Gina Riley started by making jewelry in her studio apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Her brother was a Broadway actor and her first customer. His cast members took notice of Gina’s work and orders started coming in. It was then that Gina realized she had something great in her hands. She began to sell her Rebels at street fairs, art shows, and craft shows, and Rebels popularity grew.
Today, Gina Riley and her partner Tatia Apridonidze work with a team of talented and multicultural women. Together, they design, curate, and handmake beautifully unique women’s and men’s accessories that empower and celebrate their customer’s diversity. Her use of fine Italian leather combined with Swarovski crystal and antiqued metals, result in pieces at once earthy and sophisticated.
