Have you ever traveled and wanted to bring home a special souvenir but one that was small enough for your suitcase?
Well, hang onto your passport, because Jet Set Candy ”“ a travel- and destination-inspired jewelry line ”“ has landed. The brand, which has reinvented travel souvenirs, has a retail shop in Grand Central Terminal at Lexington Passage. It”™s also in the Bowery Bay Shops at Terminal B, LaGuardia Airport, which was just renovated, with plans to launch in additional airports later this year.
In other words, with Jet Set Candy, you can wear your wanderlust.
One of my favorites is the adorable solid gold passport book with blue enamel cover, priced at $1,998 ($248 in gold vermeil; $198 in sterling silver).
“The solid gold charms are heirlooms for future generations ”“ and it”™s all of your favorite destinations in one place,” said Jet Set Candy founder and creator-in-chief, Nicole Parker King.
The solid gold passport charm is bespoke. You can do a custom engraving on the back, and the tiny book has four little pages on which you can have your passport stamps included in enamel.
“The inspiration behind Jet Set Candy is that no matter where you have traveled to already, or where you go in the future, our line of travel souvenirs is a special way for you to collect, wear and celebrate your unforgettable journeys,” said Parker King.
Based in New York City, Jet Set Candy was launched in October 2014 to fill a void in the market for a premium line of travel souvenirs. The collection includes “luggage tag” charms bearing airport codes for some 200 destinations around the world; cuffs with travel quotes; and chains in a range of styles and lengths. Among its intricate and popular moveable charms are a miniature Chrysler building with a drop-down hinge that reveals a tiny key to New York City; a Dubai magic lantern with three little chained diamonds inside to make wishes on; and a gold vermeil Matryoshka nesting doll that encases a miniature silver doll, which in turn holds a tiny rose gold doll. Each link of the company”™s signature infinity charm bracelet has a hidden hinge that opens, so that charms can be slipped on and off or changed out easily ”“ no visit to the jeweler needed.
Then there are the “anywhere” charms such as a palm tree, clamshell or anchor.
Love Hawaii? How about a simple little surfboard, or flip-flops?
Your favorite Swiss Miss might like the mini bar of chocolate Toblerone.
But let”™s not forget the Singapore Sling cocktail shaker, the Italian Vespa scooter or the Cannes movie clapboard.
All the charms and bracelets are available in sterling silver, gold vermeil and solid gold and come in candy-colored packaging. Inside, you”™ll find your goodies wrapped in map-designed tissue paper, with travel quotes and gift tags shaped like luggage tags.
It may inspire you to follow the example of one of Jet Set Candy”™s billionaire customers, whose wife and friends always took “girl”™s getaway” trips. He gifted his wife ”“ and each of her nine girlfriends ”“ with a $17,000 bracelet outfitted with 20 solid-gold Jet Set Candy charms that reflected their many trips together.
Talk about a “charmed” life.
For more, visit jetsetcandy.com. And follow me on Instagram at @DebbiKickham.
