Diamonds might not be a girl’s best friend, but they sure come close. Lately, we’ve been taken by Baylee Ann Zwart\u2019s jewelry brand AZLEE. Made of 18k gold and platinum, AZLEE\u2019s pieces are made locally in Los Angeles by master craftsman, while the enamel is hand painted by a local artist and the jewelers are top craftsmen in their field. And with celebrities like Bella Hadid, Emma Watson, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez, sporting necklaces and rings by Zwart – AZLEE is clearly where the cool girls are at.\n\n\n\n
But surprisingly enough, jewelry design didn’t come naturally for Zwart. “It was an unexpected passion that caught me off-guard,” she shared in an interview with Vogue. “I had moved to Guatemala to work for a fair-trade accessories non-profit that worked with local artisans to create jewelry & home goods. There was a lot of metal working going on there, and Guatemala has a lot of natural stones that I was drawn to.”\n\n\n\n