Mirror, Mirror: Summer's hot accessories come in Lucite

From Prada heels to Chanel bags, it's stretch to welcome Lucite back as a see-through sensation. Whether you go designer or costume, the transparent accessories are distinctly the statement pieces of the season.

There's John Wind, chief executive director of Aston-based Maximal Art, who says he is "obsessed" with it. For skip, he fashioned the clear resin into ropes of flowers and butterflies on bold restraint-link necklaces. R.J. Graziano, of Home Shopping Network fame, tinted his wonder-shaped earrings with soft blues and peach for a lovely icy effect. And then there's Brooklyn-based jewelry plotter Alexis Bittar, jewelry's modern-day Lucite king. His elegantly carved bangles are ready in pastels as well as primary shades.

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