BEDAZZLING TALES

Tales of love and friendship are woven into glamorous, handcrafted pieces from German jewelry and fashion designer Miranda Konstantinidou. They enmesh their wearers.

fashion editor OJ Hofer photography Steffen Billhardt

NOCTURNAL EVERMORE. Opalescent stones glimmer in the moonlight. Echoing the pallid skin of Dracula’s Bride are Miranda’s demigothic designs of metal and crystals on Kimberly and Divine.

GENDERBENDING GLAM. Camp and androgynous but always glamorous, this line of accessories inspired by Glam Rock of the early 70’s plays with non traditional gender roles. Made of Swarovski crystals and metal, they are Miranda’s personal choice for her daily use.

MYTHICAL TREE. Miranda’s Global Glam Deluxe collection takes after the tentacles of the flowers of a mythical Octopus Tree. Upon maturity, the petals crystallize, fall off and are then collected and transformed into beautiful, wearable Swarovski crystal and metal jewelry. They protect and bring good fortune to their wearer.

DECORATIVE FRIENDS. To travel around the world during the Art Deco era childhood friends Spider and Daisy decorate décolleté, fingers, ears and wrists. So, Miranda manifests their friendship in accessories of black and gold crystal beads, and crystal stones worn here by Kymberly.

DRAGON NEST. Dragonfly honors a pact with the dragon; she builds a nest and protects the dragon eggs with her life like a surrogate parent. Once hatched, both beings live life happily and the cycle of friendship continues perpetually. Miranda reminds us of happy coexistence with her Dragon Nest through this Swarovski crystal and resin accessory collection.

RUSSIAN DITTY, JAPANESE NINTENDO. The rectangular princess cut crystals and metal collection resonates with speedy tempo and lighthearted lyrics of the Kalinka. The Russian folk-style song, which was later used as main theme in Tetris, a 1988 video game by Atari of Japan. Miranda’ s Swarovski crystal beads and stone version is playful and luxurious.

AUDREY AFRICA. Inspired by a red collar that the host wore at a fabulous dinner, Miranda visualized Kymberly as an opulent cross between an early 60’s Audrey Hepburn and an African Queen. The elaborate collar mimics an African raffia skirt while the rest of the crystal and beads echo the rhythmic charm of this African Audrey collection.