KIMET HAND and the VERMONT BRACELET
Kimet Hand, Founder & Designer of the Original Vermont Bracelet, and daughter Sarah Wilde, President Vermont Bracelet
During a drive from Quechee to her home in Manchester, Kimet, founder and designer, brainstormed the Vermont Bracelet concept, utilizing the "V" and "T" in Vermont. She believed Vermont deserved its own signature piece of jewelry and got to work bringing her idea to life. Now, over 30 years later, thousands of Vermont Bracelets have been sold and are worn around Vermont, the United States, and the world.
After careers in real estate, insurance, marketing, and special events at Stratton Mountain, Kimet launched Vermont Bracelet in 1994, presenting the first bracelet to Howard Dean, then Vermont Governor, at the statehouse in Montpelier.
Vermont Bracelets are worn by people who love and live Vermont: grandparents, ski racers, loggers, dairy farmers, gardeners, legislators, bridesmaids, bankers, waitresses, college graduates, authors, state troopers, librarians, second-home owners, chefs, nurses, ski patrolmen, investment bankers, bakers, carpenters, snowplow drivers, doctors, snowboarders, rodeo riders and many others who share a common love of Vermont.
Many people share photos of their Vermont Bracelet taken at various sites around the world... the Sydney Opera House, the top of Mount Mansfield, the Jungfrau in Switzerland, the Italian Dolomites, the wild west, India’s Taj Mahal, and Big Ben in London. We love receiving these photos and seeing all the incredible places Vermont Bracelets travel to.
Purchase an Original Vermont Bracelet by Kimet Hand, wear it in good health, and be sure to wear it whenever you must leave the state. It shows your simple, good taste, and you will be recognized worldwide as a person who knows and loves Vermont.
We speak with almost every person who purchases a Vermont Bracelet and keep a log of each bracelet and its owner. We look forward to chatting with you and hearing your Vermont story.