What: Reese Witherspoon’s Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra Clover Necklace
Why: Didn't we tell you about long gold necklaces and pendant necklaces being uber popular this season? That's what we thought. The charming onyx and mother of pearl four leaf clovers on Reese’s Alhambra necklace must be extra lucky: the actress wears this casual classic almost everywhere. Van Cleef and Arpels re-imagined different eras in their newest collection, and the Alhambra line puts an exotic spin on the roaring ‘20s. The long, delicate chain and intricate, inlaid clover charms are reminiscent of The Great Gatsby’s ultra-stylish Daisy Buchanan if she’d been a Moroccan princess. Reese wears the piece to great effect, dressing up simple tanks and feminine blouses with the long strand.
Cop Reese’s Lucky Charms: Find a similar cloverleaf necklace at UrbanMinx.com.
Update: Looks like Van Cleef is none too happy about the clover knock-offs available. Read about what they are doing to make their clover the one-and-only and vote on whether you think they have a case or not.
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The website, Eve’s Addictions, which you advertised is currently out of stock on the Van Cleef and Arpels Mother of Pearl necklace. Do you have any other suggestions?
They have a few good ones.
Why not buy the real thing? Fakes are for fakes I guess….
If you can buy the real thing, great! Now imagine your kid would like one and you know they are going to loose it, why not get a knockoff? Simply stated not everyone can afford to pay the outrageous prices designers are charging. I found this sitehttp://www.kiikas.com/servlet/the-Compare-to-Designer-cln-Compare-to-Van-Cleef-Arpel/Categories
They carry a lovely line of Van Cleef Inspired necklaces, they ship quick and the prices are great.
Here is the Url for the Van Cleef Inspired Clover Necklace http://www.kiikas.com/servlet/the-Compare-to-Designer-cln-Compare-to-Van-Cleef-Arpel/Categories
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I love the Van Cleef Alhambra Clover leaf necklaces but cannot pay their prices. I heard that there are some jewelry stores out there that are selling a very good replica, very similar but not exactly the same. These pieces are 18k gold are real mother of pearl. Does any on have any idea as to which jewelers these might be.
The Van Cleef Clover necklace is soooo gorgeous but alas way out of my price range too. I have found a similar flower design style from a website called Joots.co.uk. Its 14k gold and the flowers are made from real mother of pearl. I recently bought it in the sale and thought it was a bargain, esp as it’s nice and long. Take a look:
http://www.joots.co.uk/0/jewllery/category/necklaces/product/flower_pearl_necklace/
I LOVE the Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra collection. Are there any really good online vendors out there? I especially like the gold and mother of pearl clover necklace. I’ve looked at Eve’s Addiction (which I found from this post!) but they’re flowers, not clovers. If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it!
Best place to find amazing replicas of the VCA Alhambra collection is, believe it or not, from the street vendors in Soho, N.Y. There are the “Cheap Looking” copies but if you’re willing to pay a little more, you’ll find amazing replicas. I can’t bring enough pieces back, they all disappear, friends and family can’t get over how close they are to the real thing. I own a few pieces myself…going back to NY next week and will bring more.
nicole! were you able to find more VCA alhambra replicas when you went to nyc? i go to nyc next month & would love to find one too. would you mind sharing the name and/or location of the street vendor in soho that you found? i would like to find an amazing replica. thanks for whatever info you can provide!