Friday Inspiration

Woo-hoo for Friday!  Today we're working on our Spring 2013 line and wanted to share some of our inspiration with you.  We're completely obsessed with Manish Arora's Spring/Summer 2013 shown during Paris Fashion Week last month - full of vibrant colors, rich textures of fabric, embellishments, and all things reminiscent of the designer's Indian heritage.  While his clothes are absolutely amazing, of course it was his jewelry on the runway that caught our attention.   He collaborated with the famous jewelry designer, Amrapali for a perfect blend of pastels set in rich gold settings. So, here's some great pictures to leave you with you for the weekend. Enjoy and have a fab weekend!!!!!

Pictures courtesy of StyleBistro

{October} Pretty in Pink

We're Going Pretty in Pink During the Month of October. 

Will you join us?  

For the second year in a row, Cayetano Legacy Collection is joining the fight against cancer.  For all Maximina Pink necklaces sold during the month of October, fifty percent of of the purchase price will be donated directly to the Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation, an organization transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helps to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.

To learn more about Susan G Komen For the Cure, please visit the organization here . 

To purchase your Maximina Pink, you can do so here.

{Poll} Help Us Create our Holiday Line

Hi loves!!! We're so excited for you to see our holiday line coming up within the next few months - its full of color, crystals, glitz, glam, luxe fabrics, and everything perfect for the holiday season. But we need your help!! You be the judge. We're hosting a poll on facebook. Help us choose which of these 3 options you'd like to see in our Holiday 2012 line. All 3 styles are bib style collar necklaces perfect for your holiday party attire.  Let us know what you think -  the poll will be open through Tuesday, Oct 2 at 11:59pm EST.

Option 1: white raw edge howlite stones with black crystal inlay with gold Japanese seed beads 

Option 2: orange raw edge howlite stones with multicolored iridescent crystals surrounded by gold Japanese seed beads

Option 3: A black version of our Fashion Night out necklace using black onyx stones surrounded by gold, silver, and black seed beads  - we had such a overwhelming response to our fashion night out necklace that we had to create another version

Fall 2012 Trends

It's bittersweet having to say goodbye to summer, but feeling that chill in the air and dreaming of all those layering possibilities while drinking a pumpkin spice latte makes it a little easier to welcome fall. Here are a few fall trends that have been consistently making an appearance and are still just as strong for 2012.

fall 2012 trends by cayetanolegacycollection featuring alexander wang

More Fall 2012 Trends by cayetanolegacycollection featuring proenza schouler

Vogue's Fashion's Night Out 2012 with CLC

As you probably know, Vogue Magazine has coordinated the annual nationwide extravaganza Fashion's Night Out, where thousands of retailers are throwing parties, showcasing select products, and keeping their doors open through the night.  Here at CLC, we're doing one better - we're opening up our personal closet to you. 

We pulled out this gem of a design that we created for ourselves and now, just for today, September 6, 2012, are offering this limited edition style to our fabulous friends as well.  This amethyst, collar style statement necklace utilizes genuine amethyst stones and Czech crystals accented with black, gold and lilac seed beads (enforced with black felt backing, with ribbon tie closure).  We only have one (yes, it really is from our personal closet!) but will custom create any that you order.  Retail price of this Fashion's Night Out special: $119. 

Want one for yourself?  Send an email to info@cayetanolegacy.com with your order.  We'll take it from there.   

Today, September 6, SPOIL YOURSELF. 

The Office

Happy Monday, loves!  We wanted to give you a little peek into our worlds today :)  We all live in different parts of the country, we have different tastes, different styles, and of course, different offices.  So, just for fun, we figured we'd show you how our work space looks on a daily basis - OK, maybe we tidied up a bit for these pics, but none-the-less, you get a visual of how our daily life looks in our different Cayetano Legacy offices.

Karen, who lives in Atlanta - handles all of the creative and production aspects of the business so you'll find tons of jewelry samples, colored pencils, and magazines laying around.

Gail, who lives in Los Angeles - handles all of the marketing and PR for the company so you'll find her office right in the heart of Los Angeles with her plush purple chairs ready to meet potential clients, her business books and her motivational quotes framed for the world to see what she is about.

Christine, who lives in New Jersey - handles all of the operations which includes managing our CLC inventory - so you can say her office is literally swimming in jewels, aka - "The Treasure Chest." She's an avid collector of designer coffee table books and her little shih-tzu, Sumo, oversees her to make sure she doesn't take any of the jewelry out of inventory for her own personal use.  :)

{Chicago} The Windy City

A fun post by our Chicago Creative Strategist, Raquel, on her love for The Windy City.

"The other day I set up our pop-up shop at one of my favorite boutiques in Chicago, Cerato Boutique, located in the Southport Corridor of Lakeview, the neighborhood in which I live. Owner, Tracey Glibowski has a great sense of style and fills her fresh, modern boutique with local design talent and independent labels. Be sure to stop in and catch our pieces that will be displayed until August 20th.

The tree lined streets of the Southport Corridor is home to many great boutiques, bars and restaurants. One of my favorite places to brunch is Southport Grocery and Cafe. 

Everything here is fresh and made-from-scratch, it's no wonder there's a wait list on the weekends, especially to sit on their patio. They also sell locally produced fine food groceries. I love ending my meal with their salted caramel ice cream.

Just around the corner of Southport is Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. 

The Wrigleyville area during game days can be a lot of fun but only if I'm participating. Otherwise, I try to avoid the crowds at the over 35 bars there where it's acceptable to act like you're in your college glory days. 

Down the street from Wrigley Field is Sheffield's Chicago, where my friends and I enjoy spending our down time. 

This laid back spot features a beer garden, over 50 beers on tap, 18 hour smoked BBQ, and 3 indoor bars with different vibes in each room. You can find me on a random tuesday sporting a baseball cap in the corner, or a saturday dressed in my favorite outfit of the season requesting my favorite songs.

Heading towards the lake in Lakeview, you will run into Boystown, where one of the largest Pride Parades in the nation happens every year here. 

This year around 850,000 people attended this event in all their glittery, colorful, costume glory! Once in a while you might find me dancing the night away at a LGBT bar with friends who live in this area!

Finally, one of my ultimate favorite places to go in Lakeview is Belmont Harbor on Lake Michigan. 

I am lucky to have amazing, fun friends (I actually met a few years back at a Cubs game!) who own a boat that's docked here. There's nothing like being on the water surrounded by close friends and sky scrapers. These are just a few of the many reasons why I love living in Chicago."