Chan Luu

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Jewellery Shores is an official stockist of Chan Luu and we have a wide selection of the range online.

Chan Luu the fashion and accessory designer is well known in the fashion world, there are very few celebs that have not worn her iconic jewellery. Her work is epitomised in the beautifully hand crafted leather wrap bracelets that she makes with semi precious metals and stones. They are very stylish and casually wrapped around the wrist looks very boho chic- they can be worn casually during the day but can also work beautifully on a night out. She is loved by the fashionista and it is fair to say there are very few celebs that havent worn Chan Luu's beautiful collections. See the fashion gallery to see some of the celebs that have been snapped wearing Chan Luu.

Chann Luu was born in Vietnam. She went to the U.S. to study at Boston University for a business degree but this did not nurture her creative streak and soon after finishing she decided to following her heart of being a fashion designer, she moved to Los Angeles wherein she enrolled at FiDM wherein she received a degree in Fashion Design in 1975.

Armed with a business degree and intimate knowledge of fashion, Chan Luu opened her first boutique in Rolling Hills Estates in 1982 carrying European designer clothing and accessories for women.

Though the business was literally a success both personally and financially, Chan Luu’s passion was in designing so in 1996 she produced her first jewelllery collection in 2004 and the rest is history she has gone from strength to strength and is now a highly regarded jewellery designer in the fashion world.

Jewellery Care

Sterling Silver

We will always state if an item is sterling silver when purchased. Items that are sterling silver should not tarnish if looked after properly, they can oxidise through long periods of exposure out in the open air, so we do advise that they are kept in a pouch or grip plastic bag to keep it air tight. Silver can be polished up easily with a silver cloth or with a silver dip to brighten them up.

Gold/Rose Plated or Silver Plated Jewellery

All plated jewellery will tarnish eventually through wear . Plated jewellery must be not be worn in water and you must be careful with all creams, perfumes and fake tans as this will turn the plating black and discolour them.

Plated items worn daily will gradually fade in colour as this is not a permanent colour and cannot be polished with a cloth.

Gold Vermeil Jewellery

Vermeil is a silver-gilt and is a mixture of silver and gold precious metals. It can only be considered vermeil if the base metal is a precious metal and the gold has to be a thickness of 2.5 microns thick. Vermeil is harder wearing that your typical plating and so can be a good option if you wish to wear your item of gold jewellery every day and in and out of water, as it is less likely to discolour, They can also be polished up with a polishing cloth to restore the shine.

Magnetic Fastening

Anything with a magnetic fastening MUST NOT be put near water. They are magnets and can rust when in contact with any form or water or liquid. We advise taking off all bracelets like this when they are being used near water as this will allow them to last longer.