The first big purchase I ever made for myself was a silver Catbird ring. I was working as a fellow at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On lunch breaks, I’d wander around the corner and down Bedford Avenue for a smoothie, stopping to peer in at the books or the cake-shaped soaps. During my first week, I stumbled upon Catbird Jewelry, then operating out of a cramped showroom, and became a loyal customer. At the end of that summer, I made my largest purchase for myself to date: a $90 Tomboy ring in sterling silver.
For nearly a decade, my friends and I invested in their permanent bracelets. I chose Christmas and birthday presents from its carefully curated collection of dainty things.
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