Carla Amorim has always loved accessorizing. “My first allowance was given to me on a family trip to Buenos Aires, when I was nine. All my siblings spent their money on candies and toys; I spent it all on plastic bangles,” recalls the jeweler, who’s been designing for many years and has six stores in her native Brazil. “They were enough to fully cover my two arms.” Since then she has upgraded considerably from plastic. November marks the U.S. launch of her first diamond collection. Though the Oscar Niemeyer architecture in Brasília, her hometown, and religious symbols are frequent inspirations, everything seems to “turn into feminine and sexy pieces,” says Amorim. “But I guess that is part of being a Brazilian girl. You just can’t help it.”
—Jessica Iredale
Brazil Rocks
November 2007
