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Winter Gold Collection for Men from Porsche

Laura Malesich — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:03:00 EST

Filed under: Gadgets, Jewelry, Wheels, Men's Style

For the man in your life who appreciates the finest in vehicles perhaps a pretty package of fine accessories from a premiere auto manufacturer would be the perfect present under the tree. Porsche's new Winter Gold Collection includes a stunning pair of shades, two timepieces and a pair of cufflinks. He can shield his eyes with the gold-toned P'8440, reminiscent of their 'Exclusive Sunglasses' from 1978. Then bejewel his dress shirt with the 18K rose gold cufflinks marked in onyx and crystals. Finally, two stunning watches, one is the Worldtimer P'6750 and the other is a choice from three of the timepieces from the Dashboard Series. I''m pretty sure he'll feel the speed and bling of Porsche in these gifts.

[via Born Rich]

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Maboussin Rings Benefit City Harvest

Deidre Woollard — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:01:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Charity

French jeweler Mauboussin recently opened their U.S. flagship store, a 6,000 square foot boutique on Madison Avenue in New York City and to demonstrate good will to the city they are announcing a charity gift this holiday season to benefit City Harvest, New York City's only food rescue program. Mauboussin will donate 10% of the retail value from the purchase of any ring from the "Mes Couleurs a Toi" collection to City Harvest and customers will also receive a 15% discount on their purchase. There are six versions of the ring featuring a central 6.5 carat stone in amethyst, citrine, blue topaz, smoky quartz, lemon quartz and rose de France amethyst set in gold with accent diamonds, ranging in price from $1,850 to $1,950. The final day to purchase "The Gift that Gives Back" will be December 31.

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Deborah Kerr's RIng Up For Auction

Deidre Woollard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Auctions

A bit of Hollywood goes on the block this week when jewelry that once belonged to Hollywood actress Deborah Kerr will go on sale in London. Kerr, who starred in movies such as "From Here To Eternity" and "The King and I" died in October of last year. One of the priciest items for sale at the auction at Bonham's London on December 4 is this triple-stone diamond engagement ring from her first husband, Squadron Leader Anthony Charles Bartley. It features three yellow-tinted, brilliant-cut diamonds which weigh 2.32, 2.98 and 2.17 carats respectively each within a four-claw setting on a tapered hoop of woven design. The ring is estimated at £20,000-25,000.

[via The Herald]

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Michelle Obama to receive $30,000 thank you from the President-Elect

Meg Massie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:01:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

She loves her inexpensive outfits from the mall, but Michelle Obama will soon be sporting something much fancier than anything you'll find at J. Crew.

A spokesman for top Italian designer Giovanni Bosco has confirmed that President-Elect Barack Obama is looking to purchase a $30,000 Harmony ring made of rhodium and encrusted with diamonds as a thank you gift to his wife Michelle. We expect the future First Lady to receive the ring in time for her husband's January inauguration ceremony. The gift is a thank you for her support throughout the last two years of campaigning.

One of the world's rarest and most precious metals, only about 25 tons of rhodium are mined each year, setting the price at over $7,660 per ounce -- or about ten times the cost of gold. The ring may be uncharacteristically extravagant for Mrs. Obama, but we're sure she'll find a way to wear it with all her usual grace and confidence.

UPDATE: Apparently, the veracity of the story is in limbo. Obama's team is flatly denying the existence of the gift, and the purported jeweler has clammed up, refusing to comment at all. Is this just an attempt to paint the soon-to-be First Couple as out-of-touch with the "common American"? Or is it just a silly rumor?

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The Simmons Green Initiative

Annie Scott — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:01:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Charity, Holiday Guides

Beyonce Knowles is happily wearing a Rough Diamond and Malachite Green bracelet from Simmons Jewelry Company.

Simmons, as in the infamous Simmons Family which includes lines such as Kimora Lee Simmons for Hello Kitty, Simmons Men's Collection, Brown Sugar by Justine Simmons, and the iconic Green Malachite bracelet which gives back to the Diamond Empowerment Fund. The bracelet, above, comes in three sizes at $125 and has a little gold diamond charm containing a small rough diamond - very classy, chic, and perfect for your environmentally conscious friends and relatives.

The Diamond Empowerment Fund, to which 50% of all Rough Diamond and Malachite Green bracelet profits go, is an international non-profit organization which raises money for educational programs in Africa. Feeling green? Click here to learn more and find out how you can help.

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Arnold Scaasi For HSN

Deidre Woollard — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Fashion designer Arnold Scaasi has designed for five first ladies including Jacqueline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush but now he's doing something new, designing a jewelry line for home shoppers. Arnold Scaasi will be launching an exclusive jewelry collection on HSN December 5th that recreates his iconic fashion jewelry collection for a lower price point with all pieces retailing for under $100. The line features hematite, pearls, enamel and gemstones.

This isn't Scaasi first time with jewelry. The elder statesman of fashion designed jewelry from 1958 to 1965 creating bold costume pieces as well as runway jewelry pieces that appeared with his fashion pieces and were worn by glamourous Hollywood ladies. Samples of Scaasi's December collection are in the gallery below.

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HighChi Energy Jewelry

Deidre Woollard — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Modern Jeweler predicts that energy jewelry is one of the growing trends these days in the jewelry industry. Shirley MacLaine launched Chakra Sky Jewelry this year and another rising energy jewelry company is HighChi. HighChi pieces are designed to resonate at 7.83 hertz and expand a wearer's sense of well-being and counteract negative energy from cell phones and other electromagnetic fields. The line includes pendants, earrings, and rings in sterling silver, sterling silver with 23k gold plating and 14k gold some set with gemstones that are siad to amplify the energy. Energy jewelry as a rule seems to cost more than regular jewelry pieces using similar materials, this dolphin chi necklace, set with blue topaz goes for $647.

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Iradj Moini in Soho

Annie Scott — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Iradj Moini, a former couture designer for Oscar de la Renta, makes some of the most exquisite and unusual jewelry we've seen this millennium.

As you shop in NYC's Soho neighborhood this holiday season, be sure and stop by the Spring Street boutique (198 Spring, near Sullivan). The boutique has been open since Spring 2007, and feels like an art gallery. You won't believe you're looking at new pieces, released seasonally, and not well-kept relics of the 1920's.

If you're not in NY, you can also browse a number of Iradj Moini's items at Domont Jewelry, a West Hollywood, CA jewelry dealer with an exceptional selection of Iradj Moini on display their website.

Almost every piece is stunning, and worth a look if only for inspiration.

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Shop Harry Winston Online

Deidre Woollard — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Luxury jeweler Harry Winston has joined De Beers and others in bringing their wares online. This is the first time that Harry Winston jewelry has been available online. The Harry Winston online salon showcases diamond jewelry including rings, watches, bracelets and cufflinks. One of the most expensive is this stunning necklace from the Harry Winston sunflower collection. The center stone of each flower is surrounded by eight round brilliant diamonds set in platinum. It is approximately 25.8 carats and sells for $135,000.

[via Fashion Week Daily]

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Zale's Offers The Celebration Diamond

Deidre Woollard — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

It's not an easy time for Zale's, the ubiquitous jewelry seller. Jewelry sales are down across board, Zale's is part of the widely circulated e-mail cautioning gift card shoppers, and with a bleak holiday season ahead they have created a couple of new offerings to tempt shoppers.

Zales has also introduced new pendants and charms to show support for the troops including a sterling silver engraved dog tag with the option of 1-3 initials featured on the front face of the tag, a round charm offered in both 14K gold and sterling silver with a choice of service emblem and a sterling silver military cross pendant, again with the choice of branch.

Their big advertising effort is focused on the Celebration Diamond, a new patented diamond cut that features 102 facets. Celebration Diamonds are available in round and princess cuts and each is set in an 18 karat white gold cathedral mounting with platinum prongs and "Celebration" inscribed inside the ring. The complete line includes engagement rings, solitaire earrings, and necklaces with prices from from $1,499 to $44,995. The holiday season is often a popular time for engagements and Zale's is hoping the economy won't scare off the would-be betrothed.

[via Rapaport]

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Cartier's Bejeweled Plans For Art Basel

Deidre Woollard — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Events

Given the recent lackluster art auctions, people are understandably wary about the Art Basel Miami Beach show next month but the warm weather art event still hopes to attract the wealthy. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Cartier, which is the only jewelry sponsor of the event, will debut two jewelry collections, a high jewelry collection with tasseled pieces using sapphires and red spinels and Hypnose, an Art Deco-inspired line of black and white rings, pendants, bracelets and drop earrings. The collections will be displayed at the fair inside the Cartier Dome, which will feature a new visual installation, Diamonds, Gold and Dreams created by the filmmaker David Lynch, from Dec. 3 through Dec. 7. The piece includes a seven-minute "floating diamond" projection that will be displayed each hour accompanied by a musical score in an atmosphere that includes golden-fabric walls, gold-printed carpeting, gold trimmed display cases, an ornate curved display case for thePatiala necklace, and gold-accented furniture with reflective glass tops. The jewelry pieces will arrive in Cartier boutiques in March.

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Louis Vuitton's 1001 Nights Collection

Rigel Celeste — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Louis Vuitton's 1001 Nuits (or 'Nights') is a striking collection of brass, pewter, and multi-colored crystals that come together to form a group of sparkling, logo-heavy jewelry pieces perfect for wearing this holiday season. Available in Amarante or Orange color schemes, the collection includes earrings, bracelet, brooch, ring, necklace, and even a hair barrette (an accessory that often gets forgotten these days) all of which tie together nicely but can also stand alone. Key design features include inset multifaceted strass crystals and a logo-engraved nail located at the center of each flower. $355-$890

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Bedazzled Exhibit Reveals A Collector's Haul

Deidre Woollard — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Events

The venerable Walters Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is opening up their vaults for Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. The exhibit highlights the passion of Henry Walters (1848-1931) who collected jewelry from a large variety of cultures and periods. His collection runs the gamut from Mesopotamian stone pendants to masterpieces created by Tiffany and Co. The exhibition brings together more than 200 pieces of jewelry, combining extraordinary highlights from the holdings with objects from the Walters' vaults, The exhibit runs from now until January 4, 2009. A small sample of some of the pieces on display is in the gallery below.

[via Washington Post]

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Fabergé Featured in Imperial Presents Auction

Jared Paul Stern — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:01:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Auctions

On Nov. 24, Sotheby's in London is offering an amazing array of objects by famed Russian jeweler Carl Fabergé in its impressive Imperial & Royal Presents sale. Fabergé is best known for his incredible jeweled eggs, though he produced many other iitems as presents for the Russian Tsars and their family.

It is these latter items, including picture frames, sniff boxes, vesta cases, paper knives, compacts and pill boxes, that are featured in the auction. The top-priced lot is a Fabergé silver-gilt pearl and enamel heart shaped photograph frame enclosing a miniature of Empress Maria Fedorovna, circa 1890, est. $90,000 - $120,000.

One of our favorite items is this Fabergé enamel and silver frame (above) with a photograph of George, Duke of York, later George V, a present from Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, est. $30,000 - $45,000.

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$5 Million Bra and Diamond Underwear at Victoria's Secret Runway Show

Annie Scott — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:02:00 EST

Filed under: Apparel, Jewelry

At the Victoria's Secret fashion show in Miami on Friday, some very special things were worn by some very special women in some very special places.

I'm talking about Adriana Lima in a $5 million Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra with white and black diamonds and rubies, and Heidi Klum in a sexy red bra and panty set laced together with strands of diamonds and adorned with giant red sequined wings.

As you can see, it was a glamorous show flanked with silver palm trees and many of the most beautiful women in the world. There were 68 outfits in total, each with its own spectacular theme. See our ten favorites in the gallery here.
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The Victoria's Secret fashion show will be on CBS on December 3rd.

[via StyleList.com/blog]

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Casa Gi Diamond Earbuds

Deidre Woollard — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:02:00 EST

Filed under: Gadgets, Jewelry

A new set of diamond-covered earbuds have hit the market. The latest come from Belgian jeweler Casa Gi and are on sale at the Clive Ranger jewelry shop in Bristol England for £3,499. They are made from 18K gold with 59 small diamonds individually set in gold on each earphone. The pieces match the rest of the Casa Gi line so you could make yourself a bit of a parure but with earbuds instead of earrings.

[via The Telegraph]

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170 Years of Tiffany Style

Jared Paul Stern — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:01:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Books

In a beautiful new book called Tiffany Style: 170 Years of Design, the famed jeweler's design director John Loring has gathered for the first time in one volume the most renowned and memorable pieces ever produced by the company. In this "best of Tiffany" collection, "readers will find a spectacular array of objects, from Louis Comfort Tiffany's famous lamps and vases to opulent silver tea sets to Andy Warhol's whimsical Christmas illustrations to Elsa Peretti's signature heart pendant," the jacket copy notes. Loring draws on Tiffany's unparalleled archives for sketches, design material, photographs spanning the last 170 years, and more.

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Michelle Obama's Diamond Earrings

Deidre Woollard — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:03:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

(Is Michelle Obama a First Lady of Fashion? Click the photo and decide for yourself!)

Much has been made of the black and red Narcisco Rodriguez dress Michelle Obama wore when Barack Obama made his victory speech on election night but what about those sparklers in her ears? Vogue UK reports that the big dangling earrings are 18K white gold triple dangle earrings in pear, oval and marquee shapes covered with small diamonds. Fashion reporter Hitha Prabhakar prices them out at $10,275. Since Michelle Obama has said that the soon-to-be First Family buy everything they wear, we can only assume these were a special occasion splurge.

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J. Crew Jewelry Collection

Lisa Palladino — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:02:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Outfitter J. Crew now offers a jewelry line, available at its new J. Crew Collection store on Madison Avenue in New York City or online. The pieces are simple and reasonably priced, but better suited for weekend wear than your best black-tie outfit. There is a Fashion category as well as a Fine category. Fashion includes necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and pins in prices from $25 - $228. Fine includes mostly pearl items -- earrings, bracelets, and necklaces -- in prices from $65 - $495.

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Louis Vuitton Patented Diamonds

Annie Scott — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:03:00 EST

Filed under: Jewelry

Louis Vuitton has just launched two patented diamond cuts.

These tough economic times give us few excuses to splurge on items that will be out of fashion in a couple of months. Louis Vuitton diamonds are the antidote to this problem.

You probably recognized the maker of these diamonds before even reading the heading. That's the kind of brand recognition that guarantees the longevity of Louis Vuitton.

These classic cuts, reminiscent of Louis Vuitton's signature prints, are sure to be in style forever. Size may vary, but these are the kind of diamonds you pass down to your grandchildren. They are not so much a splurge as a sensible diamond investment.

The rounded and pointed flower cuts you see at right may not be right for an engagement ring (who would brand love like that?), but for earrings and other decorative jewelry, these cuts are sure to be a hit.

The Vuitton diamonds have between 61 and 77 facets and have been set into a bracelet, a pair of earrings, two brooches, a ring and a necklace-the latter consisting of 1,001 tiny brilliant-cut diamonds totaling 15 carats, coexisting with 65 round flower diamonds (49 carats) and 79 pointed ones (44 carats), for a combined bling bang of 108 carats that retails for about $4 million.

I'd most like a pair of studs just like these. Mismatched, but recognizably a pair.

[via W Magazine]

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