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Eugenie brooch among 8 jewels stolen from the Louvre

Eight historic jewels were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Media outlets are scrambling to place a value...
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Vintage

Art Nouveau treasure by Philippe Wolfers coming to America

One of the finest independent craftsmen working in French Art Nouveau was actually Belgian. With his delicate florals and scary Medusas, Philippe Wolfers was a master of that era's mystical, sensuous jewelry.
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Contemporary

Jewelry of color: Viviana Langhoff, owner of Adornment+Theory

Viviana Langhoff is the talented designer behind Adornment+Theory, a cool little jewelry store in downtown Chicago that's getting lots of buzz lately - partly for the owner's advocacy for BIPOC design and culture. Join us for some shop talk.
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Contemporary

JAR titanium & aluminum jewels: what they’re worth today

Five years after JAR Jewels opened at the Met, the costume jewelry he designed for its shop is appearing at auction, along with the Somerset florals. If you sprang for those $2,000 baubles, here's how your investment panned out.
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5 secrets for buying a woman jewelry on Valentine’s Day

I’m tying this year’s Valentine’s Day gift list to a perennial favorite on this blog: 8 secrets for buying a...
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How to wear jewelry like a rock star, part II

You may be surprised who pulls out the skull rings and cross pendants on weekends. Seems everybody wants to be a rock star. Just ask Gerard Marti, owner of Célèbrités galleries in Maui. His customers include Steven Tyler, Tommy Lee and Paris Hilton, as well as the co-founder of MySpace.
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What to do with your wedding ring after the marriage ends

Do you have post-divorce wedding or engagement rings burning a hole in your jewelry box? Join the club. About 43...
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Baiyang Qiu: reinventing gold wire jewelry

Baiyang Qiu combines the precision of industrial design with a love of organic form to create her unique award-winning jewelry.
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Bold and beautiful: how to wear Retro jewelry

Retro was a bold style of jewelry that took off during WWII, when women became spies and factory workers and tough, sassy broads took over the big screen. Here's what to look for and how to wear it today.
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Contemporary

Jewelry for a super blue moon

As 2018 launches with two blue super moons, jewelry designers around the world turn to the moon for inspiration.
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Femme métal: women who paved the way for today’s jewelry designers

If you think building a career as a jewelry designer is challenging today, imagine what it was like 50 years...
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Best crafts shows in the U.S. in 2021

Crafts shows are coming back! Some are still virtual this year but many are going live again for the open-air...
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Edwardian jewels: delicate layers of gold, gems & pearls

Edwardian jewelry is delicate and feminine with fine detail and classical motifs, often made with faceted gems and seed pearls. It's perfect for layering.
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How to avoid jewelry theft when you travel

It’s every jeweler’s worst nightmare – and it happens all too often. Janine DeCresenzo and Megan Clark had their inventory...
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Best new books for jewelry lovers: RUBY

RUBY delivers what it promises: a big, fat celebration of (and everything you ever wanted to know about) the world's most famous red gemstone.
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