Please see below a recap with photos and video of the fifth La Martina female beach polo tournament, which took place yesterday, Thursday April 25th, on the sands of Miami Beach between 20th and 22nd streets. With 24 female polo players in competition, this event precedes the mens Beach Polo World Cup, which will take place over the course of the next three days. It was the perfect day to launch my new Equestrian collection, given these fearless and competitive ladies were the very inspiration for my spring/summer collection. Plus it was a beautiful day at the beach: warm, sunny and just the perfect amount of breezy.

BOOTH SET UP

Our Miss Nyet Booth was set up in the VIP area, adjacent to the grandstand, early in the morning. [gallery columns="2" ids="3290,3293,3292,3291,3294"]

THE POLO COMPETITION AND AWARDS CEREMONY

The polo tournament started around noon, and went on until about 5 pm. [gallery columns="2" ids="3297,3298,3300"] The award ceremony took place around on the polo field at the end of the day. Winners were presented with the trophy as well as La Martina Polo Helmets and Grey Goose vodka gifts. I was introduced by the Polo Life emcee to deliver a speech about the launch of my collection, and to present all the participants in the tournament with a new original creation from my Equestrian collection, the Stirrup Choker.[gallery columns="2" ids="3289,3288"] Judging by the ladies' reaction on the photo and video below, the choker necklace hit the mark. Most players put it around their necks right away and  gushed that "It was the best present they ever received at this tournament!"   [caption id="attachment_3301" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Delphine Pontvieux and the polo players with their Miss Nyet Jewelry gifts[/caption]    

VIDEO EXCERPT OF DELPHINE'S SPEECH AT THE AWARD CEREMONY

Award ceremony

 

Miss Nyet Jewelry announces the imminent launch of its Spring/Summer Collection 2013:

THE EQUESTRIAN COLLECTION

 

This new leather jewelry collection is inspired by horses and everything equestrian. As such, it is fitting that it will be officially launched during the ninth annual La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup, the world’s largest and most prestigious Beach Polo competition, taking place from April 25 to April 28 between 20th and 22nd Streets on the sands of South Beach, Florida.

Miss Nyet Jewelry features original, one of a kind unisex jewelry that is inspired by Delphine Pontvieux’s many passions. Her 2012 collection, which is currently highlighted in the annual swimsuit issue of Southern Boating Magazine, had a nautical theme. This year, her designs are all things equestrian.

 Pontvieux has taken the energy of the event and incorporated the elegance and fearlessness of Polo into her line of handmade beautifully dyed hides, which feature unisex leather cuffs, bracelets, as well as chokers. She has also launched a matching line of dog collars -- a must have for every horse lover and their four-legged companion! Pontvieux was also commissioned by The Polo Life, the organization committee of the La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup IX, to create a distinct piece of jewelry to be given as gift to all the female polo players in competition during the Trophy ceremony on Thursday, April 25th.  If you will be one of the 5,500 guests expected each day, come pay a special visit to Miss Nyet’s Jewelry display, located on the beach between 20th and 22nd street and meet the designer, Delphine Pontvieux. Her Polo collection will be sold exclusively at the four-day event before it officially launches online from May 15th on. Click here to take a sneak peek at one of her creations from the "equestrian" collection.