ABOUT LAZZIE

The Story Behind Lazzie
From Tarnished Dreams to Something Real

I used to make earrings for my teachers in middle school—simple beads on headpins that I thought were the coolest things ever. Then life happened, and I didn’t touch jewelry again for years.

Fast forward to my NYC breakdown: I couldn’t afford the city anymore, moved back to Florida feeling like my life was over, and spent months barely getting out of bed. I felt like a total failure, convinced I wasn’t good at anything.

Back when I lived in the East Village, jewelry was always my retail therapy. When nothing else fit right, when my confidence was low, it was always there. But I kept falling into the same maddening pattern: I’d spend $250 on trendy pieces that would tarnish, instead of splurging on something timeless that would actually last. Even my beloved silver bracelet from Anthropologie turned copper. I kept watching the pieces I loved lose their magic before I was really committed to them.

And don’t even get me started on earrings—why did it always feel like I had to choose between cool earrings or lightweight ones? With stretched earlobes and sensitivity to weight, I was over having my ears feel wrecked every time I moved my head. The best designs were always the heaviest, and I wanted something better.

Sometimes, though, life throws you a lifeline. Two friends from England asked me to meet them for New Year’s. To them, I was still the fun, adventurous person they knew—not the version of me stuck in bed. For the first time in forever, I said yes to myself. I found myself wandering Shoreditch alone, sick but alive, letting myself exist the way I would have in New York.

That’s when I stumbled into a little shop filled with pieces from incredible female artists. One silver artist’s work stopped me in my tracks—especially this delicate ear cuff with the tiniest chain. I remember thinking, this can’t be that hard to make... people would love this, but I never see anything like it.
That moment flipped a switch.

I came home and, within two weeks, booked a $500 metal clay course—scary money when you’re broke, but I had to chase that spark. I thought back to all those times I’d watched the woman above the East Village jewelry shop assembling pieces, thinking I could curate this so much better. And I thought about every piece I’d bought that turned my skin green or lost its shine.

I was done choosing between jewelry that looked good or jewelry that lasted. I was done settling.

So I started making what I wished existed:
Pieces that actually last.
Made for your real life—not just special occasions.
Jewelry that gives you that little confidence boost every single day.

That’s Lazzie.
Born from a girl who felt lost, found herself again in a random London shop, and decided to create something that lasts—just like the confidence it gives you.

Anywho... thanks for being here & thanks for caring! Your support means the world to me as I build this new life. 

Xo, K Lazzie