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" You&amp;#039;d think styling celebrities like Eva Mendes and Gwen Stefani would be the type of career achievement that would allow a person to pause, pat themselves on the back and maybe take a little vacay. Not if said person is Gillian Steinhardt. After coming off a long, successful stint as a stylist Steinhardt continued her winning streak by designing jewelry for the hit show, Reign (including the vintage Turkish Medusa coin ring worn during Mary, Queen of Scots&amp;#039; coronation), and she just launched her own costume jewelry collection\u2014full of geometric, art deco-inspired shapes and 1970s-style sensual glamour.  &amp;quot;After many years of working with clothing, as a celebrity stylist, knitwear designer and textile artist, I naturally gravitated towards working with metal,&amp;quot; said the multitalented Toronto native, who studied fashion design at Parsons in New York, fiber arts and art history at Concordia University in Montreal, textile design in Mexico and Istanbul, and jewelry design at Studio Jewelers in New York City. &amp;quot;I experimented a few years ago by knitting with chain or adding metal components to fibers, which inspired me to learn the techniques behind metalsmithing. I became so enthusiastic about the process of sculpting with metal to create three-dimensional forms that it was like unlocking a mystery.&amp;quot; In her new namesake collection (which has already been spotted on Rachel Bilson, Behati Prinsloo and Erin Wasson), this enthusiasm manifested itself via chunky origami-inspired earrings and headbands, a delicate charm bracelet and lariat necklace featuring tiny sculptural hands, and the architecturally inclined Celestial collection with its dramatic deco ear cuffs, hairpins and rings that put one in mind of the Chrysler Building. What unites all of Steinhardt&amp;#039;s work is a sense that one is seeing something that feels both familiar and new. Which is in keeping the designer&amp;#039;s stated desire to create a line that harkens to both ancient civilizations and 21st century urban decay to create an overall feel of modern antiquity. &amp;quot;The uniqueness of my collection comes from the balance of distinctively handmade-looking pieces with the strong art deco shapes and lines,&amp;quot; said Steinhardt of her made-in-NYC pieces. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s the play between elegant and cultivated-looking forms with the rustic quality that I love.&amp;quot; As they once said of Mary, Queen of Scots: Long may she, well, you know. Gillian Steinhardt jewelry retails from $110 - $850 at boutiques nationwide, including No. 6 and American Two Shot in New York, Nicole Kwon in Dallas, Acrimony in San Francisco, TenOverSix in Los Angeles and online at Avenue32.com.     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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