About Mimi So brand
Mimi So is a modern jewelry designer based in New York City. Mimi’s parents were jewelry atelier owners, and she grew up being surrounded by precious gemstones and beautiful pieces. Her dad schooled her about diamond technicalities and her mom taught her about design and creativity. That brought Mimi to Parsons School of Design.After graduation, being only 22, Mimi launched her jewelry brand Mimi So and opened a store in Manhattan on 47th street. It was in 1993, and five years later Mr Johann Rupert, then Chairman of luxury conglomerate Richmont SA, owners of Cartier and Van Cleef. recognized Mimi’s talent. Mimi So received the investment for the brand and later was offered to sell her brand to Richmont. She declined the offer and continued to work independently.
Today Mimi So jewelry is appreciated by the customers all over the world. Her positive, optimistic energy emerges in every design. She creates pieces that belongs to her happy place called Wonderland which is also the name of one of her collections. It represents a garden in bloom full of whimsical plants.
The company only uses ethically-sourced diamonds and finest metals. Today Mimi’s passion is to make custom jewelry based on her clients’ requests – just like her parents did.
About estate jewelry
Buying jewelry online can be challenging. The quality of the making has not got better over the time while the design is getting more and more generic. Add ever rising prices and you could end up with not finding anything suitable. To purchase a high-quality jewelry piece for an obtainable price consider buying estate items.
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Quality vs Quantity
Estate pieces mostly belong to the era when jewels were handmade and not mass produced. There were simply less jewelry makers at that time and they cared about their reputation. Opposed to the current fast fashion approach, life pace was in general slower. That allowed makers to take more time to craft a truly quality piece.
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Fair price vs Overpriced
Designer pieces aka signed pieces can cost multiple times more than their unsigned equivalents. We pay not only for an item itself but also for the brand advertising campaigns and all the buzz the name is creating. Prices for estate jewelry form differently and mostly depend on the cost paid by a seller. A pre-owned Bulgari ring and a brand-new Bulgari piece have a significant price difference. Ask your local jewelry store about a retail price of the desired piece and you’d be pleasantly surprised.
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True value vs Seasonal rush
Pre-owned jewelry retains its value. Over the time it gets rare and more expensive. Think purchasing a new car that loses its value right after you left your dealer versus buying a vintage vehicle.
At Nadine Krakov Collection we love all the things beauty and high-quality. Each of our estate jewelry piece is in excellent condition. We preserve the history and the greatest styles of the past so our clients can enjoy it at the fullest.
