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Holiday Sparkle: The Statement Making Style of Cocktail Rings
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Holiday Sparkle: The Statement Making Style of ...

Cocktail rings, as we have come to know them, are essentially a large, statement-making rings, usually bright in color and bold in design. Materials range from precious to practical and...

Industry Insider: Windsor Smith, Interior Designer and Author
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Industry Insider: Windsor Smith, Interior Desig...

Interior designer Windsor Smith’s work really is like a great piece of jewelry: timeless, gorgeous to look at yet so comfortable and personal, you won’t ever want to part with...

The History and Surprisingly Chic Look of Hair Jewelry
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The History and Surprisingly Chic Look of Hair ...

It’s a common desire for people to want to leave a part of themselves to their loved ones when they pass, but during the Victorian era, the sentiment was put...

Did You Know? Making Sense of Mourning Jewelry
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Did You Know? Making Sense of Mourning Jewelry

Mourning Jewelry May Have a Macabre Side, But The Elegant Detail and Fine Workmanship Eclipse The Somber Sentiment.

Modern Heirloom: Brooches are Back and Making a Chic Statement This Fall
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Modern Heirloom: Brooches are Back and Making a...

There was a time when brooches pinned to a hat, dress or lapel were de rigueur, but for years (or more like decades) they’ve felt a bit stuffy and outdated;...

Elegant Enamel: Crazy for Color
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Elegant Enamel: Crazy for Color

Did You Know? Vibrant in color and infused with an effortless elegance, enamel has a storied and stylish history.

Industry Insider: Penny Lovell
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Industry Insider: Penny Lovell

These days, pushing the sartorial envelope on the red carpet while also remaining appropriate and unforgettably chic is no easy task, yet stylist Penny Lovell seems to nail an elegantly...

Industry Insider: Claudia Mata
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Industry Insider: Claudia Mata

W Magazine's accessory and jewelry director talks about her impressive fashion background and what inspires her when it comes to all things jewelry.

The Best Jewelry Instagram Feeds to Follow!
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The Best Jewelry Instagram Feeds to Follow!

Instagram provides an infinite stream of images that awe and inspire. When we aren’t sharing our own favorites, we love looking through these accounts for all jewels old, new, and...

Pearl-Diving for Mother Nature's Luminous Jewel
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Pearl-Diving for Mother Nature's Luminous Jewel

Did you Know? Pearl-diving is an ancient process that requires more than just the dive, but a specific and physically demanding role for those who dare to retrieve Mother Nature's...

Blue Gold — The History of Montana Sapphires
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Blue Gold — The History of Montana Sapphires

Imagine the elation of a certain Jake Hoover, a Montana gold-miner, well over a hundred years ago, when he received a check from Tiffany & Co., for $3,750 (over $100,000...

Dress Sets for the Dressed-up Set
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Dress Sets for the Dressed-up Set

With Father’s Day and wedding season upon us, it’s the zero hour to start thinking of gifts for the Y-chromosome individuals in your life. The attaché or briefcase and the...