DRAWING A BEAD ON THE '60S.Byline: - Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Some people who can't wait for the next new Coach or Kenneth Cole Kenneth Cole is the name of:
The German-born, makeup artist-turned-fashion designer is known for one-of-a-kind leather accessories that appeal to the arts-and-crafts crowd who missed out on the Haight-Ashbury era. ``It all started,'' Fry says, ``when I was working on the set of a movie in Texas and was inspired by the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. jewelry worn there. So I went out and bought a loom and some beads and got started making gifts for friends. And they were so enthusiastic about them that they said I should sell them. So I went home and got a little bamboo suitcase; lined it with green fur to display my accessories; and went up and down Montana Avenue trying to sell them to boutiques ... with no luck. Finally, my first sale was actually a shop in Malibu and then others followed.'' A year later, Crazie Daisie designs was born, expanding from beaded anklets n. pl. 1. socks that reach just above the ankle. Noun 1. anklets - a sock that reaches just above the ankle bobbysock, bobbysocks, anklet to luxe luxe n. 1. The condition of being elegantly sumptuous. 2. Something luxurious; a luxury. [French, luxury, from Latin luxus. leather skirts. But Fry, 36, who works out of a small studio in her Studio City back yard, is best-known for one-of-a-kind lariat lariat: see lasso. necklaces made of chunks of coral and turquoise, snakeskin snake·skin n. The skin of a snake, especially when prepared as leather. totes in fire engine red, and wide leather beaded cuffs often whip-stitched in contrasting colors and studded with shells and coral that can be found at trendy boutiques up and down the coast. Fry's pieces can be purchased at Raena, 8350 W. Third St., West Hollywood, and Giovanna-Jutta, 8471 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, and as well as online at www.citystuff.com. Although she hasn't advertised in any magazines, Fry's art gets plenty of TV coverage. It has been featured on ``Donny and Marie'' and has been worn by cast members of ``Beverly Hills 90210,''`` Becker'' and ``Angel.'' And her best-selling leather cuffs (priced at $60 and up) have been spotted at Hollywood soirees on the wrists of celebrities such as Holly Hunter, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Swank, and Antonio Banderas and his wife, Melanie Griffith. For more information, call Crazie Daisie at (818) 752-3477. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (leather cuffs) |
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