Jessica Elliot Biography

Jessica Elliot's Biography

Raised in Los Angeles, right in the middle of the entertainment industry (between Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro’s houses, to be exact), Jessica Elliot spent her free hours devoted to the drama department. After dabbling in movies after high school, Jessica realized her part-time, jewelry-making hobby had become a full-time paying profession. Making more money from selling her own designs than from acting or waiting tables, Jessica struck out for a fashion career in 2003. JESSICA ELLIOT the company was born.

With no formal fashion or jewelry training, and only one class in metal fabrication, Jessica Elliot’s success as a designer is far from the norm. In fact, some have even called it a Cinderella story. The designer likens her tenacity and passion to a family trait. “My mom is an artist, my stepfather a photographer and painter, my dad a musician, my sister is a chef—the list keeps going. For me, finding an interesting chain, mixing gold and silver in an unusual way, using delicate stones with bold shapes—these fill a creative need for me that just kind of happened accidentally. I didn’t grow up thinking I wanted to be a jewelry designer. JESSICA ELLIOT the company came about from a really fulfilling hobby—and went from there.”

Though Jessica may have found her calling by accident, her collections prove that she has a true talent for jewelry making. Unique chains, rare stones, and standout necklaces have become the signatures of the JESSICA ELLIOT line.

Her pieces can be seen on shows such as “Desperate Housewives”, “How I met your mother”, “The Freddie Prince Show”, “Related”, “King of Queens”, “Hot Properties”, “Friends”, “Joey”, “Boston Public”, “Will and Grace”, “Extra”, “Access Hollywood”, "The Young and the Restless", “Six Feet Under”, “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl”, and many more. They were used in the VIP Gift bags for the last Madonna tour, and in many movies, videos, commercials, and magazines.

For the woman in a $10,000 dress and the lady in jeans on the street, each JESSICA ELLIOT piece is made to stop traffic.

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