Gaudess

By then, Michele was enrolled in graduate school and juggling the company. I was a going through a divorce, and started helping my sister with trunk shows, marketing, collections and promotions. We were really kicking ass! She managed to get a ring to Patricia Field, who put it on “Charlotte” (Kristin Davis) on Sex and the City. Shakira wore several Gaudess rings during her performances on the VHI Video Music Awards. Michele personally gave jewelry to celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, Lenny Kraviz, and Erykah Badu to name a few.

In 2007, Michele started practicing medicine as a physician assistant and handed the company over to me. It was perfect timing because I had just left Z!NK Magazine as Managing Director and was ready to put my big and bold spin on Gaudess. I used more Swarovski crystal beads and pushed the gaudy and glam style. My sister and I had so much fun over the years jet setting all over with Gaudess. As single moms, we juggled school, jobs, moving, marriages, boyfriends, and pets, while building the company and raising our 3 beautiful children. There were so many good times and so many hardships. We fed off of each other's energy and love, and with the help and strength of our parents and older sister, Janine, we were able to get through it all, becoming empowered in the process. Many thanks!  Being a single mother of 2, it was a challenge for me to manage my work and my kids' activities with Gaudess, but my children are always my number one priority. I gladly made sacrifices in my life for them and would do it all over again. However, now that my children are adults, I decided it was my time to devote my energy to the company and to the tribe of women who make up Gaudess.

Up until now, I’ve sold in stores and have had amazing trunk shows in NYC, the Hamptons and Miami, with a couple of The Housewives of New York attendees.  Paz De LaHeurta of Boardwalk Empire wore my Black Fleur ring. Most recently, my designs were worn on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival by Addison Reicke, who starred in the new movie, Beguiled, with Nicole Kidman and Collin Farrell. I enjoy doing trunk shows because I have personal interaction with my customers and meet outstanding women along the way. I love their energy!

I rebranded the company in 2017 as a life style brand, while concentrating on the positive qualities of the business and the passion within me. I designed an 18k gold jewelry logo line that is a reflection of all that Gaudess embodies; a symbol people will associate as being a positive/inspirational brand. I hope women will embrace the core values of Gaudess and rock the brand proudly with their own personal style.

It was important to me, to include women of all ages in the new campaign. Being a Gaudess is about being confident and powerful, not being a skinny size 0-2, with a perfect ass and perky breasts. But, hey, if you are, rock it!! :) It’s all about being a female with an attitude!

I would like women to know when you give or receive Gaudess as a gift, it is one of the best compliments. You are a positive force in that person's life; You are Gaudess™—desired, elegant, inspirational and extraordinary.  

Join me and Gaudesses around the world to raise our vibrational energy and manifest beautiful beginnings!

With love & light