Givenchy Nose Rings- Godly Mucus

  In the words of Coco Chanel, "I wanted to cover women in constellations! Stars! Stars of all sizes..."







     This quote was taken from the Comete section of the Chanel 80th Anniversary High Jewelry Line--GASP...sorry, just a mouthful. 
     Unsurprisingly, the stars have found their way to fashion. From Chanel to Dolce & Gabanna's Fall 2011 collection, the runway sees a shooting comet every now and then.
     However, the conception of the universe and it's sparkle is a mystery. Many cultures have answered this question in their stories, and I believe Riccardo Tisci did so with his Menswear Fall 2012 collection for Givenchy.

     The thought of "God" as a spiritual being with powers beyond our conception has lead me to think of this story: Up in the heavens, God lived on his chair of clouds. All that existed was the clouds the surrounded him. One day, a swift wind came about and tickled his nose. With much power, God sneezed and created what scientists call "The Big Bang." The stars and galaxies were conceived...and suspended below God's nose was a star leftover. 
Yeah, I think Riccardo Tisci and I are on the same page haha!

   This was the second most tedious fashion project I've done (the first being a t-shirt embroidered with black feathers on a shoulder), but it worked out well. I had a failed first attempt, then reworked my plan and it turned swimingly...after 2 hours of balancing little jewels and super-gluing them :O
     If you're curious as to how to make them here's your answer: I purchased a spool of armature wire (if you want a thicker wire, choose a low number gauge, vice versa) and wire cutters. In my first attempt, I tried to bend it solely with my fingers. Considering that the fingers aren't formed into a perfect circle, it was a challenge to make an even shape. So I found a hard cylindrical object (which I can't exactly recall for the life of me) and bent the wire around it. This was much easier and less time consuming.
   Once I had the shape, I began the tedious process of gluing on the jewels. The jewels are flatback swarovski rhinestones which I got from artbeads.com: http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html. I placed superglue on the correlating place of the wire, then positioned the stones (which I also glued) on the part. The key in doing this was using minimal movement and making sure the gem was balanced as I held it until it was dry.
     It'll probably take a couple tries but it is well worth it! P.S.- I soldered the ends of the press-in part to eliminate irritation in the nose.

Left- nose ring in step two, right- modified Indian Bridal nose ring

Well, I hope that you enjoyed watching the stars. Just don't forget to pick them out of your nose.