Drawing inspiration from punk pentagrams and Hermès lockets alike, Eddie Borgo’s creations fuse street style grit with traditional jewelry design so seamlessly that in only a few short years the Atlanta-born designer’s name has become synonymous with edgy elegance. Before debuting his eponymous line, Borgo cut his teeth (and studs) creating one-of-a-kind pieces for his friends – a group that includes the likes of stylists Camilla Nickerson and Tabitha Simmons – for nearly a decade. Borgo has since been named the 2010 CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund runner-up and the 2011 CFDA Swarovski Award winner, giving women both uptown and down all the confidence to wear his pieces knowing that they are the right kind of bad.