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The Atelier

Ilene, the Atelier she founded in 1996, and the women who wear her work.

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A brand that lasts

Age alone proves little. Here are the signs of a jewelry house built to last, and how Ilene Joy, founded in 1996, measures up. A woman in a black suit wearing Ilene Joy rings beside a car on a New York street at night

Celebrity-worn jewelry

A caption that says a star wore it proves less than it seems. Here is how to check one, and what you can actually order. A woman in a black sleeveless dress wearing layered Ilene Joy necklaces and rings beside a marble column

Who wears Ilene Joy

From the 2019 relaunch to Grazia's list of A-listers, the people who have worn Ilene Joy, and where each name comes from. A woman in a white off-the-shoulder top wearing an Ilene Joy gold clover necklace and rings

Who is Ilene Joy

The designer behind the jewelry for Sex and the City's last three seasons, and the Atelier she now runs with her daughter in Los Angeles. Black and white photograph of a woman in a black sleeveless dress wearing long Ilene Joy necklaces and stacked rings

Ilene Joy in the press

From a TriBeCa party in February 2019 to a Miami Beach pop-up in 2021, here is what Vogue, WWD, Grazia and others wrote, with links. A woman in a black tuxedo jacket wearing Ilene Joy earrings and rings on a New York street at night

Ilene Joy and Sex and the City

A question on the street put Ilene's jewelry on Sex and the City for its last three seasons. Here is how WWD told it, and what came after.