Kendra Scott Spring '17 Collection
I love Kendra Scott jewelry, so much so that I practically wear it everyday. As a matter of fact, I'm wearing some of her earrings as we speak. Because I love Kendra Scott's designs so much, it's like Christmas when they announces a new seasonal collection. So, a few weeks ago when I heard that they were launching their Spring 2017 line on Wednesday, January 25th, I came damn near to peeing my pants. Okay, maybe I wasn't on that level of excitement, but I was pretty close.
The first thing I do when Kendra Scott announces a new collection, is immediately head to their Pinterest page. This is where I stalk all of Kendra's "dream" or inspiration boards for past, present and future jewelry lines. Usually you can see bits and pieces of the new line about a week or 2 out from the release date. Saturday I decided to creep one last time to see if there was any sneak peak available... and there was! I could right away tell that the inspiration for this line had a lot to do with Marrakech and the Mediterranean. I personally love shades of royal blue and turquoise, so I thought to myself, "this line is going to rock," literally and metaphorically, since after all, Kendra loves to use stones in her jewelry. After scrolling through the images of new earrings and necklaces, I was beyond underwhelmed. Sad to say, I was and still am not impressed with Kendra Scott's Spring 2017 collection. And worse than that, for the first time ever, I can officially say that I won't be purchasing anything from this line. Like not even one pair of earrings.
Typically, after researching the newest collection, I take screenshots of my favorite pieces, make a note in my calendar of the launch date, set my alarm the night before the line goes live, and most importantly... I sleep with my credit card next to my bed, ready to have gorgeous jewelry charged to it. But, because I am not particularly impressed by Kendra's spring line, this won't be happening (insert frowning face). Rather, I will be anxiously awaiting the month that Kendra's Summer 2017 collection is available. Hopefully then, she will have designed some more unique and interesting works of art. Until then, I will be dreaming of the collection that could have been, and forever wondering what on earth happened during the creation of this season's line. Did she hit her head in the middle of designing the collection? Was she high? Or has she suddenly gone blind? Either way, this line is a whole lot of ugly if you ask me.
If you're interested in looking at this train wreck of a line before it is released this Wednesday, follow this link to Pinterest. Here, you will not only be able to learn a little bit more about the inspiration for Spring 2017, but you can also see actual images of products being released on January 25th. And on top of that, if you click on the images, Pinterest will take you to Kendra Scott's website. Once you are redirected, you can see what each piece's price is, however they won't officially be available until Wednesday morning.
Kendra, if you're reading this (yeah, in my dreams) I apologize for the harsh criticism... I promise that I love all of your other work and own way too much of your jewelry. One bad line will not stop me from shopping with Kendra Scott in the future. I just hope next season isn't another dud! Below for anyone that is interested, you'll find some of the pieces from Kendra Scott's Spring 2017 collection that I found particularly disappointing. These have me wondering... #WhatWasKendraScottThinking!
So, will you be shopping with Kendra this Wednesday? Let me know, comment below!
Xoxo,
The Chronic Window Shopper