lagerfeld. I was not surprised to learn that seller was Store With No Walls, a superlative vintage fashion vendor. I normally visit SWNW owners Janet and Anthony at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea, so it was a pleasure to run my fingers through the textures and styles of the ages at their indoor venue inside the garage.

Leaves just lend themselves to becoming jewelry, don’t they? They hang leisurely from their tree branches, swaying in the breeze and enhancing the tree for three wonderful seasons of the year. So naturally, Alyxia Leaf Jewelry caught my eye at Artists & Fleas. The soothing wooden and marble booth carefully displays their delicate jewelry designs, which include a striking collection of actual leaves that have been preserved in metals using a process called electroforming. Owne

Stacey Miller is not only a great jewelry designer, but she is also hysterically funny.   I can listen to her stories for hours.  Her dedication to her art is obvious in her beautiful, modern designs.  She handles metal in unusual ways, from drilling and oxidizing it with acid, to crocheting it into necklaces and earrings.  The results are fine, light, asymmetrical pieces that are mostly one-of-a-kind.  They have a rare combination of that gritty industrial feel mixed with a