Label Love: Bijules NYC

Some people simply have what it takes to get downtown NYC buzzing about an up-and-coming social event, especially when said event is revealing the new line by internationally and nationally acclaimed jewelry and accessory designer Jules Kim of Bijules NYC. The brand has an unconventional, innovative approach to creating not simply jewelry, but pieces of wearable art. Tackling all potential aspects of the jewelry world, be prepared to rifle through the website under these eight categories: Finger, Wrist, Neck, Waist, Shoulder, Face, Nose, Ear. That is exactly what you€™ll find, a menagerie of oddities and spectacularly constructed pieces for essentially all parts of your body. Designer Jules Kim put in some serious thought when constructing Bijules NYC, and what type of jewelry she wanted to create. In a video interview with URB Style, she categorizes the essence of jewelry itself into a mere two categories: Costume jewelry, which is €œ...affordable, not quality, and as if someone just threw up something onto pearls...€� The latter, then being fine jewelry, which uses €œ...real gold, real diamonds, all hand molded, shaped, soldered, anything like that.€� The designer further explains that Bijules NYC is different, because they combine these two echelons, creating affordable jewelry that can cater to the every-woman or a more high end consumer. Known in the most select of circles, Bijules NYC has delivered many collections to date, all of which have garnered a cult like following from underground acts such as MIA, Santogold, Spankrock, to more mainstream clients like Janet Jackson, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani and Britney Spears to name a few. Always thinking outside the box, this brand has developed a line called Hariem-- where real human hair is used to create earrings, lariats on sunglasses, and bizarre hair pieces that are truly show stoppers. The Hariem earrings are great because they blend in with your natural hair, giving the illusion that the wearer has one sweeping streak of an interesting, instant hair extension. So for all you fickle individuals who wouldn€™t dare touch your locks with a bizarre color, would you wear the Hariem earring knowing that it is transient? If you have not checked out Bijules NYC, you are truly missing out on an amazing cult phenomena that is the indigenous jewelry of many generations to come.