Atlanta - July 01, 2008

Above the Belt

SuPica Jeweled Belt Buckles

When people’s obsessive collecting habits aren’t totally depressing — as with, say, a certain glass menagerie — they can really come in handy. 

Consider designer Sue Pica’s snazzy belt buckles.

The Bronx-born designer splits her time between Cumming, Georgia, where she stockpiles the costume jewelry she’s been collecting for years, and the Rhode Island coast, where she nurtures a sea glass collecting habit.

She uses all her materials to create ornate buckles. Most locally available styles — psychedelic Grace, perky yellow flowered Phoebe, pearl-spattered Patrice — are mounted atop enough metal twists, turns, and crystal ornamentation.

Plus, they’re all removable and interchangeable.

Hear that, gentleman callers?

Available at Addiction, 414 East Paces Ferry Road, Buckhead (678-927-9383 or shop-addiction.com); online at supicajeweled.com.