Apples don't fall far from trees

This made my day! As you have heard me mention before -my Dad designed the famous #2 pencil that we all know and love-so you can understand my smile when i saw it on the cover of Oprah magazine.
I am the proudest daughter in the world.Everyday i try to follow in my Dad's footsteps and "THINK BIG"

"O" my! The Hottest fall trends

Hello, we're back! Thanks to everyone who emailed after the last post, happily our hurricane repairs are going well and the house is coming back together. Our first priority was to make sure every order is filled and shipped and our fall collections and upcoming holiday jewelry launches are going according to schedule, and I am thrilled everything is going well.

Everyone loves our fall collection, the Embrace look is a must-have and has gotten great press. Our friends are the first ones to "Embrace" the best fall looks for 2011 and it's no surprise that people who write about the trends include robertachiarella.com for our hot and trendy necklaces.

Your fall look should 'sing the blues' and we've got some great choices for you! The Rockstar necklace is my favorite, a perfect style for fall with great colored resin pieces. Sit by the fire and the polished lightweight resin stones just glow!

I think the best fall looks embrace the season, and so put away the brightly colored summer outfits and tops and choose colors that are subdued and not flashy. That does not mean boring, I love lavender and honeydew and burgundy, midnight blue looks great this time of year and if you can wear it, dark orange hues can give you a wonderful seasonal appearance. Jewelry should complement the softer colors of your clothes and be a bit brighter to provide that 'wow' factor.

Take a look at O, the Oprah magazine on the newsstands right now. They chose our LaStrada Bib Necklace and the Dolcetti Necklace as the perfect accent pieces for a great fall look. You can get these for a super price on the website. The Superstar Earrings, in great fall colors, are featured in Glamour, you have to own these sparkly, beautiful Swarovski Elements earrings. We've got a wonderful blue, a cool grey and a great black for you to choose from, you can take $10 off with the FALL10 promo code and maybe buy more than one!

We're always available to answer questions, or you can send me a pic and we'll help you choose the right accessory in the perfect color to complement your wardrobe. Fall is a cool season but your look should stay hot, and we're here to help! Ciao. . .

Whatever happened to style?

I have a thing for American Made products. I make nearly all of our jewelry in a factory in Rhode Island, and our offices and studio are in New York City. Does this cost more, sure. But we're worth it! Our collection is critically acclaimed, and folks write me all the time about the quality and the value, even though similar foreign made stuff is 'almost' as good.

American style is what they want. Just check out the Today Show, which features our jewelry as key looks for 2011. Ask the editors who want high quality photos of the elegant, classy jewelry that we make for stories or fashion layouts. Our La Strada Bib Necklace (above) is incredibly sophisticated but cool and elegant, now it's on sale and we've got a promo code and you'll get free shipping. Whew.


I love the commercial above, it was made just for the Golden Globes show. There's a feeling about it that makes you feel cool and classy, they use footage from my parents era, when (according to our family photos) people walked around dressed like this all day long, and they drove these huge chromed and jeweled sculptures around, even to the supermarket.

My dad had a fondness for Chryslers, I took my road test in one of the largest cars I've ever driven in my life, a Chrysler New Yorker (natch!) and passed. There is something to be said for elegance, for getting your look just right, with the perfect accessories, even if you're only going to work or to get some shopping done. I don't remember what I wore in the Chrysler on road test day, but it had to be stylish if I was going to drive a car like that! I never post 'other people's products' but hey, it's a car. My mom and my brother Joe Chiarella (whos office is in the Chrysler Building, those gargoyles are right outside his window) both always had Cadillacs, and this commercial brought back memories!

The desire or need for style is not lost on some of our most famous Americans; take a look at the First Lady, Martha Stewart and Oprah, it's hard to picture them 'casual'. Oprah is always on the lookout for fashion trends that are affordable, she picked our social stretch bracelet for her magazine this month, we were delighted!

When you look good, you feel good, even if it's just a good pair of shoes or a super-sparkly earring. We've got plenty of those at robertachiarella.com and I'm sure there are lots of Chrysler stores that'll have today's version of a stylish car if you're so inclined. It's hard to believe that so many people have never owned or even ridden in an american car, but there are so many good ones out there these days and well done commercials like this one might entice you into a store. However, remember that our jewelry is much more affordable! Ciao.

"O" what a feeling! I'm on the O list in Oprah Magazine!

Wow! This is so exciting- the latest issue of O, the Oprah Magazine is on the newsstands, and guess what is part of the O list? The Sensational Statement Earrings and the Dolcetti Necklace are featured, and it is a real thrill, for me and all of our customers.

The earrings were featured as a deal of the day, which means Oprah's staff scour all the stores and websites and work with designers to get a great product at a super price. In our case, I was able to offer the earrings at 1/2 price to Oprah Magazine readers, and so we're part of the '31 days of absolute steals' in July!

The statement earrings are fab, nice big earrings of the highest quality, they are available in 4 colors. We knew about the O list in advance, and ordered lots and lots of each color in anticipation (Oprah's readers know a bargain when they see one) but I have to say we're exhausted from shipping and shipping and have actually sold out a couple of the colors already.

But, plenty more are being made as I type this, so the wait won't be long at all if you want your very own! Of course, with our 'buy one get one free sale' going on, you can get lots of great summer jewelry at reduced prices.

The Dolcetti Necklace is from the RC2 collection, and we've lowered the price for the whole month in order to participate in the Oprah Mag promotion. You also get the bonus, matching earrings with the necklace, which also comes in many colors. These are hand-poured resin pieces, much like the resin jewelry we made in the past that became a famous sensation. Now, at these prices, the necklace and earrings can be in your hands pretty quickly!

New York is in the midst of a heat wave, and for once it is a good thing. Because it's literally too hot to spend much time outside, we are staying indoors packing and shipping jewelry late in the day and on Saturday too. I took a little time yesterday to go down to the farmers market at Union Square, the fruits and veggies are the freshest and we support local NY farmers by buying direct from their trucks that line the park.


Of course, it's a circus atmosphere in the summer, and we had a great time just checking out the people before we bought our corn and fruits! Now, it's time to go and prepare a nice summer salad before checking our Oprah orders again. Ciao!