Botanical jewelry in the design gallery of the Philadelphia Flower Show, largest in the world, turns chickpeas into pearls and leaves to precious metal. Flower show jewels are judged not just on creativity but on how closely they replicate the real thing.
You may know Verdura as one of the designer flagships along the glitziest couple blocks of Fifth Avenue, but the...
With the holidays fast approaching, men everywhere are facing that age-old problem: what to get the jewelry-loving women in their...
I was at a Mexican restaurant not long ago, surrounded by a dozen women sipping margaritas and talking at once....
The fan represents a tradition that dates to ancient civilization, certainly in Asia. By the 19th century, fans were multifunctional...
At the Oscars Sunday night, statement necklaces and earrings ruled the red carpet, but many jewelry aficionados agree Margot Robbie...
As some of you may have gathered by now, trying on jewels at auction previews is a hobby of mine....
A glorious retrospective of Cartier jewels opened Sunday at the Denver Art Museum, with 250 rare jewels produced between 1900...
Earliest use of photos in jewelry were locket-style portraits, an extension of the painted miniatures people were wearing by the...
“I never worry about diets," Zsa Zsa Gabor once quipped. "The only carrots that interest me are the carats in a diamond.” Wait, there's more.
Who says a bespoke jewelry designer can’t be a rebel? Joel Arthur Rosenthal is proof that you can be both...
Oh, the bustle, the glitter, the animated window displays. Is there anything better than Manhattan at holiday time? Well, maybe ...
It’s not the record-breaking 18-piece JAR collection that went on the block last year or the legendary 17 actress Ellen...
What would you guess is the most popular gem on The Jewelry Loupe? Diamond, emerald, sapphire? Nope. Opal, according to...
Sometimes, when I’m at a jewelry show combing the aisles, checking out the latest collections and trying to sniff out the...















