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Top 5 Colorful Jewels: Look on the Bright Side

Don’t leave the color just to your bags, shoes, and couture – why should they have all the fun? Jewels aren’t just about white diamonds and neutral metals. So get brave with it, and spread the color around; my top picks are all different types of jewels. Just don’t wear them all at once or … Continue reading “Top 5 Colorful Jewels: Look on the Bright Side”

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Pamela Love Spring 2012 Collection: A Love for North Africa

Photos: Fashionologie Pamela Love‘s costume jewels have always had an exotic, dug-from-the-ground or plundered-from-the-sea feel. But they’ve never necessarily evoked a place. They’ve always fit right into the downtown girl’s urban landscape. No more! For her Spring 2012 collection, Pamela was inspired by Morocco. She actually couldn’t stop daydreaming about the far-off place, and it … Continue reading “Pamela Love Spring 2012 Collection: A Love for North Africa”

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Van Cleef & Arpels Bals de Légende: What Legends Are Made Of

Jewels have the potential to transcend time and place, to distort our own less sparkling realities into something more romantic and enable us to fantasize. No jewelry house seems to understand this like Van Cleef & Arpels. Their recent collection, Bals de Legende, is inspired by the greatest parties in history and spans references from … Continue reading “Van Cleef & Arpels Bals de Légende: What Legends Are Made Of”

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Deborah Pagani: Get Your Rocks Off

What would Greta Garbo had worn if she was a cutting-edge rock star? Deborah Pagani. The Manhattan-based jewelry designer, known for her serious eclecticism, has created a new collection that evokes glamour and rock simultaneously. Her Art Deco-inspired jewelry debuted at Barneys New York in NYC and Beverly Hills on April 18, primarily offering her … Continue reading “Deborah Pagani: Get Your Rocks Off”

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Ippolita Turquoise, Mother of Pearl, Chrysoprase Earrings

What a fantastic and simple way to dress up summer. These add instant feel of beach or shore to any outfit, even simple jeans and tee shirt. These colors are my favorites of all time, green chrysoprase and blue turquoise – so gorgeous! The mother of pearl in between breaks it up so you get … Continue reading “Ippolita Turquoise, Mother of Pearl, Chrysoprase Earrings”

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Blake Lively in Van Cleef & Arpels

Just when I thought Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra collection was getting majorly overexposed–counterfeit versions are a dime a dozen in Manhattan–Blake Lively goes and makes me change my mind. She was spotted on the set of “Gossip Girl” not too long ago wearing the jeweler’s turquoise and white gold butterfly pendant as she shot … Continue reading “Blake Lively in Van Cleef & Arpels”

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