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Stephany Hitchcock is native New Yorker, a jewelry designer who
eschewed an Ivy League college in favor of the renowned Gemological Institute
in New York City, where she studied the properties of colored stones and
diamonds, and emerged as an expert identifier and quality appraiser of gemstones.
With her heart set on the precise task of selecting the very best gems in the
world, for the purpose of creating magnificent jewels, Hitchcock was
recommended by the Institute for a position with Harry Winston. After her interview,
she was told that, while she certainly had the outstanding credentials for the
job, she looked far too young to be taken seriously. The position was awarded
to a male candidate with less experience. Hitchcock confesses that, at 19, she
was so demoralized by the experience that she abandoned the idea of working
with gems and decided it would be less painful to pursue her other love, the
theater.
I have always collected rocks, shells, pebbles, anything that glitters,
buy I have always especially loved gemstones-colored ones- rubies, emeralds,
tourmalines, opals, spinels, moonstones, you name them..., so much so that I
became a gemologist at 18.
My designs can be worn with anything-blue jeans to formal gowns, or,
even, nothing. One of my friends wore only her necklace to a candlelight bubble
bath date with her husband. Itís totally up to the personality of the woman
wearing the jewelry! I just hope everyone who owns my jewelry feels something
special about it. I know I enjoyed making it.Stephany Hitchcock Designs
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