I bought my first Of A Kind “edition” today — this beautiful necklace designed by Erica Weiner. 

In addition to it being utterly fantastic (and eminently wearable — it’s my favorite type of jewelry in that it makes a wifebeater and jeans somehow become dressed up), it’s also a limited edition piece, which makes it, in my opinion, more special.

And, because I am such a U of C booster, it makes me happy to buy because Of A Kind was started by two U of C alums, Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur. I wasn’t particularly close friends with either of them, though I knew them — Claire a little more, Erica through editing her column for the Maroon — but I love seeing talented grads go on to do amazing and creative things. 

Especially when those things have sparkles.