The Stax Is Bringing in a New Generation of Collectors

Industry veterans Laurel Pantin and Victoria Lampley are seeing runaway success with their consultancy The Stax, which approaches fine jewelry with minimal pretension HOW DOES one start a high jewelry consulting firm, nary of pretention? The former InStyle magazine style director and public relations executive, respectively, have marked one year in business for their advisory firm The Stax and have already commissioned a number of significant custom designs. While Lampley oversees day-to-day business and spearheads the growth of the company, Pantin - who is also the fashion director at large for Austin, Texas, boutique ByGeorge - acts as something of a creative adviser to help with editorial and marketing projects.