Fragile What Collections

Fragile What Collections: Our Newest Line

As passionate Fragile X advocates, we made a choice: if we were going to put something new into the world, we wanted it to stand for what matters most to us.

Fragile X is deeply personal to our family. Our son lives with Fragile X Syndrome, and my wife Autumn, as many of you know, is a carrier along with a dozen family members. Despite affecting so many, it remains wildly under-recognized.

1 in 150 women are carriers, and all carriers have RNA toxic gain of function that leads to mild to severe health impacts 

All carrier women have a high likelihood of having a child with Fragile X Syndrome, which is the leading inherited cause of autism and intellectual disability in the work 

After a year of giving away 15,000 of our "X" earrings, we noticed a consistent pattern—most people had never heard of Fragile X. Once they learned about it, they truly cared. For some, the lack of awareness is heartbreaking because it is something they should have been tested for years ago.

This line stands on its own as a collection of beautiful, one-of-a-kind earrings made from recycled paper. However, we chose to integrate them with Fragile X awareness because, frankly, why wouldn’t we? If something beautiful can also help people learn, connect, and change lives for the better, then it has fulfilled its truest purpose.