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Following The Soul And Motown Revue Band, A Decade of Soul
Janelle “Lady Jae” Jones, one of the three lead singers in the band, A Decade of Soul shouts out “soul is in the house tonight” and it sure is. I’m in Lucille’s Grill, the smaller, warmer of the two rooms at B.B. King on 42nd Street in NYC and I am joined to a long…
Read MoreAlain Simić Shoots Jewelry For Emerging and Established Designers
(opening photo: Dru Jewelry) Alain Simić has built a strong following among independent jewelry designers—he captures their distinctive aesthetics and allows their creative vision to shine. He has a flair for developing a brand’s image through his imaginative lens and continues to present jewelry that can range from lifelike to ultra-spare and modern, to editorial shots…
Read MoreFred Leighton’s Personal Collection of Jewelry Goes Up For Auction
Fred Leighton is one of the renowned names in the jewelry business. The retailer’s pieces appear at red carpet events on A-listers and have been for years. The roster of clients reads like a who’s who of style-setting celebrities and the pieces are an exquisite mix from all centuries, including inspired pieces designed in the…
Read MoreBooks, Films, Collections, Professional and Personal Tales of Renowned and Emerging Women Designers
In celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2019. I am reposting this article which once again brings back some of our favorite articles since our inception… From the jewels we give to and receive from our mother’s, daughters, grandmothers and the women who shaped our lives to the female design pioneers who first tore…
Read MoreBejeweled in Different gemstones and time periods
The start of February was filled with jewelry shows: Melee: The Show, NY Now and Metal & Smith (all trade and press-only shows kicked off the first week in NYC with independent modern designers from newcomers to more established brands. The Centurion show in Scottsdale and the beginning of The AGTA Gem show in Tucson …
Read MoreStar Quality Antique and Vintage Jewelry at OMBAS
While taking groups of novice and consummate collectors, enthusiasts, and dealers on tours at the Original Miami Beach Antique show (OMBAS), we met some of the most passionate exhibitors/experts and saw epic antique and vintage jewels. During the previous tour I gave at The New York Antique and Watch Show , I walked a sold-out crowd…
Read MoreHeading For The Original Miami Beach Show (OMBAS)
As many of you know, I am an antique jewelry aficionado (read: antique jewelry-obsessed). But last year I got snowbound while Original Miami Beach Antique Show (OMBAS) bound. My flight was canceled and my airline could not get me out until the night before I had to be home for a major assignment. I was in a…
Read More10 Ideas That Shine For 2018
1-GET RED CARPET READY Awards season started on Sunday night, January 7, 2018, with the 75th Golden Globes, which kicked off red carpet jewelry watching. This season started off with the actresses and attendees dressed in black to show solidarity with sexual misconduct victims. Empowering and elegant, many of these women are part of the Times Up movement,…
Read MoreAn insider’s look at a museum store which champions redefining fine jewelry
The first time I met Franci Sagar, Vice President of Retail and Brand Development at The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), was at the 2nd edition of RE:FINE (formerly known as Redefining Fine Jewelry)—the spring launch event at The Store at MAD. I was so impressed with Franci’s choice and presentation of jewelers, I wrote…
Read MoreThe Allure and Lore of Rubies as told by Author Joanna Hardy
The minute I opened the email from Thames & Hudson’s publicity department back in June 2017 and read that Ruby: The King of Gems was coming out in time for the holidays, (December 19, 2017), I was thrilled and could not wait to see the book and write about it. Penned by Joanna Hardy, who…
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