EMERGING DESIGNER

Shannon SaintClair

IN THIS FEATURE: Meet Shannon Fashion Focus

hannon SaintClair's handcrafted jewelry collection consists of genuine sterling silver, gold, and pewter metals fused with semi precious stones such as Onyx, Opal, Jade, Quartz, Amethyst, Agate, Citrine, Hematite, Turquoise, Swarovski Crystals, Pyrite, and Freshwater Pearls, to name a few.

Shannon Saint Clair is very passionate about creating art, which stems from childhood when her mother taught her how to sew at age five. During her school years, Shannon painted seashells she collected on the beach to make jewelry and sewed material and glued ornaments to create pendants for jean jackets. Voted Most Artistic out of her high school senior class, Shannon studied Art in college, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelors of Arts Degree.

Determined to turn her hobbies into a profession, she opened her first company in 2003 where she designed jerseys for pro athletes’ wives to wear at football games. In 2007, Shannon opened a Jersey Embellishments Division to her company Lavish Couture, where she customizes jerseys with custom numbers, gemstones, trims and other alterations. Having accomplished a successful jersey clothing business, Shannon revisited her childhood passion of jewelry design. In 2008, she decided to officially launch her own couture jewelry collection, this time using only semi-precious gemstones and metals.