Betsy & Iya, the eponymous jewelry line of Portland, Oregon-based designer Betsy Cross, has always been marked by a certain sweetness and androgyny. Her pieces are sentimental, but working the metal by hand gives them a few rough edges that look appropriate on both men and women. In June of 2011, Cross and her husband, Will Cevarich, opened a brick-and-mortar shop in downtown Portland. The …
IWC perfectly updates the classic pilot’s watch with the Mark VII—a sleek take on the original Mark 11 from the 1940s.
For illustrator, writer, fashion designer and student Meghann Stephenson, the term DIY doesn’t seem to cover it. While still attending Parsons full-time, Stephenson has established a well-received body of work and has opened an Etsy shop that serves as further testament to her talent as an artist and a designer. Stephenson’s new store has a little bit of everything from her whimsical, sophisticated repertoire, from …