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Brooklyn-born jewellery designer Paris Kain doesn't limit himself to his precious, unusual line, Abraxas Rex - the oft-tapped runway collaborator is also a photographer, painter, and filmmaker. (His upcoming documentary, 008, is based on the life of his father, a former CIA assassin.) Launched in January 2007, Abraxas Rex baubles range from a $1,250 platinum-silver surfer pendant to a $16,000 custom-made crystal or meteorite-studded ring, and are sold at Barneys, Browns in London, and Colette and Rick Owens in Paris.

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