CPAA Affiliate Member Spotlight — members only

By Reema Farooqui Stella Flame's mother instilled many fine qualities in her daughter, but it was a love of jewelry that really took root. "My mother's love of pearls, coral, and turquoise spawned my interest, and specifically, my love of pearls," says Flame, who debuted her eponymous jewelry brand in 2008. At university, however, Flame secured an undergraduate degree in cinema studies, and later a master's degree in public administration. Somewhere in between, she landed a part-time job at Barneys jewelry department under Phyllis Pressman, wife of the late Barneys chairman Fred pressman, who introduced Flame to the stylistic and...

Q&A with affiliate member Alexis Mazza of Leximazz jewelry.