Rhinestone Rosie Jewelry

There’s a Macrina Bakery on Queen Ann that’s fantastic. Today I had a wonderful bread topped with bacon, cheese, and olive oil. It was so good.

Anyway, while I was turning around to park in front of the bakery I saw Rhinestone Rosie’s. It’s at 606 West Crockett Street. You’ll need the address to look it up, otherwise it’s hard to find.

There is a companion piece that I’m writing on our Peru Hope blog about women owned businesses, and you will find four in a row on Crockett Street along side Rhinestone Rosie’s. There is also a two tailors, a kimono jacket shop, and a house design store across the street. It’s an interesting outing and probably a great walking tour of a neighborhood.

Jewelry is near and dear to my heart and has been since I was a kid. Our neighbor collected, and sold costume jewelry. I’ve written about Alana’s Jewelry in the Northgate Mall as a fine place to get estate and unusual pieces. Here at Rosie’s it’s all fun. There is nothing better to accent your day than with some thing bright and sparkley.

Dressing is kind of a lost art with the Gap, and Banana Republic. It’s kind of drab, fashion has gotten kind of routine. Today when you see a woman dressed in big necklaces, or star encrusted broaches you divert your eyes rather than stare. The ordinary is a fashion statement.

OK, so you are just going to Rosie’s to look. It’s worth a trip, the same trip people make from all over the country. Costume jewelery is a lost art. It’s like museum stuff that is fun to look at. It would take a certain confidence to actually wear it. It’s from an era of small pleasures, days when you wanted to stand out, have people admire you, because you are an extraordinary person.

So if you should decide to buy something, you will be surprised how reasonably priced a bold statement of style can be.