Getting your wardrobe summer-ready? A straw handbag is a must-have accessory. The versatile carry-all, crafted from bamboo, ...

“In December, I managed to find an outstanding Elsa Peretti sterling silver bottle necklace in the back of a dusty cabinet for around $200. I brought it to my bench jeweler, who cleaned it up a bit.

Elsa Peretti’s designs for Tiffany & Co. can run into the thousands, but this chic apple bookmark costs less than $100. It’s perfect for the avid reader who’s dog-eared too many pages.

However, Peretti was also responsible for debuting a new serpent motif that began with an enormous necklace she’d first worn herself. Over the decades, the Elsa Peretti Snake necklace has regularly ...

Commemorating her 50th anniversary with Tiffany, two new Elsa Peretti Snake designs are relaunched for Lunar New Year: an 18K rose gold bracelet ($11,900) and three-diamond ring ($4,750) that ...

In the autumn of 1974, Elsa Peretti’s debut collection for Tiffany & Co launched, and the sinuous silver jewels sold out on the first day.

Elsa Peretti Diamond on Silk necklace in 19k yellow gold and Elsa Peretti Amapola brooch in 18c yellow gold with pavé diamonds and black silk. Image courtesy of Tiffany & Co.

JUICY JEWELRY Inspired by an iconic Elsa Peretti design, this showstopping, 18-karat gold Tiffany & Co. ring is the very definition of a statement piece ($4,500).

The low point came during an argument in 1978, when Peretti hurled a sable coat Halston had given her in lieu of payment for the bottle design into the fireplace of his townhouse, on East 63rd Street.

My journey with Elsa Peretti started many, many moons ago when I was a wee 16-year-old and wanted desperately to have a silver bean necklace for my birthday. I was living in London at the time and ...