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Sex and the City: the jewelry
As Sex and the City fans eagerly await the release of movie 2, a look back on that cocktail ring Samantha bid on in movie 1 - and the real auction and ring that inspired it. »
Alexander Calder’s jewelry: going mobile
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Wearing Alexander Calder’s jewelry to a party once marked a woman as an art world insider. “It was a something of a cult to wear Calder’s jewelry in the thirties and forties,” says Mark Rosenthal, who helped curate the... »
Melanie Bilenker: Victorian-inspired hair jewelry
Inspired by the Victorian tradition of jewelry made from the hair of loved ones, Melanie creates jewelry from drawings made with her own hair. Only ten years out of art school, she has already made into major art museums all over the world. »
Gift books for jewelry lovers
For jewelry lovers, few things equal the pleasure of looking at jewelry firsthand - except maybe looking at jewelry and reading about it at the same time. I have yards of bookcase devoted to this topic. Here are some recent favorites. »
How to wear jewelry like a gent
"I'm duding up my shirtfront, putting in the shirt studs, polishing my nails..." Fred Astaire was steppin' out. Proper accessories were required. Today, Johnny Depp continues his legacy, while other Hollywood style icons follow Cary Grant's lead. »
Van Cleef & Arpels: glamour and invention
Turquoise never looked as glamorous as in the Van Cleef & Arpels “Panka” necklace Eva Mendes wore to this year’s Golden Globe Awards. In 1974, when this necklace was made, the trend for exotic Indian-style jewelry was in full force – and it still looks stunning with a simple white strapless and a really... »
Nature of Diamonds in Chicago
If you haven’t seen The Nature of Diamonds exhibit, you’ll have one last chance in Chicago, where it opened last week at The Field Museum. Along with fun facts about the history and geology of our favorite sparkly – and some famous examples from Tiffany and Boucheron – you’ll find funky contemporary pieces from... »
Jewelry heist movies
Whether it's fifties Hitchcock or seventies caper movies, jewels (especially diamonds) always make for the best Hollywood-style heist. Three classics that pack glamour, suspense and a nice payoff: To Catch a Thief, Le Cercle Rouge and Flawless. »