Introducing the Paula Mendoza Collection

You’ve seen her featured in DC Magazine and dishing with us on The District Dish…but in case you hadn’t had the chance to get up close and personal with the designs of Paula Mendoza (with Rodrigo Garcia at right), your prime opportunity was Thursday night at a suite in the Park Hyatt.

To launch her newest collection she didn’t rent out a popular nightspot or send over the top invitations to high ranking socialites. In fact, the party was quite the opposite of her jewelry designs – understated – but still a fantastic success! And still quite the party!

Paola’s pieces in the newest collection, the Cave of Wonders, offer wearers a quality of artistry that is at once raw and unfinished while uniquely attractive and feminine. From oversized rings to geometrically shaped earrings, necklaces of raw and refined gems to clunky-chic cuffs, each piece makes a statement…