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Five Jewels To Buy Now
As the days get longer and hopefully warmer (not soon enough for all of us East Coast Girls) it’s time to rejuvenate your spring/summer wardrobe with jewelry that covers all the bases: dramatic, bohemian, powerful, enchanting and just plain fun. Here are five of our favorites that we found while scouting one of the…
Read MoreRun-A-Way with these Jewelry Trends from the Fall/Winter 2107/18 ready-to-wear shows.
If you’ve every looked at jewelry from the runway and thought, “I could never wear or pull that off!” You would be right. Most fashion designers work with talented jewelers to create pieces that are purposely and imaginatively over-the-top to accentuate their fashion message for the season. These are the styles that influence trends…
Read MoreThe Historical Color of Passion, Rubies, Fall/Winter 2017/18 Trends and July’s Birthstone
We first ran this article a couple of months ago after red was out in full force on the fall/winter 2017/18 runway shows, during the Oscars, and the appearance of rubies returned the jewelry scene as one of the most popular gems. We provided the historical, cultural and celebrity context of rubies throughout the story. We…
Read MoreGo-to Getaway Jewels
Recently when the winter chill hit New York, I was deciding on a long weekend get-away to a tropical island. In previous years, after the first snow covered the city streets, I have often gone on short trips to warmer climates in different countries, while other times, I headed to the West Coast, where…
Read MoreAmorous For Amethyst: February’s Birthstone reveals a rich history
Amethyst with its rich history of royal, spiritual/healing and counter-culture references is the birthstone of February. All of amethyst’s permutations of purple are receiving their fair share of attention in the studios of contemporary designers who rock big, gutsy gemstones as well as the shops and spaces of antique dealers who specialize in 200-year-old period…
Read MoreAuverture: Shopping today’s designers shaping the jewelry of tomorrow
I first met Bibi van der Velden in 2013 in the new designer section of the JCK show, one of the two largest yearly jewelry trade shows, held in Las Vegas. I was immediately taken by her ability to create pieces that were utterly modern from ancient and antique stones and found objects and her…
Read MoreWhat comes around, goes around: Hoop earrings are back for 2017
Hoop Earrings have been around for centuries and in all cultures, civilizations and on all continents. From the first known Sumerian versions, hoops traveled to Africa, Asia Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece and have had quite a historical past, symbolizing everything from tribal identity to religious believes. Fast forward to the 20th through the…
Read MoreBejeweled wraps up the year with the best of 2016 Jewelry Trends
After almost a year of the expected and some very unexpected technical issues of building a website, a name change and continuing to write multiple stories while the tech team worked out the glitches, Bejeweledmag.com finally launched. It was July of 2016, almost a year after my friend, colleague and wonderful writer Jennifer Heebner…
Read MoreGift Guide #12: M. Khordipour signed sealed and delivered for the 12 Days of Gifts for The Holidays Series
This season we are lucky enough to have enlisted 12 expert modern designer retailers, antique dealers and shops for our holiday gift guide. For each installment, we have asked for suggestions from their brick and mortar or online stores. We have also asked what gift they would choose for themselves this holiday season When…
Read MoreGift Guide #11: Alice Kwartler on simply charming finds for our 12 Days of Holiday Gifts Series
This season we are lucky enough to have enlisted 12 expert modern designer retailers, antique dealers and shops for our holiday gift guide. For each installment, we have asked for suggestions from their brick and mortar or online stores. We have also asked what gift they would choose for themselves this holiday season When talking…
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