![]() He comes to my store and tries on girl clothes, kids clothes. He can wear silver, beads, chokers, feathers. He was just returning from being on tour in South America. He was on vacation wearing a hat and beaded necklaces he got in Chile and Bolivia mixed with jewelry he got from me. More is definitely better with the rocker look, isn’t it? The more outrageous, the more layers, the better it works. It’s an image of being a rebel, an outlaw, someone who lives life by different rules. The skull is a rock staple, it comes from the image of the pirate, the black flag, and that’s been around for centuries. Steve Tyler, Tommy Lee, every single musician in rock-and-roll wears a skull in one form or another – in a ring or pendant or t-shirt. Keith Richards has been wearing that skull ring forever. If you compare the shot of Keith Richards in my first post to modern rockers, it doesn’t look like rocker style has changed much in four decades. But she wasn’t in town – and neither was Steve Tyler, Mick Fleetwood, or any of the other celebs who hang out with Gerard in their off hours. Paris Hilton has been known to close this gallery down – literally – so she can buy out the jewelry. Tommy Lee (wearing Ari Soffer and King Baby jewelry and a custom necklace by April Star Davis) with Criss Angel at the 2007 Scream Awards. I visited the Martis’ galleries in Lahaina and Wailea in June and, while my husband was drooling over the signed Fender guitars, and artwork and lyrics by John Lennon, I was ogling the jewelry by Ari Soffer, Royal Order, Borgioni, Pianegonda, Rosalina, and Loree Rodkin. ![]() Just ask Gerard Marti, who left a career as a record producer at EMI (1974-1989) and opened Célébrités, a Maui gallery with his wife Colleen, using his rock-world connections to sell the artwork and signed memorabilia of famous rock legends and, eventually, the jewelry they made famous. That’s because when they’re safe at home or partying with like-minded friends on the weekend, they’re rock stars. Men may think twice about wearing jewelry to the office but you’d be surprised how many keep a stash of skull rings and Celtic cross pendants in their dressers. Gerard Marti (in Loree Rodkin & Royal Order necklaces, bracelets by Ari Soffer, Borgioni & John Hardy) and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith (in Borgioni bracelets, Shannon Koszyk rosary & turquoise from Peru)
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