Designer of unparalleled large and bold costume jewelry. Her oversized lucite bracelets from the early 2000s are back in fashion. With work known as much for its powerful originality and signature style as for its unique aesthetic ambitions, Patricia von Musulin aims to use her work to rethink the very idea of jewelry.
Her collections feature a wide range of materials that evoke deep symbolism and psychological associations. Crystalline transparency recalls the undulating currents of water, the source of all life. Conversely, the deep blacks of her “Ebony Collection” reflect our cultural fascination with the “Primitive” and the multiracial nature of modern urban life. Estee Lauder, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Lancôme, Victoria’s Secret, Absolute Vodka, Cover Girl, Gap, Kohler, and Goldenpoint have featured her accessories in their advertising.
A partial list of fashion designers who have featured her work in both their advertising campaigns and their runway shows includes: Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Adrienne Vittandi, Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene, Carolina Herrera, Chado, Ralph Rucci, Bally, Cole Haan, and Bogner. Her first working relationships were with Donna Karan and Louis D’Olio for Anne Klein, Pauline Triguere, Giorgio Sant’Angelo, and Perry Ellis. Perry Ellis personally nominated her for the Council of Fashion Designers of America when he was president.
Her work has appeared in national and international magazines: Vogue, German Vogue, Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vogue Taiwan, Harpers Bazaar, Harper’s Bazaar en Espanol, Trace, Numero, Flair, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan en Espanol, Town and Country, Vibe, Latina, Essence, “W” Magazine, Vissionaire, Zink, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Elle, Elle Décor, Forbes Magazine, American Express Departure Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, to name a few.
