WWD || Accessory and jewelry brands such as CA&LOU, Damiani, and Biern are revamping their businesses to cater to younger clientele and, in Biern's case, extending the brand into the jewelry market.
ABC News || Supreme Court rejects Tiffany & Co.'s lawsuit against eBay for trademark infringement. Fail.
Elle || Check out the best necklaces from the resort collections. Time to break out my piggy bank!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Telegraph's How To Guide on Buying Jewelry
Alison Skeates, the owner of the jewelery shop EC One, doles out useful tips and practical advice all while wearing a chic Shourouk necklace. And yes, EC One offers international shipping to the states.
Newsworthy: WWD Loves Jewelry
Monday's WWD is all over new jewelry launches and Kate Middleton's sparkly engagement ring. Looks like the jewelry biz is all abuzz.
WWD || Copies of Kate Middleton's engagement ring are flying off jewelry shelves, boosting jewelry sales, and creating a trend for blue sapphires.
WWD || New fine jewelry brand, Le Buisson, is changing the way the wearer looks at jewelry - literally. The brand uses ethically sourced stones by Thailand and prices range from $656 to $11,166.
WWD || Celia Weinstock's debut collection of eclectic jewelry, called Lyme Fine Jewelry, is out this month at Mallet on Madison Avenue. There are diamond and pearl bracelets inspired by the last Czarina of Russia, sapphire rings and diamond chokers from the Edwardian era, and even jade bracelets from the Far East. Prices range from $4,918 to $52,969.
WWD || Copies of Kate Middleton's engagement ring are flying off jewelry shelves, boosting jewelry sales, and creating a trend for blue sapphires.
WWD || New fine jewelry brand, Le Buisson, is changing the way the wearer looks at jewelry - literally. The brand uses ethically sourced stones by Thailand and prices range from $656 to $11,166.
WWD || Celia Weinstock's debut collection of eclectic jewelry, called Lyme Fine Jewelry, is out this month at Mallet on Madison Avenue. There are diamond and pearl bracelets inspired by the last Czarina of Russia, sapphire rings and diamond chokers from the Edwardian era, and even jade bracelets from the Far East. Prices range from $4,918 to $52,969.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Designer Spotlight: Evin Robinson
Evin Robinson, a junior communication and rhetorical studies major here at SU, proves that learning can also take place outside of the classroom. Robinson is the founder of InspiRing, a youth empowerment and business venture. He is partnering with Tiffany Bender, a senior communication and rhetorical studies major, to fund the Scholarship Showcase, a $1,000 textbook scholarship that is awarded to five graduating high school seniors from Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx.
Check out my exclusive Q&A with Robinson and the video Robinson has created to learn more about InspiRing.
A: I started InspRing with the sole purpose of giving back, and to make my mother proud . What I didn’t initially see was the big impact that InspiRing could have on my community. I live by the quote “I plan to be a product of my environment but a product in which my community will be proud,” and that’s exactly what InspiRing has allowed me to be. InspiRing is all about social change and empowerment for everyone.
Q: What are the materials you use for your rings?
A: InspiRing makes right-handed rings that symbolize female empowerment. Each ring is handcrafted and can be made with 14k gold, gold-filled wire, or sterling silver wire along with a Swarovski crystal or hand blown glass bead. Each ring comes with an inspirational quote.
Q: How many rings have you sold?
A: The rings sell for $25 and InspiRing has sold 426 InspiRing units to date.
Q: Who are you inspired by?
A: I get my aspiration from other social entrepreneurs. My role model is Russell Simmons.
Q: Where do you see the company in five years?
A: In five years, I see InspiRing being one of the top leading empowerment businesses in the world. Our main quote is “Empower yourself by InspiRing others” which means boosting the confidence of others by being role models for change within your respectable community.
Monday, November 15, 2010
I Die: Spring 2011 Jewelry Slideshow
Style.com found the best way to cure the Monday blues - a preview of next spring's hautest jewelry - pun intended. Most of the pieces are insanely expensive and I can guarantee it'll be credited as "price upon request" in the mags.
Though all the pieces are for the spring 2011 collection, I love that designers have developed a signature look or design and find a way to incorporate it into their next collection. Even as I was looking at the teeny tiny thumbnails, I could name some of the designers and jewelry houses.
Designers like Pamela Love, Kara Ross, Dana Lorenz of Fenton/Fallon, and jewelry houses like Mawi, have stuck to their jewelry design aesthetics season after season but still manage to keep it feeling exciting and new. One of my absolute favs is Mawi, the company has kept the same gun-barrel and big colored jewel element in each collection but manages to work in new styles.
I'm already thinking of things that I can sell so I can afford one of their pieces, which means I also have to pick an ultimate favorite! Ahhh!
Though all the pieces are for the spring 2011 collection, I love that designers have developed a signature look or design and find a way to incorporate it into their next collection. Even as I was looking at the teeny tiny thumbnails, I could name some of the designers and jewelry houses.
Designers like Pamela Love, Kara Ross, Dana Lorenz of Fenton/Fallon, and jewelry houses like Mawi, have stuck to their jewelry design aesthetics season after season but still manage to keep it feeling exciting and new. One of my absolute favs is Mawi, the company has kept the same gun-barrel and big colored jewel element in each collection but manages to work in new styles.
I'm already thinking of things that I can sell so I can afford one of their pieces, which means I also have to pick an ultimate favorite! Ahhh!
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| Mawi, Spring 2011 |
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday Flick: Kara Ross NY Fall Winter 2010 Photoshoot
One my favorite brands - that I can't afford obviously :(
Monday, November 8, 2010
I Die: nOir and Disney Collaboration!!!
Usually I'm in the know about new jewelry collabs, so I've literally no idea how this didn't come across my radar. nOir just released their Disney collection, and good lord, I ... die. (cue Rachel Zoe voice)
I'm tempted to chop off my hand and sell it on the black market for any one of the pieces, particularly the Pegasus ring and the cuffs - but that'd make wearing them hard.
I'm tempted to chop off my hand and sell it on the black market for any one of the pieces, particularly the Pegasus ring and the cuffs - but that'd make wearing them hard.
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| Dinosaur Bones Cuff, only $450 :( |
Friday, November 5, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Cheap Finds: 5 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Worthy Jewels
The November chill is creeping in and all I want to do is drink some hot coffee and eat fudge-y brownies in bed, but for Victoria's Secret curvaceous and bodacious models, that's a major no-no. Good thing I'm not a VS model!
On November 30, VS Angels like Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Chanel Iman, and Bar Rafaeli will strut down a (probably bling-ed out) runway in lingerie and drenched in jewels - all while making the guys drool even more, and us girls hating ourselves more. LA's Racked nabbed a few pictures of the bazillion dollar jewels that the models will be wearing. Apparently, the only way to accessorize a push-up bra is a pendant necklace that falls perfectly on the bust..trend, anyone?
Here are some options that'll fall perfectly on your cleavage - and well within your budget.
On November 30, VS Angels like Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Chanel Iman, and Bar Rafaeli will strut down a (probably bling-ed out) runway in lingerie and drenched in jewels - all while making the guys drool even more, and us girls hating ourselves more. LA's Racked nabbed a few pictures of the bazillion dollar jewels that the models will be wearing. Apparently, the only way to accessorize a push-up bra is a pendant necklace that falls perfectly on the bust..trend, anyone?
Here are some options that'll fall perfectly on your cleavage - and well within your budget.
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| Forever 21, $8.80 |
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| Givenchy, $36 |
Newsworthy: Funding Fancy-Colored Diamonds, New Cartier and Post-Halloween Gems
WWD || A new fund is supporting fancy-colored diamonds, apparently the rarest and most expensive diamonds on earth. On bad days, I tell myself that I'm a diamond.. can I get some financial support and investment too?
Fashionista || Cartier's making more bank on revamping its successful LOVE line. The company hosted a fancy dinner and previewed the pieces, which feature earrings, necklaces, and rings in rose gold, pink sapphire, and black ceramic. I haven't bought pieces from their previous LOVE collections, and they're already shilling out new ones?? The insanity!
Elle || Halloween may be over but check out these scarily beautiful (and pricey) baubles. DIY by swiping that plastic spider you used to decorate your door and glue on some crystals from the bookstore's decoration section!
Fashionista || Cartier's making more bank on revamping its successful LOVE line. The company hosted a fancy dinner and previewed the pieces, which feature earrings, necklaces, and rings in rose gold, pink sapphire, and black ceramic. I haven't bought pieces from their previous LOVE collections, and they're already shilling out new ones?? The insanity!
Elle || Halloween may be over but check out these scarily beautiful (and pricey) baubles. DIY by swiping that plastic spider you used to decorate your door and glue on some crystals from the bookstore's decoration section!
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