New Age appropriate
by
Stuff Boston
| June 27, 2011

When some people find inner peace, they can't help but
express it outwardly. You know the types: the gal in the neighboring cube,
perhaps, who leaves her dog-eared copy of
The Secret leaning
oh-so-casually against her computer. Or maybe it's your cousin who has worn a
red Kabbalah string ever since she discovered a religion dedicated to the holy
trinity of the Madonna, the Ashton, and the Demi. So you see, at first we
weren't sure about
Blee Inara, an accessories brand from designer
Ivonne Kino, who went "from stay-at-home mom to successful entrepreneur." Her
designs, which include a bunch of bracelets ($24-$48) arriving at
Twilight
(12 Fleet Street,
Boston, 617.523.8008) in June and
July, are "all inspired by a sense of harmony, bliss, goodwill, and peace."
Frankly, we're made nervous by mission statements that sound like they were
made using Magnetic Poetry kits based on
Oprah transcripts. But the
buys are too damn cute to resist. They include wrap bracelets and elastic
styles with charming charms: feathers, infinity signs, "evil eyes," and a "tree
of life," among others. Sure, the symbols sound like ankle-tattoo options for
someone in the midst of a third-life crisis, but - call us crazy - the adorable
and affordable pieces make us feel as chic and centered as doing downward dog
in head-to-toe Lululemon. Also eliciting bliss? Twilight is transforming an
entire store wall into a showcase for similarly cool new accessories. Sounds
like a beautiful balancing act.