Jennifer Fisher (born

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) is an American

jewelry designer Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery. It is one of civilization's earliest forms of decoration, dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest-known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopota ...

based in

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. She designs

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for two of her own lines: the Fine Jewelry Collection and Brass Collection.

Early career

Fisher graduated from the

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with a

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Business Marketing Business marketing is a marketing practice of individuals or organizations (including commercial businesses, governments, and institutions). It allows them to sell products or services to other companies or organizations, who either resell them, ...

and a

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. After graduating in 1993, she began her career in

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, working in both

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and New York as a

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for

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s, and

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Career

After college and before she gained any experience in the jewelry business, Fisher worked as a wardrobe stylist for national ad campaigns like Budweiser and American Express. When her first child was born, Fisher wanted a receiving gift with single letters of the baby´s name. When she couldn´t find it, she designed a necklace, a dog tag charm with the name stamped on the front in her own, personal style and began to wear it. When friends, family, and colleagues began to request that she design one for them, her business slowly started. After

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wore Fishers jewelry on the cover of

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, her business was born. She began with a website with five products and became one of the first brands sold online. In May 2014, Fisher opened her flagship store on New York City’s lower Fifth Avenue.

Awards

In 2012, Fisher was a top ten finalist in the

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(CFDA) Vogue Fashion Fund Competition. She also received the Influencer Award at the 2006

Accessories Council Excellence Awards The Accessories Council Excellence Awards, known as the ACE Awards, were created in 1996 by the Accessories Council to pay homage to individuals and groups who have helped raise awareness of the accessories industry. Their purpose is to celebrate ...

Personal life

In 2001, Fisher married Kevin Fisher. The couple lives in New York City with their two children.

References

External links

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