Olsen Twins Throw Their Own Silver Designer Day

As Queen Bea wrote about here, the Olsen Twins hooked up with Robert Lee Morris to put together a line of jewelry for their high end Elizabeth and James line. This is not the Mary Kate and Ashley that you can get down at the Wal-Mart, chickadees!

The jewelry is now available for pre-order at Intermix and it ain't cheap. Makes me really appreciate the Q's prices for designer silver.

The Dagger Necklace -- $525.00 -- Fabulousy fierce in the form of a necklace accented with twenty 1" long "daggers" with sharp and pointy tips. The chain is of interlocking circles and measures 16" long. In a golden bronze.

The Circle Cuff -- $525.00 -- This piece brings to mind Robert Lee Morris, who is the partner to the Elizabeth and James jewelry collection. It is a 3 1/2" wide sculpted cuff with a 1 1/2" circular cut out -- a very modern piece of sculpture. In silver.
The Snake Ring -- $125.00 -- We love the wicked look of serpents, and so we love this curvaceous snake ring. He measures about 1 1/2" long with little etchings that resemble scales. Size 6 or 7. In golden bronze.

The Knuckle Ring -- $195.00 -- A truly medieval modern statement in the form of a 2 1/2" long dome ring that is arced to fit over your knuckle -- it looks great on.

Mally's Witchy Ways

Doncha just love Mally Roncal? Queen Bea admits to having a bit of a girl crush on her. No, not in the dirty way ... in the I-want-to-be-just-like-her-when-I-grow-up way.

She has this amazing positive energy that reaches through the television and not only makes me feel better about myself, but also inspires me to do more.

How does she do that, chickadees? She's only presenting makeup products. What kind of witchy powers is she using on me? Queen Bea is bewitched, bedazzled, and bewildered!

Anyway, did you know she was studying to be a doctor before chasing her dream and becoming one of the the most sought-after celebrity makeup artists? Everyone wanted that glowing, dewy look made famous by Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce ... and that was all Mally.

In case you haven't seen them yet, here's an adorable picture of Mally with her twins (look at those chubby babies!!! I could just eat them up!!!):

Mally was on the CBS Early show yesterday helping ladies keep their pretty faces from melting off in the stifling summer heat. And you know what? She even recommended a Laura Geller product! Gracious, smart, charming, successful, beautiful ... *sigh*

You can watch Mally "Motivational Speaker" Roncal tonight on the Q. :-)

Robert Lee Morris Hooking Up with the Olsen Twins

From Women's Wear Daily:

Sure he's worked with Anne Klein and is a longtime friend of Donna Karan. Now CFDA award-winning jewelry designer and sculptor Robert Lee Morris is partnering with a new young design duo: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. According to sources, the trio has been hard at work for the past few months on a collection of jewelry dubbed Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James. Apparently the twins long have been fans of Morris and pored over his vast archives in at his headquarters in downtown Manhattan. The line of silver and brass dagger necklaces, amorphous knuckle rings and edgy earrings will bow in the next few months. A representative for Morris could not be reached for comment.

I just love the RLM Studio line at the Q, even though listening to Robert talk about the sensual undulation of leaves and whales can be a tad unnerving at times.

The funny thing is that when I hear Robert Lee Morris and the Olsen twins, I don't immediately think about their high end lines (in fact, Queen Bea didn't even know about Elizabeth and James!) ... no, no, no ... my mind went straight to Wal-Mart and QVC. I guess there's just no place for cutting edge "dagger necklaces, amorphous knuckle rings" where I shop!