After she died from metastatic breast cancer, this jewelry designer is keeping her friend's legacy alive

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nearly two decades ago, the designer memorialized her in a jewelry collection. Drawing inspiration from a sparkling, belt-buckle-size brooch her mother wore, Hock-Lauwers—the founder of jewelry brand —created an array of pieces she knew her mother would love.The collection “really helped heal some of our broken hearts,” Hock-Lauwers says.Now, Hock-Lauwers hopes that a new jewelry collection can do the same for another woman mourning the loss of her mother: Liz Ferenciak, whose mom, Nola Addante, died last year of .The Shimmer for the Cure , featuring jewelry adorned with teal, pink, and green stones—the colors that make up the —honors Addante, who was Hock-Lauwers’ dear friend.But it was Addante’s daughter, Ferenciak, who inspired the collection, Hock-Lauwers says.Each year, Hock-Lauwers designs a limited-edition jewelry collection and then donates 100 percent of the proceeds. (She also has Shimmer for the Cure collections dedicated to and awareness.) Last year, after her mother’s death, Ferenciak called Hock-Lauwers to ask if she would consider donating the proceeds of a 2023 collection to , a nonprofit that funds research for stage IV breast cancer.Hock-Lauwers seized the opportunity.She says she saw it as a chance to not only pay homage to her friend, but also as a way to help Ferenciak heal following her mother’s death. “We were both ,” Hock-Lauwers says. “And we were both looking to keep their legacies alive.”Hock-Lauwers asked Ferenciak to model the collection, which is made from rhodium-plated brass and cubic zirconia, in its promotional materials and on the website. “Liz is just as incredible as her mother, and she is literally the spitting image of [Nola],” Hock-Lauwers says.The collection builds off a.