Valuables With Tabitha Simmons: The Vogue Contributor and Tanner Krolle Creative Director Talks All Things Jewelry

In this new series, Vogue talks all things jewelry with some of our favorite people. From Vogue stylists to designers to artists, we’ll ask them to share with us their favorite jewelry box treasures. Read on to learn about their most sentimental pieces, what they’ve most recently purchased, and of course, where they shop and what they are obsessing over.

Tabitha Simmons needs no introduction. The Vogue stylist, creative director of luxury goods company Tanner Krolle, and successful shoe designer is no stranger to the shiny and fancy things in life. She has styled some of the most iconic shoots for Vogue, worked with some of the most famous models and celebrities, and has sat front row in many fashion shows to know what is splurge-worthy and what is not.

What was the first and last piece of jewelry you bought for yourself?

The first piece of jewelry I ever bought myself was a pair of gold bird enamel and feathered gold earrings from Fred Leighton. I was working on a fashion show at that time, and Fred Leighton was doing the jewelry. I saw them and was like, “Oh my gosh, I love them, I love them, I love them!” I just thought I can’t buy them, they are so expensive. This was probably a good 17 years ago, and I

Jennifer Fisher Michelle hoops

 still wear them, and I would definitely give them to my daughter one day. They are so unusual, it’s a chandelier earring with a gold leaf with little tiny flower enamel, and its tail is a feather! I have never felt so strongly about something, and those earrings were amazing. In the end, I thought “If I still love them by day 5, I will buy them.” I still love them 17 years later.

The last piece of jewelry I bought myself was a pair of Jennifer Fisher hoops. I can dress up and dress down in them. They are so versatile and great; they don’t go out of fashion.