Classic pearls meet block colour in the new Sophie Breitmeyer collection for Winterson

Oct. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Winterson, the online luxury brand specialising in pearl jewellery, and Sophie Breitmeyer, the award-winning young British jewellery designer, announce the launch of a colourful new collection of contemporary pearl earrings and pendants for 2011/12. The unique collection brings together two key trends with the combination of vibrant block gemstone colours and classic pearls.

Sophie Breitmeyer, a graduate of Central St Martins, was recently described by Vogue Italia as "a new talent to watch" and was previously a winner of the Bright Young Gems award in 2010. Since graduating, she has developed a strong following for her creative approach to design and her combinations of unusual stones and different coloured golds. Sophie recently collaborated on a catwalk collection with design duo Fyodor Golan, winners of the Fashion Fringe award at London Fashion Week this September, and has worked with Amber Le Bon on her collections.

The collection for Winterson is designed to be highly wearable for the daytime and for the evening. Three new jewellery designs for a pearl stud earring, a pearl drop earring and a pearl pendant combine colourful circles of gemstones such as pink rubies, blue sapphires and green tsavorite garnets to create nine individual pieces.

At the centre of each design is a classic Akoya Pearl, a white saltwater pearl that was one of the very first pearls to be cultured in Japan and is widely admired for its quality and lustre. The pearls are hand selected by Winterson for this collection, which is finished in 18 carat white gold and manufactured to the highest standards in Britain.

Starting at retail prices from £945, this new collection designed by Sophie Breitmeyer is exclusively available today from Winterson online at http://www.winterson.co.uk/designers/sophie-breitmeyer.

Andrew Fraser comments:

"The contrast of vibrant colour with iconic pearls works beautifully well and we think our customers will love these pieces. We launched Winterson as a speclalist jewellery brand last year to combine a modern, web-based approach with old school service, expertise and quality. This collection in collaboration with Sophie is a perfect first addition to our online ranges of luxury pearl jewellery."

Sophie Breitmeyer comments: "My influences for this collection took inspiration from the current fashion season's use of block colour. Pearls already have such a classic and contemporary image. Matching these gemstones with a classic Akoya pearl creates a simple and elegant look that is timeless."

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MEDIA CONTACTS

For further information, please visit

http://www.winterson.co.uk
or http://www.sophiebreitmeyer.com.

For all press enquiries and high resolution imagery, please contact:

Andrew Fraser at Winterson
contact@winterson.co.uk

To contact the designer, please contact:
Sophie Breitmeyer
sophie@sophiebreitmeyer.com

or Amy Scott, for other press enquiries
amy@amyscott.org



NOTES TO EDITORS

About Winterson

Winterson was launched in 2010, combining a heritage of pearls with an expertise in venture capital.

The inspiration for Winterson came about from seeing an opportunity to extend one of Europe's leading specialist suppliers of high quality cultured pearls to retailers, to a new online generation of lovers of luxury pearl jewellery.

Pearls are a unique gem, with organic material that helps provide their distinctive colour and lustre. Winterson designs its own jewellery collections, and collaborates with guest designers, so that the natural properties of each pearl are beautifully presented.

With online prices starting from under £100, Winterson today offers one of the finest ranges of pearl jewellery available.

About Sophie Breitmeyer

Sophie Breitmeyer graduated from Central St Martins in 2010 with a BA (Hons) in Jewellery Design. With a grandfather who was once an original director and diamond dealer at DeBeers, jewellery runs in the blood of this inspiring young designer.

Her creative approach to colour theory, combining unusual stones and different coloured golds as well as her ability to design unique, classic and desirable jewellery, led her to become a 2010 Bright Young Gem at International Jewellery London judged by Hilary Alexander of The Daily Telegraph, Vivienne Becker of The Financial Times and Jessica Diamond of Wallpaper Magazine.

Amber Le Bon, daughter of Simon Le Bon has both worn and worked with Sophie on her collections.