Tourdrobe

Recently, I was lucky enough to have a sitdown with Kathleen Murphy, Owner and Designer of Murphy Jewelry, www.murphyjewelry.com. Kathleen and I met in 2009 and she was one of the first people I knew I wanted to introduce my readers and viewers to – her pieces always make me want to try new styles so I thought you’d love her. I thought to myself if her pieces can do that for me, why not share her knowledge with the world? That being said, I am pleased to present, Tourdrobe Talks Accessories with Kathleen Murphy of Murphy Jewelry:

Tourdrobe Talks Accessories!

But that’s not all! Kathleen and I had so much fun together that we didn’t have time to film absolutely everything we talked about so here are more tips from us:

The 3 “Don’ts” of Accessorizing:
1-Don’t over accessorize. If you’re wearing a pattern, make your jewelry simple and basic. Your accessories can still be large but try to stick to one tone (Gold or Silver or one color).
2. The Rule of 2: If you have on statement earrings, you can add a bracelet. If you have on a statement necklace, you can add simple earrings.
3. Try not to be too matchy-matchy (Dear Trisha, I promise in the future to never do this again. Love, MK)

In 2010, layering is all the rage. When you layer, make sure to use more delicate chains that hit at different lengths. With the long chains that are so popular now, you can even double them up on themselves and then add another necklace to the mix – that’s what I do and people always seem to notice that (in a good way).

If you like the pieces in the video and would like to see more of Kathleen’s work, go to www.murphyjewelry.com – also,  if you like her contemporary styles, not all of Kathleen’s work is found on her site because she is designing new pieces all the time.  Feel free to contact her via her website and she will be more than happy to work with you. If you happen to be coming through Charlotte, NC, please stop at Scout & Molly’s of Charlotte on 3920 Sharon Road, www.scoutandmollys.com. Not only are they one of the upscale boutiques that sells Kathleen’s pieces, but they have a great selection of my favorite design houses: DVF, Michael Kors, and Marc Jacobs to name a few.

I hope you enjoyed the first installment of Tourdrobe Talks and I hope to bring you many more designers, artists, and musicians in the near future.  Remember, no matchy-matchy and it’s your life, live it on tour! -MK