Dear Readers and Subscribers, After 88 posts and two years of intense research and reporting on some of the most incredible creations in the world of fashion and luxury jewellery, we sadly announce that Pop Up Uau will from now on no longer be updated as the time has come for us to embrace fully … Continue reading
Eclectic in her combination of apparently discrepant influences where hard rock and traditional bridal and tribal styles mix unabashedly with a certain 80’s feel, Maria Francesca Pepe brought us this season yet another fantastic jewellery collection along with a lavishly illustrated lookbook. Reminding us of a pictorial style typical to the tattoo genre, which can … Continue reading
“I’ve heard of affairs That are strictly platonic, But diamonds are a girl’s best friend” Words by Julen Styne from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) The following review arrives rather late we must note, as this book’s first edition was published already back in March 2012. But as it often happens with many jewellery related publications … Continue reading
“A rose-tinted flower peeking out of a crack in a pavement… a glint of sunlight on a rusty can… a pebble marking gentle waves in a rain shower’s puddle” Eclectic and flamboyant, suggestive always of myriads of styles in each and every of her pieces, Ayala Bar’s jewellery compositions are a vibrant and continuous burst … Continue reading
It’s recently all about size that matters so to speak, at least pondering on what we’ve seen coming from London and Milan – where some bulky and XL eye-catching proposals where shown. Paris saw also some extra-lengths this season, explored in necklaces of light metal chains, more or less embelished as at Lanvin and Alexis … Continue reading
Shopping for jewellery in Berlin? We provide you here the list of the best addresses in town, from affordable high street chic to the more exclusive luxury proposals. Oranienburgerstrasse | Photography: Pop Up Uau The first in a series of upcoming jewellery shopping guides here at Pop Up Uau and starting off proudly with Berlin, … Continue reading
Following some great men’s jewellery proposals shown over the past week at London Collections: Men, Milan kept the stakes high and there were plenty of beautiful pieces to take delight in, the most notable being the long-lenght ornate necklaces as found at Vivienne Westwood and at Dan and Dean Caten’s Dsquared2 show. Dsquared2 theme for the … Continue reading
When it comes to jewellery, watching menswear collections it’s a kind of ascetic exercise on keeping your expectations low, as often there’s nothing really more to see than a couple of shy proposals that don’t say much about the creative possibilities of the field. The Spring/Summer 2014 edition of the London Collections: Men, which ended … Continue reading
Joji Kojima’s latest collection Insecta pays tribute to the earth’s biodiversity and the fascinating new discovery of species that science brings us year after year: “Creatures called insects with more than 2000 new species a year being discovered even in the 21st century. This is a collection of jewelry that expresses creatures with their distinct … Continue reading
Resort collections are what many call a season within retail seasons, filling the gap between the Spring/Summer collections arriving around February and the Autumn/Winter clothing, available from August/September onwards. They do pass quite unnoticed yet what makes these collections so special that we would want to introduce them a little more in detail, is the … Continue reading
“Jewelry should be worn and not wear you; it all works if you have confidence” Barbara Berger “Mademoiselle Chanel was not concerned if a jewel or an object was made in precious metal and gemstones and other materials. She was sensitive to the composition, the shape, and the application without regard for the intrinsic value”. … Continue reading
Think sandy beaches and subtropical climates, bodies tanned to perfection in jaw-dropping natural scenarios, think samba, bossa nova and alegria, candomblé, football-philia and favela, and yes, you are in Rio de Janeiro. “Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking and when she passes, each one she passes goes ah” … Continue reading
It is most certainly a rather challenging and exciting task to come up with innovative jewellery design in a city with such a powerful and unmistakable heritage in goldsmithing as Cairo. In fact, what we have until now mostly observed in the majority of brands based there, is that in terms of new design approaches, often … Continue reading
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