November 14, 2009
Last week a woman named Christine just so happened to see one of my necklaces for sale at an art market… However, instead of buying it at the art market, she came to see me personally. I was a bit surprised, when Christine came up to me and said “Excuse me, is your name Dakota?” but what really took me, was how in-love she was with my work. I was unsure of whether or not I wanted to say goodbye to Green, as it’s a piece that took me many hours to make. And many hours ‘deciding’ over. But this lady Christine seemed genuinely in-love with this piece, so much that she blushed while talking about it, so I later decided that I couldn’t say no. As a designer, one of the most rewarding aspects of what I do is… When I see person fall in-love with my work. Christine is driving all the way from another city today, just to pick up my necklace. We’re meeting in an hour at a café.
Necklace: Peacock Pavilion, Earrings: Milano Droplets. – Dakota Rico
November 12, 2009
After the photo shoot in Moonlight Bay we did a second photo shoot, this time at Shalimar, a building on the shore of Moonlight Bay. The architecture entailed a series of beautifully light photographs, with boudoir-esque elements in mind. Shalimar means… ‘The Temple of Love’…
Lenya is wearing a pair of Champagne Pearl earrings from the Dakota Rico collection… In contrast with a vintage necklace, a necklace that possess quite a few years of history…
This necklace belonged to my grandmother who is now 92. It’s a real vintage piece. After she returned from performing in the Middle East and Asia, she and my grandfather opened a theatrical accommodation, to house ballet dancers and other theatrical characters. One of the Russian ballet dancers gave this piece to her after the close to a performance. It evokes memories of Eastern tales and theatre in my mind, as well as snippets from my grandmothers theatrical past. -
Model: Lenya. Wearing: Dakota Rico – Champagne Pearl earrings. Makeup: Dakota Rico, Hair: Dakota Rico, Photography: Dakota Rico
