Rarity is the New Luxury - the Margaret Rowe Collection

With the inauguration just around the corner, it's time to glam it up. Whether you'll be attending in person or hosting your own bash at home to celebrate, many fashionistas are pulling out their old standbys, their LBDs, and accessorizing with vintage baubles and fun jewels. Especially in this dire economy, a gal may have to work with what she has in her closet, but there's no reason to skimp on the accessories for a black tie affair.

I've recently found a great new resource for vintage jewelry that has been hand-crafted into one-of-a-kind pieces that will jazz up any basic sheath - the Margaret Rowe collection. Think Breakfast at Tiffany's or what Grace Kelly would wear to exude simple elegance. It's easy to inherit glamour when you don vintage jewelry. And with fashion trends churning out uniforms for the fashion set, it's even more important to make your own statement - rarity will be the new luxury when it comes to accessories. But it's also important to make any vintage find new again by updating into modern-day pieces, which is what designer Margaret Rowe has successfully done in her Heirloom collection of limited edition jewelry - bracelets, necklaces, brooches, earrings, and pendants. Many of these 1950's vintage brooches serve dual purposes as pins and pendants, and many I could easily see on our new first lady, who often is seen wearing catalog-giant J.Crew twinsets and colorful brooches.

Margaret Rowe's Decadence limited edition jewelry is very affordable and will make you feel like a million bucks when you wear any of these beautiful jewels. I'm thoroughly in love with the vintage crystal chain that is pure Coco Chanel and is right in line with the chain trend, but at $245, it's a lot more obtainable than Givenchy's take on the trend. If you're looking for something a bit more than your basic pearl necklace, I'm loving the Pearl Diamante Snowflake necklace which would look stunning on Michelle Obama with a simple black Thakoon sheath. If you really want to splurge, the Vendome pendant necklace is pure elegance in white and would be exactly what Grace Kelly would wear strolling down the Champs-Elysees.

View more of Margaret Rowe's Heiress Collection at www.heiressvault.com. Coming soon are a new web site and possibly a secondary line by Margaret Rowe.