librarians are dowdy. The Brooklynite and
library-science graduate student is a
formidable presence with her cherry-red lips
and vintage -50's attire. Le has also been
making jewelry since grade school, and
selling it since her teens. Each necklace in
her latest venture, Crunchy Jewels, is
comprised of segments of the broken vintage
chains she's been collecting for years. No
two are alike, and in a clever twist, Le
includes long stretches of multiple clasps,
designed not to be hidden behind the neck but
to be shown of. 'The necklaces are a
composite of different parts with different
histories and provenance,' she says. 'Each
one looks different as you turn it around
your neck.' The variety of metals within each
chain -- some precious, other easily
tarnished -- is also intentional. 'It's like
wearing in a pair of blue jeans,' Le says.
'They fade and mold to your own skin.' "
- Eviana Hartman, Nylon Magazine, January 2007
