Archive for February, 2008
Harry Winston rated as the most prestigious jewelry brand
High net-worth consumers rated Harry Winston as the most prestigious jewelry brand, a recent survey conducted by the Luxury Institute found. Respondents in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) survey cited Harry Winston as having “a great reputation,” being “the ultimate for diamond design,” and [...]
February 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Harry Winston, Jewelry | No Comments
Renown jewelry artisan Bianca Zoie is excited to inaugurate her inspirational jewelry collection Bridal Blessings™. After six years of loving devotion in creating Bridal Blessings™ this is the first collection ever created specifically for the bride reflecting purity, feminine, beauty, nurturing kindness, comfort and sweetness of love.
This specially designed bridal jewelry collection of earrings, bracelets [...]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Collections, Jewelers & Designers, Jewelry | No Comments
Dasia Dawson has a book of sketches filled with designs for jeans, jewelry and other clothing.
But Dasia isn’t a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, or even Willingboro High School. Dasia is a fourth-grader at J. Cresswell Stuart Elementary School.
Dasia may be only 10 years old, but with the help of her parents and [...]
February 18th, 2008 | Posted in Collections, Jewelers & Designers, Jewelry | 6 Comments
Celebrities prefer diamond jewelry
Long, dangling diamond earrings were the outstanding diamond jewelry trend of the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held Sunday night in Los Angeles.
As with every Hollywood awards ceremony, especially in a year when a writers strike is threatening Hollywood’s ability to perform, its biggest names came out to parade in [...]
February 18th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrities, Diamonds, Jewelry | 1 Comment
Jewelry designed by Wendy Rachel has been featured in high-profile publications like Elle Girl, Style, and InStyle. Her earrings have been worn on E! News Daily and she’s quickly building a reputation for herself and her designs.
Wendy does bracelets, necklaces, and earrings with a variety of semi-precious stones. All items are hand made, and the [...]
February 18th, 2008 | Posted in Jewelers & Designers, Jewelry | No Comments
A few weeks before Christmas my wife kept talking about Brown Sugar Jewelry, I would have to say that I am not alone when I told my wife that I had no idea what they were. However I took this as a huge hint and decided to do the right thing and get her the [...]
February 16th, 2008 | Posted in Collections, Jewelry | No Comments
Diamonds may be forever. But the price you paid for them may not.
Millions of American consumers who bought diamond rings or other diamond jewelry could be in for a sizable rebate thanks to the pending settlement of a series of class-action lawsuits that accused the giant De Beers diamond company of price-fixing and monopoly practices.
Now, [...]
February 9th, 2008 | Posted in De Beers, Diamonds | No Comments
The ‘Diamond Season’, an annual month-long promotional campaign organized in India by the De Beers Group Marketing (DBGM), has once again been a major driver of diamond jewelry sales in the country.
The promotion, held across six cities between December 12 and January 12, coincides with the Indian marriage season, one of the peak jewelry purchasing [...]
February 9th, 2008 | Posted in De Beers, Diamonds | No Comments
Istanbul is the only city in the world that stretches across two continents. Connecting Europe with Asia, the city straddles more than the Bosphorus River, it straddles cultures. As a child, Sevan Bicakci lived on a street with a church, mosque and temple – three different beliefs that serve as inspiration for the very enigmatic [...]
February 9th, 2008 | Posted in Collections, Gems, Jewelry | No Comments
When it comes to designer Tom Binns’ jewelry, it’s more and more and—oh yeah, more.
This encrusted beauty, a “crystal garden cuff bracelet,” is low-key compared to many of the designs that have made Binns the beloved naughty boy of high fashion accessories.
His work mixes dripping skulls, rusty keys and broken “bits and baubles” of old [...]
February 8th, 2008 | Posted in Jewelers & Designers, Jewelry | No Comments