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[pixkris]

Shallow fashion help needed!

I'm looking for a beautiful red pendant of some sort to wear with my wedding dress. The dress is strapless and rouched, so I'm looking for something relatively short (I don't think a choker, but maybe if it was the right one) and RED. I could go gemstone (ruby or garnet) or crystal or glass or something else, but I don't want it to be too small or too big (too small won't show up; too big will overwhelm my frame). I want it to pop, but I don't want to spend a fortune. Classy is good, but fun is too. Unique is a must! I'm carrying the red bouquet in the center of the top row of the "bouquets" page here. The dress is style #3966 on this page.

Caveats--I hate yellow gold and I'm very allergic to nickel, so cheap metals are out. I can usually do silver for a limited amount of time. White gold would be awesome.

Help a girl out? (Barb and Jilli, I'm especially looking at you, fashion goddesses!)

Here are a few things that piqued my interest so far:

clicky link #1 (too busy?)

clicky link #2 (but not brass or gold)

clicky link #3 (this is too long for the wedding dress, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!)

clicky link #4 (too simple?)

clicky link #5 (HA! Just kidding.)

Comments

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Red keyhole heart

Pretty, pretty filigree!

[pix-kristin.livejournal.com]

Oooo! I love the keyhole heart (I hadn't planned to do a heart, but that's pretty cool). The filigree looks to be too long for my frame/dress, I think.

Also, did you see what I accidentally bought while browsing on esty? Oops. (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22126565&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=Steampunk&ga_search_type=category&category=jewelry.necklace&ga_page=5&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title)

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

I love the filigree and if the chain could be adjusted, I think it would look lovely with your dress.

Of your clickies, I really like No. 1 and No. 4, although I worry about 4 being too small, judging by the size in the picture of it resting in someone's palm.

I found this rough cut pendant (http://www.swarovski.com/Web_US/en/1031268/product/Galet_Bordeaux_Mini_Pendant.html?CatalogCategoryName=0109). It's currently strung on cord, but if you have a chain you like, you could restring it, I think.

Very symmetrical, simple flower (http://www.swarovski.com/Web_US/en/1035135/product/Hedge_Siam_Pendant.html?CatalogCategoryName=0109)

Not exactly what you were describing, but I think it's really striking and it's only 16" long: Inner Fire garnet necklace (http://www.sundancecatalog.com/PRODUCT/Jewelry/Necklaces/47380.html).

Here's a choker that falls under the nifty category (http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i15754.html).

Might be too much... not sure (http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/7g/i12279.html), but I think it's awfully elegant.

Perhaps under the fun category (http://www.1928.com/bella-rouge-ruby-red-charm-necklace.html).

I like the ribbons on this one. (http://www.1928.com/bella-rouge-ruby-red-pendant-necklace.html)