More Than a Statement
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Durhamite Rachel Widmark is the co-founder of Fernweh Jewelry, a line inspired by faraway lands and dedicated to giving back to women in developing countries where the jewelry components are made. Growing up, Durham was “a place filled with creativity” for Rachel, whose family lives in Forest Hills. She attended Durham Academy through eighth grade and graduated from Jordan High School in 2010. Her skills were shaped in high school art classes and workshops offered by the Durham Arts Council and Rare Earth Beads, where she fell in love with her current medium – jewelry. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University, Rachel moved to NYC with business partner and former college classmate Amelia Tonelli to launch a fashion jewelry company that utilizes handcrafted ceramics to curate statement pieces designed with geometric shapes and vibrant patterns. We asked Rachel to pick a few of her top pieces that are perfect for transitioning our wardrobes from summer to fall. – Laura Zolman Kirk Embodying the front-to-back trend, these earrings can be worn with the rhinestones peeping from the back of the ear, turned around with the solid gold showing or just as small, blue-and-white studs. “A perfect transition piece to wear when switching from a conservative work outfit to a fun night out.”
“The tapete bracelet adds deep colors to a fall outfit, as well as texture. It can be layered with smaller, more delicate bracelets [or] worn as a stand-alone. A great weekend piece with jeans and an oversized sweater.”
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“The deep cobalt blues and the rich reds both go great with warm, [neutral] fall layers.”
Setting the Record Straight
Bronwen Dickey, a Durham resident, Duke grad and contributing editor at The Oxford American, appeals
for the Pit Bull breed in her new book, “Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon.” In his “New York Times” review, “‘Pit Bull’ Traces Path From Fighter to Pet to Demon,” James Gorman says: “Ms. Dickey not only writes about the ebb and flow of public fear and loathing, she takes the reader on a thoroughly comprehensible tour of genetics and behavioral science to explain why breeding never guarantees an individual dog’s personality, and shouldn’t be used to condemn it.” DM
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