November 14, 2007

Checking In

Scott Stephen Plaid Necklaces

Despite your fear of looking like a bag pipe fetishist or a young Brenda Walsh, you still have a thing for plaid.

Some advice: Lose the kilt, ditch the flannel, and head straight for Scott Stephen’s Gaelic-inspired necklaces.

Here is a designer who knows the might of great material and the value of sourcing fine fabrics. His handmade pieces include crystal-encrusted globes strung on gunmetal chains, pearlized glass next to velvet, and beads with a peppering of plaid. The collection is polished and edgy, regal and rock ’n’ roll — like a patrician take on the Sex Pistols.

In other words, check please?

Available at Erie Basin, 388 Van Brunt Street, at Dikeman Street, Red Hook (718-554-6147 or eriebasin.com).