When Hanna Eyre stepped onto the stage of “The Voice” for her blind audition, the 15-year-old from Laguna Niguel had a serious case of nerves and not a little bit of self-doubt.

After all, who was she but an unknown sophomore from the Orange County School of the Arts, and here she was about to sing Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” for music superstars and show judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys.

“I never thought I could be on a show like this,” Eyre said by phone on her way home from school recently. “But when I was on stage singing, and the first coach, Adam, turned around? Oh, my gosh, I was so excited.

“Once Adam started turning around, and Blake and Gwen went after, I didn’t even feel like I was on a stage anymore,” she said. “I kind of felt like I was watching it on TV.

“It felt so surreal.”

Eyre’s blind audition aired on NBC on March 13, and over the next month she sang three more times as part of the team assembled by Levine, the singer for Maroon 5, whom she picked over country star Shelton and Stefani, another Orange County girl, who first found fame in No Doubt.

“My choice was very in the moment between the judges,” Eyre said. “Going in I really had no idea who I wanted. I love Alicia Keys as an artist” — she’d sung Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You” for the producers during her initial audition in May 2016 — “but when she didn’t turn around I had to make a choice right there.”

While all three judges who invited her to join their teams complimented her mature-beyond-her-years voice, her smile, and how cute she was at 15, Eyre said Levine did something that attracted her to him as a mentor.

“What really struck me about Adam was he talked about where I messed up and how I could fix that,” she said, describing how that struck her as a bold but enticing quality in a would-be coach.

Eyre said she’d always loved singing, and that in turn led her to watch singing competition shows such as “The Voice” and “American Idol.”

“When ‘The Voice’ started, it was especially exciting because I liked the idea that it was only based on your voice — the judges didn’t see you,” she said.

She started vocal lessons when she was 10, and in 2015 started at OCSA as a freshman in the commercial music conservatory. Even so, the idea of auditioning for “The Voice” never really entered her mind, she said.

“My dad surprised me,” Eyre said. “A couple of days before the audition, he said, ‘Hey, guess what we’re going to do on Saturday? We’re going to drive to Los Angeles and audition for “The Voice.” ‘ ”

When she got there, she had 60 seconds to impress the screeners with her a cappella take on the Keys song. That led to a callback, during which she sang “If I Ain’t Got You” again, as well as the arrangement of “Blank Space” that earned her a spot on the show and a place on Levine’s team.

And then she waited. And waited. Without being able to tell a soul what was really going on.

“My gosh it was so hard not telling people,” Eyre said. “Because they knew when I auditioned. They were all super-curious about how it turned out. I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know, it’s still super-tentative.’”

Her journey on “The Voice” ended April 18, after a live performance of Demi Lovato’s “Skyscraper,” which earned high praise from Levine but failed to win enough votes from viewers to keep her in the competition.

Since then she’s returned to OCSA, which has been wonderful, Eyre said.

“Coming back was super-cool because everybody had known I was on the show and they were congratulating me,” she said. “I just felt all the love and support.”

She feels like she grew up a little during her time on “The Voice,” though she also says she’s still the same girl she was before all this began.

“I definitely feel like ‘The Voice’ has changed me for the better,” Eyre said. “I learned about the importance of keeping yourself healthy and not letting the stress build up on you. Because I’m a worrier, and being on a show like that, it got hard at times.

“I don’t think ‘The Voice’ changed who I was though,” she added. “I still maintained all of my values and who I was before.”

Michael Kors showed an ample range of furs on his fall runway, many of them indulgent explosions of mink and fox, some in green and magenta, as well as a black silver fox cutout to expose the shoulders. He brought out the commercial addendum to his runway range on April 27, which included an array of sporty styles, such as a cropped shearling moto jacket; louche sable and mink pullovers that fell off the shoulder; a neat tailored corduroy mink officer’s coat, and a gigantic silver fox cape coat, and the piece de resistance: a chocolate sable bathrobe coat. Some interesting techniques included coating the fur in silver for a light metallic finish and piecing together long-hair and short-hair mink and fox into a 3-D intarsia.

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MARINO’S PEN AND INK: Peter Marino is bringing his rock style to the world of writing instruments.
The architect/artist has collaborated with Caran d’Ache, a Swiss writing instruments firm, to develop five different pens: A Peter Marino Varius roller that retails for $1,100; a ballpoint for $1,000; fountain pen for $1,250; special-edition roller pen for $2,150, and special-edition fountain pen for $2,650. The collection launches next week.
The special-edition pens, for example, feature calf leather combined with hand-lacing that goes through rhodium and silver-coated eyelets. These pens are numbered 1/150, which refers to the address of the architect’s studio in Manhattan: 150 East 58th Street. The cab is topped by a silver-plated rhodium-coated skull with black onyx eyes, reminiscent of the rings that adorn Marino’s fingers. The rhodium, silver-coat cap bears Marino’s signature. The nib is made from 18-karat, rhodium-plated solid gold.
The Varius writing instruments are an important part of Marino’s work life.
“I use the Varius pens to sketch architecture,” he said. The Geneva-based company gave Marino “carte blanche” to design the Varius in his own style. He said the pens are inspired by his “high-performance motorcycle aesthetics” and his “own personal style.”

Peter Marino 

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Paige Novick is ramping up her presence in the ever-growing entry fine-jewelry category.
The designer will launch Powerful Pretty Things — a line of delicate designs priced from $250. The line will launch in August at stores including Broken English and Ikram.
While stud earrings occupy the lower quadrant of the line’s pricing structure, pieces can escalate to $8,000 for a bejeweled choker, with the average piece coming in for between $1,500 and $3,000
Unlike much of the entry-level fine jewelry in the market, Novick’s designs feature many colored stones — with many of them tied to a birthdate or meaning.
“Entry-level fine is an important category, as it allows you to broaden your audience and reach the aspirational customer who can start to build a collection from the ground up,” Novick said of the decision to launch the line.
She specified further of the concept: “Powerful Pretty Things is a lifestyle collection based on the 12 birthstones and their known healing properties. Until now, healing crystals had a bit of a crafty connotation. My goal is to bring them into the luxury world but in an accessible way. We tend to be drawn to certain colored stones because of how they make us feel when we

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Alejandra Echeverría went on a quest to create the perfect T-shirt. “I wanted something timeless and refined and could not find it on the market,” she explained. The Parsons graduate spent over a year developing the concept, resulting in Frances de Lourdes — which comes from her mother’s and father’s middle names.
The line consists of eight styles — from tanks to classic crew necks — made of Italian cashmere and silk. “These classic pieces are designed to become the new essentials,” says Echeverría, “made with care for the modern woman who wants something luxe that feels personal and special.”
Prices range from $190 to $340 for a long sleeve and it’s only sold on their site as of now, with hopes to open it up to wholesale by next spring. “We’re looking to work with stores that have close relationships with their customers and also whose customers may be less likely to find us online.”
Echeverría hopes to expand the categories into a full collection overtime. “We’ll do it slowly and add categories purposefully, where we feel we can offer something fresh. The T-shirts are really the starting point for that and I think will always be a key part of our customer’s wardrobe.”

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INCOMING: Philipp Plein on Friday is set to bow its first outlet center at Simon Property Group Inc.’s high-end Desert Hills Premium Outlets shopping center in inland California.
The location marks the Switzerland-based company’s fourth in the U.S. and first on the West Coast, where it will absorb a 1,719-square-foot space to be stocked with men’s and women’s apparel along with shoes and accessories.
The designer’s store will be followed by the expected summer openings of Tom Ford, Roberto Cavalli and AG with the center nearly fully leased, according to director of marketing and business development Tom Schneck. Pandora opened its first outlet in California in March.
The 651,433-square-foot shopping center is en route to Palm Springs and the rest of the Coachella Valley, making it a common stop for visitors of which there are three types Desert Hills sees: international tourists, drive market tourists and local customers. The center counts 180 retailers with a high concentration of luxury and contemporary brands, including Maje, Rag & Bone, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Carolina Herrera and Theory.
Mall traffic was hampered slightly with the rain earlier in the year, but it has otherwise been seeing growth, according to Schneck.
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Jockey is continuing its “Show ’Em What’s Underneath, Show ’Em Your Jockey” campaign, which showcases brave subjects who have faced adversity — they previously highlighted Chris Van Etten, a U.S. Marine veteran, and Lisa Cusimano, a firefighter.
This time around they are highlighting Michaela DePrince, a ballet dancer who lost her parents in Sierra Leone’s civil war before being adopted by an American family when she was four. DePrince, who also has Vitiligo, trained as a ballet dancer and is currently a soloist with the Dutch National Ballet.
“Michaela’s story from survival to success made her an ideal hero for the #ShowEm campaign,” said Matthew Waller, senior manager of corporate communications and brand partnerships at Jockey. “We’re so proud to be able to amplify Michaela’s story and be a part of her life as she continues to realize her dream and inspire others by conveying the message of ‘hope’.”
In the campaign, DePrince, who also danced in Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade,” details her arduous journey.
“I was drawn to Jockey and its #ShowEm campaign because it is authentic and inspiring,” said DePrince. “The campaign gives me an opportunity to reach more people with my story and inspire others to feel confident and comfortable with who they

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