Brands We Love - Gorjana

This brand might not come with an enormous list of celebrity fans (even though a few of them have been seen sporting the brand), but it definitely deserves adoration.  Instead, it was discovered because of Hippi's tendency to gravitate towards Yugoslavian names (as her married name is one of the most famous Yugoslavian names of the 20th century and she is married to, in her opinion, the most handsome Yugoslavian-American on earth.)  The founder, Gorjana Reidel, is the reason Hippi - previously someone who was sort of anti-jewelry - now wears jewelry all of the time.  SPiCY can probably testify that a good 90% of Hippi's jewelry is from this designer.  Prior to the discovery of Gorjana, she pretty much only wore jewelry that had a deep philosophical or philanthropic meaning to her (like her favorite Me & Ro necklaces that support Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation).

Now, any day, you are likely to find Hippi sporting the G-ring earrings, the cyan wrap necklace, the feather drop earrings or the feather lariat necklace.  She has had a longstanding crush on the Graham wrap bracelets all summer, but is afraid to allow herself to buy any as she fears she will end up buying them in every color.  She has discovered Gorjana's belts in the last couple of days and now loves them as well.  Hippi infected SPiCY with her obsession by showing SPiCY all of the Gorjana jewelry she loved so much.  If you are a regular reader, you may even recall Gorjana being mentioned in at least 4 previous posts.

Over the last few days, Hippie has found that the feather lariat necklace (shown right) is an amazing piece that spices up any dress, jumpsuit or shirt with an unassuming front.  She has found it (and the G-ring earrings) to be especially fitting with Madewell's Romantic Ruffle Dress (unbelted) in blackberry.  The combo received so many compliments, she has decided to snap up the dress in true black and has decided to go for the Gorjana Knox wrap necklace she has been eyeing for months.  (Hippi is planning to update the dress & necklace duo for fall and next spring with her J. Crew infinity/forever and Jackie cardigans and booties like those we discussed in a previous post.)

SPiCY, expert bargain hunter that she is, found that Gilt Group currently has Gorjana on sale right now, many of the styles for 50% off.  Hippi found that Gorjana has styles for sale where 60% of sales go to charity - including breast cancer.  Hippi, a huge supporter of organizations that fight chronic hunger, loves that Gorjana's Team Hunger fights for the same cause.

We definitely suggest looking into both the Gilt Group sale and the new fall styles available on the Gorjana website, ShopBop, Piperlime, BlueBee, Clay Pot, Willow St. Boutique, Luna, WiNK, Neiman Marcus's CUSP and Revolve Clothing, as long as you leave at least one Knox wrap necklace for Hippi.