Some things haven’t changed much in Hollywood over the past half century. When you’re starting out, you have to use...
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"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.
Should you build a collection by theme or period? Is it better to buy through auctions or dealers? Where can you go to try on one-of-a-kind masterpieces - like jewelry by Lalique - without spending a dime?
Walk by Chihiro Makio’s booth at a craft show and her floral necklaces draw you in with their delicate shapes...
Michael Dyber scored the grand prize this year in two major gem-cutting competitions. Seems he's invented a new cutting technique that reflects optical illusions. Cool!
Before Springsteen, before the Rolling Stones, before Hell's Angels, there was... Tyrone Power? That's right, those guys got this look from Hollywood swashbucklers. And long before that, swarthy sailors actually wore it on the high seas.
Let’s face it, where jewelry is concerned, women get all the fun. Go into most jewelry stores and ask to...
Strolling past the booths of an outdoor craft festival recently, I stopped to admire a chunky beaded necklace labeled “Copal...
With the holidays fast approaching, men everywhere are facing that age-old problem: what to get the jewelry-loving women in their lives. Here, some tips from experts - and a few guys who've figured it out.
An engagement ring may be the most important jewelry purchase anyone makes. Not only does it represent a lifetime commitment, it may be the only piece of jewelry a woman never removes. Like the marriage itself, it should be beautiful, timeless and able to withstand some hard knocks.
The trick to maintaining a macho image while wearing jewelry is to keep things simple, fashion-wise. Also helpful: tattoos, tousled hair, three days' beard growth, and a few hours a week pumping iron. Studly celebs Colin Farrel, Ewan McGregor and Gerard Butler demonstrate.
December babies have as their birthstone a talisman imbued by ancient cultures with all the powers of sea and sky - two potent forces when you live off the land. Turquoise jewelry is as fashionable today as it was 7,000 years ago but the natural, untreated variety is getting harder to spot.
A fabulous five-carat pink diamond sold today at Christie's Hong Kong for $10,776,660, the highest per-carat price ever paid for a diamond. No doubt about it: fancy-colored diamonds are hot - and Hong Kong has become a major market for gemstones.
Learn what to look for in terms of color and cut, but don't expect to tell a synthetic from a real stone - and forget trying to identify something based on a digital photo. "If something looks too good to be true," Christie Romero warns, "it probably is."
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have designed a new collection of snake-themed jewels for Asprey. They're not the first celebs to design pavé snakes and they're certainly not the first to make wearable serpents - but they are donating profits to a good cause.