The designer's new wholesale collection draws inspiration from the past while hinting at its futureFred Leighton has more than just sales riding on its first-ever wholesale jewelry line slated to debut this fall. With the Fred Leighton Collection, as the division is called, the vintage and estate brand has assumed the task of selling new pieces to a select group of retailers worldwide. And for the first time, Fred Leighton Estate Jewels—the business on which the company was built—will be made available at wholesale.“It is such a powerful and admired brand in jewelry and has been for so long,” says CEO Greg Kwiat. (In 2009, Kwiat Enterprises LLC and two other partners acquired Fred Leighton in a $25.8 million deal.) “We wanted to take the brand and sit it among the most important jewelry that’s ever been created.”Fred Leighton Collection rock crystal pendant earrings in 18k