JEWELS OF THE MOMENT

In August, I followed up my article featuring designer’s wearing their talisman with interpretations that independent designers are creating that offer a unique spin on symbols that have been popular throughout history their meaning and/or how the designers combine the significance when more than one element is used in a jewel. To read the full…

  Valentine’s Day is perhaps one of the most advertised and promoted holidays in the jewelry industry almost as much as Christmas and Mother’s Day. From the time we were kids, we were expected to create our own Valentine’s cards in school, created for our friends, parents, siblings and if we were really brave for…

Botinicals might be in full bloom this season but they aren’t the only creations that bespeak nature’s beauty. Butterflies are also fluttering around for spring/summer and they have metamorphosized from creatures that land in your garden to those that translate in everything from prints on fabrics to precious and non-precious material in renowned and independent…

From now until the beginning of the New Year, we are in the process of a few changes/updates. From the time we launched in July 2016, we gained a wealth of knowledge and I’m thrilled to report have greatly expanded our readership. We are taking this short break to continue to review what our loyal…

The Spring 2018 international runway shows have ended and are happy to report that our early trend predictions were on target. We also spotted some others you might want to add to your wish lists.  Here is are the looks from the Milan and Paris catwalks and how some of our favorite influential fine jewelry designers…

During the New York and London spring 2018 ready-to-wear shows more jewelry trends came into focus. We have yet to see what Mian and Paris will unveil, but judging from what accessorized the looks on the runways so far, the directions are crossing the Atlantic. Our prediction– the trends below will also make an appearance…

[slide-anything id=’5734′] VIEW SLIDESHOW ABOVE It was apparent that the swirling curves of the earrings and chokers at the Prabal Gurung’s spring 2018 Show were fine jewelry, set with lustrous pearls and diamonds. On trend with the movement towards pearls as modern statements of style, the capsule group is the result of Gurung’s collaboration with…

Kenneth Cole will unveil his first fine jewelry collaboration with rising jewelry star Shahla Karimi, (Kenneth Cole x Shahla Karimi) on Friday September 15, 2017 at the Bowery and Bond Street concept store, which opened in 2015. The shop’s selection includes a curated and changing mix clothes, sneakers, skateboards and other items that lend itself…

  Although  New York Fashion Week has just begun to kick off the international spring 2018 runway shows, certain directions in jewelry are clear. Here is how the trends are beginning to shape up on the catwalk and how we have begun to see them in the collections of forward thinking independent jewelry designers. We…