HARLOW

Overview

"Sayles traipses the globe to find Victorian mourning lockets, Art Nouveau pendants and vintage etched pocket watches that become the centerpieces of her [Harlow] designs. They hang from ornate Edwardian chains or crocheted ropes that the self-taught designer makes by hand."

~ Los Angeles Times

4/20/08

From Victorian necklaces to Edwardian bracelets, the one-of-a-kind heirloom jewelry designed by Elizabeth Sayles Brennan, under the aegis of her Los Angeles-based company Harlow, goes a long way toward proving that everything old is not just new again, but rather chic. Adorning the stars of such hit television shows as 'Grey's Anatomy', 'House M.D.', 'Private Practice', 'Monk' and 'Nip/Tuck', her Harlow designs are also sold in such high-end retail stores as Barneys New York, Fred Segal Santa Monica, Roseark, Maxfield and Beckley in Los Angeles, A'Maree's in Newport Beach, and Samantha Lee in San Francisco.

A native of Newport, Rhode Island, Elizabeth was raised in a family with deep roots in the antique trade. As a child, she was 'surrounded by the most extraordinary antiques in the world.' Originally drawn to fashion, she worked for Ralph Lauren on the east coast before moving to San Francisco in 1999, lending her talents to Tom Ford and Yves St. Laurent. Four years later she moved down the coast to Los Angeles, working as a buyer for a friend's high-end store on Robertson Boulevard.

In early 2006, Elizabeth made the decision to trade working for "reworking" --- transforming old precious metals into new designs that appealed to antique jewelry aficionados. Leveraging an innate eye for designing elaborate ornate jewelry into the launch of Harlow, her pieces took inspiration from her travels across Europe and South America where she discovered unique religious medals, century-old stones and other beautiful items.

Elizabeth's talents have not only impressed costume designers, celebrities and media (the L.A. Times called her creations "amazing fashion"). Moving beyond beauty to social responsibility, the designer also embraces environmental consciousness with close to 95% of Harlow creations considered "recycled art", the other 5% newly mined gold and diamonds. Talk about making a fashion statement...

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