Famed daughter of the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Nikki DeBartolo, and fashionista Khristine Williams unveiled their spring collection of Nicole Khristine Jewelry in February, 2008. The vintage inspired collection combines unique, beautiful stones with a rock and roll edge for the fashion forward consumer.
The duo has combined their fashion strengths and their industry experience to create this one of a kind collection. Williams has had her hand in the fashion industry for the past fourteen years often styling high profile women in the San Francisco area. It was styling the DeBartolo family that brought Williams to Nikki DeBartolo. While the DeBartolo’s welcomed Williams’ expertise, they certainly were no strangers to the world of fashion. Nikki DeBartolo’s grandfather, Edward John DeBartolo, Sr., built the very first fashion mall in Ohio in 1948. It was only common sense for these two chic women to become friends, and ultimately business partners.
Nicole Khristine Jewelry represents out of the box, diverse fashion for the “no rules” consumer. As Williams explains, “the collection is for the eclectic, risk taking shopper. We love a person who knows how to make his or her wardrobe interesting by mixing essential and unique pieces.” With this thought in mind, DeBartolo and Williams offer seven collections, including Angel, Rockstar, Faith, Tribal, Love, Woodstock and Signature collections for both men and women. Each diverse compilation will maintain the designers’ belief that it is not who wears the jewelry but rather how it is worn. For the women behind the brand, fashion is having a confidence in style.
DeBartolo and Williams use various colored stones mixed with rose, yellow and white 18 karat gold, detailed with white, cognac and black diamonds throughout the collection.
Celebrity fans of the collection include Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Eva Longoria, David Arquette, Kate Beckinsale, Brad Pitt, Slash, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Mary-Kate Olsen, Rumer Willis, Jennifer Garner, Taylor Swift, Cheryl Hines, Jane Kazcmarek and Brittany Snow, to name a select few. The collection has already graced the cover of Self Magazine and Blender Magazine, along with the pages of Elle, WWD, DailyCandy.com, US Weekly, People, OK, Intouch and Star.