Jenna Lyons Takes Us on a Hunt for Vintage Denim & Diamonds | Talk Shop | Harper's BAZAAR
Jenna Lyons invites Harper's BAZAAR to tag along for a stylish day of shopping for denim and diamonds at some of her favorite destinations. In this episode of “Talk Shop,” Jenna shares her expert tips on how she shops, sources and thrifts for timeless closet staples. From a vintage jewelry shop where she reveals her love for wearing diamonds every day to elevate her looks, to showcasing her go-to shop for indulging her vintage jean obsession, Jenna offers great advice—including why avoiding stretch denim and choosing organic fabrics is key to finding the perfect pair of jeans.
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00:00These are cute. I don't even want to look at the price tag.
00:02They're $1,800.
00:10Hi, Harper's Bazaar. I'm Jenna Lyons, and I'm going to take you into one of my favorite places,
00:15Macalow Gallery, to look at some vintage jewelry.
00:23Vintage jewels are some of my favorite things, particularly when they sparkle.
00:26Years ago, when I was going on a red carpet, I wanted something special for a very simple outfit,
00:32and I was connected to the team at Macalow, and I realized they had some of the most exquisite, unusual pieces.
00:38So we've always been the Tiffany people, and so this bracelet here, it looks like something made as a piece of architecture.
00:45It really does. Isn't that cool?
00:47And that was the inspiration.
00:50Wow. I know growing up, I always associated diamonds and Tiffany's with New York,
00:55just obviously breakfast at Tiffany's, and I remember the very first time I came to New York with my mom.
00:59I remember clasping onto her and her walking through the streets and going into the Tiffany's store and just losing my little mind.
01:07I think I was like 10 years old, and it was the first time I went.
01:10I didn't grow up with diamond stores. We didn't have that where I was, and I could not believe my cute little eyes.
01:17This is so stunning.
01:20This is by Pierre Sterlet, one of the great French jewelers, and this would have been made probably into the 60s.
01:26I mean, look at her. She's just beautiful.
01:30I think a lot of people have a tendency to make these things precious and not wear them every day,
01:34and I feel like I actually find them more interesting to wear every day and wear with jeans,
01:38or when they're on a red carpet, the only time you wear diamonds, then they don't get their moment.
01:43It's interesting, the way that they catch the light in the daytime is so different.
01:47It wants to come home with me. Oh, my God.
01:49Yeah.
01:50Yeah, done on the back.
01:51Done on the back.
01:52Yeah.
01:53Real jewelry is done in three dimensions. It's a piece of sculpture.
01:56Oh, my God. Do you guys want to see this?
01:58Look it. The diamonds are on the back.
02:08Oh, God. These are stunning.
02:10I think that one's going to be the winner.
02:12I think it would be nice because I'd love to wear something like this.
02:14I think that's a great idea.
02:15Yeah.
02:16Oh.
02:17Yeah. Isn't that great?
02:18With the big one at the bottom.
02:19How much is this one?
02:20That one's like $10,000.
02:21Oh, and what about this guy?
02:22About the same.
02:23Really? Gorge. Love.
02:24Well, maybe I should do that instead of one big one. I kind of think that's more interesting.
02:28I like it, too. That looks like you.
02:30It's lovely to see you. Thank you so much.
02:31My pleasure.
02:32Have a great day.
02:33We'll talk soon.
02:36So this was our first time.
02:38Yeah.
02:39So this was our first stop.
02:40We just picked out some jewelry.
02:41And now we're going to go find denim at What Goes Around Comes Around.
02:45Hi. We are downtown at What Goes Around Comes Around.
02:49I have an obsession with vintage jeans, so we're going to go and take a look.
03:04Not bad.
03:05Not bad.
03:06Not bad.
03:08Not only can you find beautiful bags and clothing, but they also have an amazing denim bar, which is where I got these babies.
03:14These are literally like perfection.
03:16I like them, but I need more jeans.
03:18Something a little cleaner.
03:19We have some more options we can show you.
03:21I think we can maybe try it on and you can kind of see how that feels with a couple pairs.
03:25The thing that I like most about vintage jeans is everything has stretch in it now.
03:29And one of the things that stretch does is it makes the denim a little crepey.
03:34So it creates a funny little like texture to the denim, which also prevents it from washing down the way vintage denim washes down.
03:41So when you have two seams like this and see how the denim is like the color is sort of welling up, it's called pooling.
03:47A lot of stretch fabrics don't do that anymore.
03:53I didn't understand denim.
03:55Like when you actually start to work in it and start to look at fabrics and you're selecting fabrics, you start to understand.
04:00And it wasn't until I started working at J.Crew and got much more involved in denim that you start to get interested in the history and where things come from.
04:07Like there's things that are happening in this denim that are totally different than this one.
04:10So for instance, the weave on this one is a different...
04:13Like you see this is called creping and this is actually a totally different striation.
04:16So this is a completely different weave than this.
04:18It'll yield a totally different look and feel.
04:20Unless you're doing things by hand, the factories need something to sort of get that authentic look.
04:23And it's so hard to do.
04:25It's fascinating. I got really into it.
04:31Oh, this is embarrassing.
04:33I mean, I own easily.
04:35I mean, I'm sure I own more than 40 pair of jeans.
04:39You want them cut short. You want them cut narrow.
04:41I wore some, they're a boyfriend. I want some slouchy.
04:49I think denim belongs everywhere.
04:51I do not discriminate. I like it to come to parties.
04:54I wore a denim jean jacket to the Met Ball, which I think was my first time.
04:58It definitely was a moment looking Anna Wintour in the eye.
05:01I was like, hi.
05:03And then I wore denim to the reunion for the Real Housewives.
05:06I took a lot of flack for it.
05:07I was really comfortable. I felt like myself.
05:09And I thought that was most important.
05:11It was funny because they were vintage Levi's.
05:13And Sai asked me where I got my jeans and I was like, they're from Levi's.
05:15Have you heard of it?
05:17They're not all wearing vintage jeans, but yeah, I got them here.
05:22These I definitely want to try.
05:23I'll try these. Let's see how it goes.
05:25Yeah. I mean, you have double X red lines. Biggie.
05:28I've got it all.
05:33All right. Number one.
05:34I mean, cute.
05:35I mean, it's funny.
05:36The only thing that is a little weird is that the repair is higher than my knee.
05:39This happens to me a lot.
05:41This is actually in the wrong place because I'm tall.
05:43Okay. Pair number one.
05:51All right. Number two.
05:53Those are great.
05:54I actually really like these.
05:56This is interesting because if you notice the repair on the knee is actually where my knee is,
06:00which means this person was tall too.
06:02But you can see the roping in this.
06:04So you can see like how the actual grain of the fabric is going down this way.
06:08And on this one, it's slightly crooked.
06:10I'm an equal opportunity stylist.
06:12I would style them with jeans or loafers and an old sweatshirt.
06:16Or I would style them with diamonds for an evening out.
06:19Or even just like a sweatshirt and diamonds and heels.
06:21Like that's probably my go-to.
06:27I mean, these are cute too.
06:29I mean, I did pretty well.
06:31They fit great.
06:33The rise on this is like on me, which I personally like,
06:35which also gives you like a closer look in the back.
06:38Like when the rise is a little bit lower in the front,
06:40then you can kind of get a little bit more of a saggy butt.
06:43And at my age, I don't need a saggy butt.
06:45These are cute.
06:47I don't even want to look at the price tag.
06:49They're $1,800.
06:51I mean, listen, I get it.
06:53This is the kind of jean where I would not put these
06:55in the wash with the rest of my clothes.
06:57That was all of them. I think I know what I like.
06:59I'll be back.
07:06This feels like what I don't have, honestly.
07:08Like I feel like I have more stuff in Spain.
07:11And I liked how like snatched the waist was on those.
07:14And that they have no markings on them.
07:16Because I have a lot of jeans that have like stuff on them.
07:19And I like the color.
07:21They're $42.
07:24Thank you so much.
07:26Thank you. Bye-bye.
07:30That's a wrap. Thank you, Harper's Bazaar,
07:32for spending the day with me looking at denim and diamonds.
07:35Bye.
07:51Bye.