Fashion Week in New York kicked off this weekend in New York with bold, urbane designers who weren’t afraid to pile the accessories on their models.   Jewelry notoriously takes a backseat in runway collections, but some designers are sure to implement flagrant and colorful jewelry designs in their couture collections.

We can’t pass up jewelry designer Didier Peiro who collaborated with Andres-Aquino’s couture line at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria.  Like the best jewelry pieces, Peiro’s special jewelry line combines with classic glamour with a contemporary spin.  Notable examples include vintage lace dipped in gold and decorated with colorful and vibrant gemstone displays.  Peiro also incorporates Indian and Moroccan pieces for a hint of ethnic influences to his gemstone facades.

Peiro was sure to tell reporters that he was working in his own class.  “I don’t follow trends.  I don’t care what others are doing.  I design what I am inspired to create.”

Onlookers have noted Peiro’s unusual approoach, which is combined with a complex personal flair and intricate metal work.  It is no surprise, then, that Peiro was trained as a craftsaman.  He was supposed to have been a cabinet maker like his father.  Through extensive travels all over the world, Peiro became interested in gemstones.  Of this, he notes, “It was the gem that led me to create jewelry, not the other way around.”