My beautiful friend in these photos is from Madrid, Spain. I’ve only been to Madrid once—when I was 10 years old—but I remember the classic elegance of the city, the strength of the sun in the mid-August heat, and the warmth of its people. Lorea embodies all of these things in these gorgeous photos: beauty, elegance, fire and warmth.
When I asked Lorea if she would model some jewelry for me, she readily agreed. We chatted about her style and she said she prefers a simple, classic approach to beachy chic. With the breathtaking backdrop and the beautiful Sweet Bling pieces I had to work with, I couldn’t have imagined a better style for my model.
On an unseasonably warm March day, I took Lorea down to the end of my street with intentions of snapping some photos down on the beach. But as we started playing around, snapping photos on our way down, the views from up on the cliffs in Del Mar were too spectacular to pass up. These 85-degree, early spring days can be such a fashion challenge at times. It seems too early to be pulling out the bright floral prints of late spring and summer, but certainly too warm for sweaters and dark colors.
I love the simple look Lorea came up with. Distressed jean shorts from Top Shop and a simple sheer tank from Zara. Her sunglasses are Fendi—they’re amazing and now I want some. Sigh. And what to do about shoes? Lorea and I had just returned from the mall where she’d purchased a new pair of mint green Nike’s. I love the playful nature of the spring-colored Nike’s complementing the casual elegance of her top, finished off with the beautiful Sweet Bling jewelry with various shades of blues and greens. The combination was a match made in heaven.
In the first photo, Lorea is wearing the Green Leather and Crystal Wrap Bracelet . In the second photo, she has layered the wrap bracelet with Nyla Convertible Necklace and Bracelet.
My favorite photo of the day was captured by accident. As I was trying to get a good shot of the Sweet Bling wrap bracelet, Lorea reached up to adjust her sunglasses. Snap, snap. I glanced down at the viewing window on my camera. I had caught this perfect moment where you could see Lorea’s tattoo through a space between her arms—the ocean a breathtaking backdrop—Green Leather and Crystal Wrap Bracelet so perfectly displayed.
“Believe”. I wondered how you say that in Spanish so I asked Lorea. Creer, tener confianza. To believe, to have confidence. It rolled off her tongue like poetry. We snapped a few more. I love how happy she looks. Even though she’s half way across the world from home, I could tell the warmth of the day and the beauty of the ocean made her feel at home.
As the sun caught her hair, we captured the Blue Jasper Pendant —displayed so effortlessly with her classic look.
I could’ve snapped photos all day, the ocean offering this backdrop that glistened like a freshly finished oil painting.
What a day. What a day, indeed.
Sweet Bling 
