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Theodora inspired by 1930s mannequin

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

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anne carson design, designer jewellery, Granville Island, pearls, pop-up, silver, theodora, trunk show, Vancouver

There has been no living with Theodora since she heard about a mannequin who was so famous in the 1930s that she made the cover of Life magazine.

Great. Now my model has a role model.

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Cynthia, the star mannequin of the 1930s

Theodora got particularly excited when she learned that Cynthia, as this single-named celeb was known, was invited to the wedding of Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

Now she has an eye (so to speak) on all the upcoming royal nuptials. And no one likes dressing for a posh wedding more than Theodora.

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Inspired by Cynthia, her demands don’t end there. She wants to be featured more on the blog and in Instagram as part of her own “personal branding” campaign.

She wants to do more selfies with the clients, which is tricky since she lacks arms.

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I fear that I may have created a monster. Good thing I’m too much of an introvert to act as her publicist.

But it does make me wonder what made Cynthia’s minders take a publicity stunt to such great lengths? Her inventor was trying to sell customers on these new oh-so-realistic mannequins and so he gave her a fake real life. She had a newspaper column and a radio show (despite her chronic laryngitis she was said to have been a good listener). And Saks even gave her a credit card!

What were they all thinking?

Maybe Cynthia was a nagger? Theodora certainly is. Which is why you will find her at my Oct. 25 and 26 trunk show at the Granville Island Hotel, angling for attention. She makes a good case that without her modelling, it’s hard to see how you can extend your own necklace wardrobe by layering single strands into scene-stealing statement necklaces. But I warned her that if she nags anyone to do selfies with her, she’s going home.

Really, I’m not sure how much I should indulge Theodora on this?

Then again, if Theodora is willing to take over my often-neglected social media, maybe I should just let her have the Instagram account?

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Trunk Show, Oct. 25, 26

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ANNUAL FALL TRUNK SHOW

 
Granville Island Hotel


Friday, Oct. 25, 11 – 7


Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 – 5
 

My annual fall pop-up store is happening the same week as the Vancouver Writers Festival at Granville Island, so here’s a bonus for my fellow book lovers: if you bring a ticket from one of the events, you’ll get 10 per cent off anything you buy at that trunk show.

As always, the big fall trunk show is the one where I show a wide range of statement necklaces for party season and racks of one-of-a-kind earrings. You will also find a good selection of scarf pins and bracelets. My website carries only a fraction of the designs available.

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Sterling silver chain, carved silver beads, and pink tourmaline gems
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A rope of grey pearls punctuated with beads of sterling silver & faceted amethysts
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Faceted amethysts mixed with carved sterling silver beads
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Who doesn’t need more pearl drop earrings?
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Bring a little elegance to winter wear with a creamy baroque pearl scarf pin
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Black silver and with a pair of creamy, iridescent baroque pearl pendants

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Wintery elegance: are these earrings sparkly druzy drops or ice crystals?

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Shop closed until October 2, 2019

30 Friday Aug 2019

Posted by annecarsondesign in Trunk shows, Uncategorized

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I’m on vacation until Oct 2, and I’m sorry to report that my project of training Theodora to fill orders has been a fiasco. She’s a lovely model, but a lousy assistant.

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So no website orders will be filled until I return. But if you’re in Vancouver you may want to wait a few weeks, until my big fall show, which is loaded with one-of-a-kind pieces.

 

FALL TRUNK SHOW OCT. 25 & 26

My biggest trunk show of the year is happening this year on Granville Island

GRANVILLE ISLAND HOTEL

Friday Oct. 25 — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m

Saturday, Oct. 26 — 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

My pop-up coincides with the Vancouver Writers Festival and I think we book-lovers should stick together. So I’m offering anyone who brings a ticket from an event 10 per cent off the items they buy at my show.

As always, Theodora will be present, and yes, she does pose for selfies. Just don’t let her try and charge you.

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