Serpentine inspiration for novice jewelry designers, Brangelina

By April MacIntyre Nov 16, 2009, 16:10 GMT

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - WWD reports that Brangelina are lending their names and taste to high-end jewelry designs through the Asprey retailers, highlighted by silver accessories called The Protector all inspired by the snake. © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a lot of diversions in their lives, but now have found room to design fashion jewelry.

WWD reports that Brangelina are lending their names and taste to high-end jewelry designs through the Asprey retailers, highlighted by silver accessories called The Protector all inspired by the snake.

The limited edition collection, which was "conceived and designed" by Pitt and Jolie, will go on sale at Asprey stores in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Tokyo and Dubai.

Liverpool, England, Gary, Indiana, Youngstown, Ohio...not so much.

The prices begin at $525 for a silver baby spoon with a curving, serpent-shaped handle, and all net proceeds from sales are tied to a charity, of course.  Jolie and Pitt are known philanthropists and have connected Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, cofounded by Jolie in 2006, to the profits from sales.

The charity raises awareness and funds to educate child victims of war, conflict and natural disasters.

Jolie said in an email to WWD: “These are the children who most need a safe place to learn, a place to heal, a place to learn reconciliation, a place to build a better future and a place — to just be children. Yet the education for these children is often forgotten. Tens of millions of children and adolescents in conflict are not in school.”

WWD reports that Jolie considers snakes to be a talisman and protector of her family.