1965, Sacha's father wins the first New York cultured pearl award. Sacha's father took over the family business and moved it later to "5 rue Mayran." That location was a few streets away in an art deco building. The retailer remained there until the late fifties. The store had a very special guest one afternoon in the mid-1950's, a lady customer came to Arsene's office escorted by a friend from the United States. The two spent most of the afternoon having tea and playing a game later identified as "tic tac toe." Arsene did not pay them much attention as he was busy sketching.

Much later when the incident was told to Sacha, he enthusiastically identified the gentleman as Gene Kelly, spending time out with his friends during the shooting of "An American in Paris". Society in those days was split between the theater-goers and film-goers who each made a point of ignoring each other, therefore Sacha's father was unaware of whom the gentleman in his office was. Early on: Alwand Vahan showed his creations at Bergdorf Goodman. He was one of the first jewelry designers represented there exclusively. Eventualy Alwand went on to design and manufacture for Cartier, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Mayor's and others. In 1983 Alwand moved his factories to larger facilities out of New York and expanded its line in 1995 from earrings to full signature collections, including the successful Moire', Montage , and the romantic Blanc de Blanc as seen in Town and Country, Luster, In Style and other publications.

Famous celebrities have worn Sacha's designs such as Bette Midler, Linda Evens, Hillary Clinton. Today, Sacha's collections are found in the finest jewelry stores throughout the country, his creations dazzling today's woman with an eye for style, quality, and comfort. Sacha says: "I create jewelry like I would a film set: with mood, drama, and my customers wear the jewelry like actresses. When I design jewelry, I think of women as film stars. I want them to be observed, envied, and admired."The necklace that I love is like this.

STYLE: 80063-3

STERLING SILVER – 18 INCHES

METAL: SILVER

PRICE: $350