They have shaped the way we wear our clothes, perfumes and aftershaves, and now the world`s most famous and beautiful people have begun to sculpt our brooches, earrings and pendants as well.
Jewelry is the latest celebrity designer craze,
and anyone who`s anyone is hard at work channeling their fame into solid gold and silver.
Leading the way, of course, are Brangelina - it wouldn`t be right if the world`s golden couple weren`t pioneering this new golden age now would it? Pitt and Jolie are known around their world for their glitzy glamorous lifestyle, and their ceaseless commitment to all manner of worthy causes. Fittingly, all proceeds from their new jewelry collection - called Protector - will go to one of Jolie`s favorite charities.
Manufactured by London jeweler Asprey, the range will be based around the image of a snake, an animal which Jolie considers a protector of her family. The collection features bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, pendants and brooches, and will hit our stores in time for the holiday season.
Following in Brad and Ang`s exalted footsteps are the Kardashian clan, whose versatility and creativity appear to know no limits.
Kim, Kourteney and Khloe are renowned for their unique, off-the-wall look, and now they`re passing on their distinctive style in a range of trinkets which will go on sale next spring. The collection, which will be rolled out under the uber-cool Los Angeles brand Virgins, Saints and Angels, is sharp, edgy and gripping - much like the Kardashians themselves.
Speaking on behalf of her siblings, Kim Kardashian said the design is based on the power of ancient gods and goddesses, and evokes the rags-to-riches romance of their Armenian family history. Those who want to capture a slice of the Kardashians` eastern elegancy will be able to purchase their jewelry in stores such as Blue Bee, Sparkle Fred Segal and Nordstrom, and will find the trinkets extremely reasonably priced.
But this jewelry fad`s not just for the younger crowd; venerated veterans of stage and screen are in on it as well. Just look at ageing beauty Jane Seymour - first a doctor, then a dancer and now a designer of delectable ornamentation.
Seymour`s collection, Open Heart, has been around since the start of the year and made steady progress. Retailing from just $49.00 in Kay Jewelers, Open Heart is a classical and understated edition to the celebrity jewelry jamboree.
With singer Alicia Keys and actress Michelle Trachtenberg also hard at work on their own jewelry lines, you`d be forgiven for wondering whether the entire celebrity industry has been overcome with glitter fever. But there`s method in this madness; celebrities have the time, the knowledge and the personality to make incredible jewelry designers.
During the long lulls in between shoots, songs and shows, today`s celeb has ample time to conceive and refine their designs. And, because many of them spend their entire working lives being dressed by the world`s best stylists, they know exactly what`s hot and what`s not.
And, like the best jewelry, our favourite celebs pretty, polished and exclusive; it`s a marriage forged in heaven. We`ve spent years trying to catch up with our heroes and heroines, striving in vain to grasp and mimic their oh-so-perfect looks. Now they are telling us exactly how to do it, and consumers the world over are sure to snap up their shimmering designs.
