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No. 1 with a Bullet: Country superstar Miranda Lambert showcases Houstonian'sunique jewelry line
- Kim Kardashian tweeted this photo of herself wearing a Bullet Girl bracelet lastmonth.
- Miranda LambertPhoto by Nick Bumgardner/ABC via Getty
- Jessica Meyer, "Bullet Girl" jewelry designer
Houston's Bullet Girl sure gets around.
InStyle magazine reports that country music sensation Miranda Lambert wore a Bullet Girl necklace crafted by Houston designer Jessica Meyer when she performed live at a Country Music Association event Wednesday night. Lambert, who was born in Longview and raised in the tiny East Texas town of Lindale, just received a record nine CMA nominations — more than any female in the history of the awards.
Lambert wore a Haute Hippie tee, Rock & Republic jeans, and a vintage vest with the bullet necklace.
Lambert's stylist, former Houstonian Tiffany Gifford, told the magazine's website that Meyer had custom crafted the necklace for the singer to wear to the CMT Music awards in June. "But we ended up using it for this performance instead! It’s made from real bullets that are micropaved in black and white Swarovski crystals. Miranda is from Texas and an avid hunter, so she loved this piece.”
Gifford saw the collection in New York and pulled several pieces for Lambert's tour, Meyer said by email. The singer has been photographed wearing Bullet Girl earrings and a bracelet while performing.
"Miranda loved the line so much that she asked us to make a red-carpet piece for her that had more sparkle. From there…Tiffany and I worked together to create the piece she wore last night. There were almost 2,000 stones in this necklace – all set by hand," Meyer said.
The necklace took two weeks to design and a month to produce.
Meyer's unique jewelry, handcrafted from bullet casings, seems to have caught on with the celebrity crowd. Just last month, Kim Kardashian wore a Bullet Girl bracelet and tweeted about it.
When asked how she felt that two celebs have taken to her designs, Meyer replied, "I mean…how do you think I feel? I’m beside myself! To say I’m flattered that these beautiful women are wearing my pieces is an understatement. They have access to every designer out there - so there’s no bigger compliment that they chose to wear Bullet Girl."
In a blog post today, the Los Angeles Times noted the trend to bullet-proof jewelry, citing Meyer's designs, along with those from Unearthen and Jules Smith.
Though jewelry designers are trying to transform these symbols of violence into something less jarring, I can’t help but see these pieces for what they really are. What do you think? Will you wear bullet jewelry this fall?
Maybe it's a sign of the times.