Baroni teams up with stylish boutique in New Hampshire



Alapage customers love jewelry from the Santosha Collection.

If you're from the great state of New Hampshire, or plan to travel there soon, don't miss the opportunity to check out Alapage, a contemporary, upscale boutique in Bedford. Alapage has been a friend of Baroni for 15 years and carries clothing, jewelry, accessories and even a "jean bar" with the largest selection of denim north of Boston.

Lisa Gavin of Alapage talked about her customers love for Baroni:

We are doing very well with the “Santosha Silver” and the “Del Corazon” Baroni lines right now.  Our customers love the spiritual essence and sculptural feel of these groups.  The “Baroni Initials” line also continues to be strong for us as our customers love to create and personalize their own necklaces and bracelets."  

We have been carrying Baroni for as long as I can remember…maybe 15 years or more. At first, our focus was on their classic affordable silver designs that incorporated pearls and colorful gems stones.  

We continue to carry Baroni because, like us, their style has evolved and grown with our customer.  Baroni offers a clean contemporary sculptural look that we and our customers are drawn to and love.

Our partnership with Baroni began a long time ago and we are pleased to continue to carry a name that our customers know and enjoy.  We appreciate Baron’s consistent creative growth.  We look forward to many more years of working together!

 At this point, we do not sell online but we do showcase our lines on our Facebook page and on our blog on our website:  http://www.alapageboutique.com/

Quiet sacredness found in India

The elephant, a sacred animal in India, almost always brightly decorated.

India. it is often said there is no place like it and I find that indisputable.  Each day brings new adventures and sights– walks in the crowded marketplace, Indian wedding processions, elephants, camels and cows on the streets.

I wrote this journal entry by candlelight on a cool, Indian night while traveling recently to Jaipur, India. The stars were bright and I sipped on sweet masala tea, listening to blaring horns in the distance, fireworks, wedding music and peacock cries. Smells of curry, mint, and flowers filled me with a sense of peace I hadn’t yet found in this shockingly loud, crowded city. 

Amidst the cacophony of noise, the barrage of smells, and explosive colors, there is a quiet sacredness to this very special place. Ganesh graces every doorway and sweet incense fills the air of every home and shop.   

Sarah and Baroni manager Todd Merrill in India

Women buying brightly colored materials for sarongs and saris.

Mostly what I came to love in India was the gentleness of the people, the sacredness that prevails, the folded hands and bowed heads and the namaste greetings. The light in me bows to the light in you. Can it get more beautiful than an entire nation greeting each other in such a way? The adornments…an endless inspiration. Jewel tone colors grace every Indian woman, impossible hues of emerald, magenta, yellow, orange, ambers. Every woman, rich or poor, was graced with an assortment of toe rings, ankle cuffs in tribal patterns, gold big necklaces and bangles, bangles in every color piled up their arms. They looked so beautiful, the colors sparkling against their rich skin, their eyes bright behind their scarves, I could hardly look away.  

India is a place where the heart opens, the senses embrace and life is rich and so colorful.  I was so grateful to be home for the holidays but someday, I look forward to returning for more. 

-Sarah

Sarah outside the Taj Mahal