Bangle–Lovely Jades!
So you’ve got your argyle bracelet on, and you’d like it to be a zebra print instead. Not a problem if you’re wearing Changles Bangles – just switch the band.Changles Bangles‘ Velcro bands let you change the design of your bracelet.The interchangeable Velcro bracelets, available in Tenafly and online, are the invention of Alpine native Michel Fox, who creates them in her Manhattan apartment.The bracelets are made for adults and for children, but Fox is especially focusing on the children’s market, figuring her creations will appeal to today’s kids just as similar bracelets attracted her when she was young.Where to get them: Reyna’s Paper Dolls at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 E. Palisade Ave., Tenafly. 201-408-1414; changlesbangles.goodsie.com.Cost: $10 for an individual soft Changle or $25 for set of 3; $40 for leather and suede Changles, $45 for Fur Changle.”Their market is fascinating,” she says. “See how Silly Bandz took off the way it did? I wanted to tap into that market.”Fox has always had an affinity for jewelry; while at Tenafly High School, she learned how to crochet beads at Beads by Blanche in Bergenfield, and used that skill to make beaded pieces.