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Steven Lagos Clocks 35 Years

Posted 05.10.12 by Sarah Bray
Art deco-inspired earrings from the Steven Lagos couture collection.

Art deco-inspired earrings from the Steven Lagos couture collection.

“Because of you I have a new ring today,” a woman, holding a small Neiman Marcus bag with newly purchased, sterling silver contents, says to jewelry designer Steven Lagos at NM Willowbend, outside Dallas. This Lagos loyalist is one of many who has been collecting the designer’s signature sterling silver caviar creations over the past 35 years. “The Caviar has been our signature for a long time, but like anything, we are constantly updating,” Lagos says of his coined technique that requires hundreds of steps to complete just one piece.

Grecian-inpired grape earrings from Lagos' couture collection.

Grecian-inpired grape earrings from Lagos' couture collection.

Steven Lagos

Lagos Caviar bracelets.

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A Mother’s Day Salute to NM’s Mother-Daughter Duos

Posted 05.09.12 by Sarah Bray
NM PR managers Meghan Mino and Terri Murphy-Mino

Walnut Creek PR manager Meghan Mino Murray and San Francisco PR manager Terri Murphy-Mino

How did you both end up working at Neiman Marcus?

Terri: In June of 2007, the PR manager from Beverly Hills said she was looking for a coordinator.  I called Meghan immediately and she interviewed the following month. But prior to that I would hire Meghan to help out during big events. When she was 12 I took her to a luncheon where we were providing a fashion presentation. There were three fashion college students with us to assist, but Meghan ended up styling all the models and the students did what they were told!

Meghan: Most recently, I have come full circle and have landed back home here in Walnut Creek.

How does your step mom/daughter inspire you?

Meghan: Without Terri, I would not be where I am today.  I have followed in her footsteps I am beyond thankful for her honesty, insight, support and encouragement to become a part of the NM team. I always idolized her. Her job seemed so glamorous!

Terri: Meghan loves what she does. She’s enthusiastic, inspired, willing to learn, a stickler for excellence.

What is your most cherished memory with her?

Meghan: Sitting cozy in bed, watching old movies, and flipping through fashion magazines. Fashion was a huge part of my life growing up and it was always a part of our time together.

Terri: We did this for years.

Do you have any special memories shopping together at NM?

Terri: We don’t get to shop much together but we do like many of the same things and end up wearing similar clothes without consulting each other.  Shopping for her wedding dress was very special though, and I was honored to be included that day.

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Seeing Things: Frieze Art Fair New York

Posted by Dorothy Goldeen

Lisson booth

Lisson booth with Anish Kapoor wall sculpture and Ai Weiwei standing sculpture.

The contemporary art world was abuzz with anticipation for the inaugural Frieze Art Fair in New York on Randall’s Island, May 4-7. Founded by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the publishers of Frieze Magazine, Frieze Art Fair in London has been a successful, cutting-edge franchise since 2003.  Their presence in New York tested the viability of another fair in the busy international art fair calendar. Despite the naysayers, it appears they hit a home run.

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Tanya Bonakdar's booth with Thomas Scheibitz painting, Charles Long standing sculpture and Olafur Eliasson hanging sculpture.

Frieze took some big gambles. Randall’s Island is a place most New Yorkers have never been and grumbled about having to visit. It is a strip of land in the East River, located between East Harlem, the South Bronx and Astoria, Queens. Served by ferry, bus and taxi, it turned out to be easily accessible and a delightful ambiance for the fair.  The ferry ride was a pleasure and worked to enhance the psychology of adventure consistent with the art experience.

View from the Ferry

The view from the ferry.

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NM Moments: Ashley Pittman

Posted 05.08.12 by Sarah Bray
Philanthropic jewelry designer Ashley Pittman

Jewelry designer Ashley Pittman

“My mom has always called this place the mothership. As a kid, the children’s department at the Fort Worth Neiman Marcus was magical.    My mom would let me pick out one of those Gund stuffed animal dogs    and I thought it was the greatest place on earth. Being here feels like home.” – Ashley Pittman

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Seeing Things: Prada and Schiaparelli at The Met

Posted by Kate Betts
Naif Chic with Schiaparelli and Prada

"Naif Chic" with Schiaparelli on the left, Prada on the right.

Impassioned conversations about women are inescapable these days—women and childcare, women in the workplace, women in politics, women and their spending power. But perhaps the most creatively compelling conversation on the topic of women is an imaginary tête-à-tête between designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. It’s not a real conversation, of course, because Schiaparelli died in 1973. “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” is a high-concept audio-visual exchange that the museum’s curators, Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton, imagined these two iconoclastic designers of the 20th and 21st centuries might have shared had they known each other.

Schiaparelli, 1932, by George Hoynignen-Huene

Elsa Schiaparelli, 1932, by George Hoynignen-Huene

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Out of Office: Aurélie Bidermann in Positano

Posted by Kristen Spaulding
Aurelie Bidermann

Aurelie Bidermann Spring / Summer 2012

Jewelry designer Aurélie Bidermann weaves together inspiration from her cosmopolitan Parisian life, her parents’ artistic community, her grandmother’s jewels, and fairy tales of her own invention to create a world of her own. It’s the dreamy combination of the past, present and imagined that makes her designs so desirable. And she’s continuously moved by her own adventures. Bidermann’s Spring collection was inspired by the Wild West—specifically, a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Motifs include rope, feathers and wood grain. There is even solid gold cuff engraved with a flower pattern inspired by the classic bandana scarf.

Most recently she ventured to Positano, Italy. “A typical lovely village in the Amalfi Coast, not too touristy. It feels as if you’re stepping into a 1950s film,” says Bidermann. We can’t wait to see how it manifests in some future collection. Meanwhile we pumped her for details.

Tell us about your ideal day in Positano.

In the morning I go into town to see workshops and have a good cappuccino. Then boating, a swim at “Il Galli” and a gorgeous Italian style lunch! In the afternoon I ride a Vespa into Ravello, then rest with a book, sketch…

Aurelie Bidermann

"A magical view from Villa Tre Ville."

Aurelie Bidermann

"Lunch, almost ready to be served on my friend's island."

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Out of Office: The Kentucky Derby

Posted 05.07.12 by Sarah Bray
Colorful, statement-making hats are the ultimate fashion trend at the Kentucky Derby.

Statement-making hats are de rigueur at the Kentucky Derby. This year they came in trendy neons.

Sisters and NM staffers Brooke and Tara Bukosky were off to the races this past weekend. Brooke, who works at NM as a financial analyst, and Tara, who works with the online team, attended the Kentucky Derby for their second year in a row – a family tradition in the making – for a weekend filled with horse racing, big hats, mint juleps, and fashion spectating. Brooke’s bet on “I’ll Have Another” paid off while Tara’s gamble, Bodemeister, came in second. Below, the Bukosky girls describe their Derby Day in their own words.

The 138th Kentucky Derby

The day brings other races before the main event.

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Around the Office: Layered Wrists

Posted by Sarah Bray
Courtney Buchanon, assistant jewelry buyer, wears a Michele watch and bangles from CUSP.

Courtney Buchanan, assistant jewelry buyer, wears a Michele watch and bangles from Cusp.

Here at NM we adore so many jewelry designers that we could never bring ourselves to choose a favorite bracelet. We just pile them up: bundles of bangles, studded cuffs and strings of beads. The trend, known by many in the blogosphere as an “arm party,” is all about artful mixing. Stacking diverse adornments like Ashley Pittman horn bangles with Michael Kors and Michele watches, Tai hemp bracelets, and Kara Ross gold cuffs together creates an assemblage that reflects one’s personality and mood. Trendwise, we still love our Bold Gold, and it gets along perfectly with Color Blocking and Tribal.

Danielle Dicesare, Public Relations Coordinator.

Danielle Dicesare, public relations coordinator, wears Tai beaded bracelets with a Senti stingray bangle and a wrap bracelet from Cusp.

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