Jewelry News

In this fascinating piece, we discover that humans aren’t the only beings to appreciate adornment.

A chimpanzee named Julie decided she’d separate herself from her fellow chimps by making her own earrings…out of grass.

Over in Zambia there’s a chimpanzee named Julie who has launched her own line of jewelry.

And it’s a howling success. Now just about everybody wants a piece of it.

Julie’s innovation came to the attention of scientists a few years ago when Edwin van Leeuwen of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in The Netherlands noticed something different about Julie.

She wandered around Zambia’s Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust sanctuary with a single blade of grass hanging from one ear. It wasn’t an accident, it’s not as though a piece of grass latched onto her ear as she stumbled through the tropics.

She wore it all the time. So if it fell out, she had to replace it. Whether she was playing, grooming, sleeping or doing whatever chimps do in the jungle, she had that blade of grass hanging from one ear.

That alone is pretty surprising, but what followed next was really “baffling,” van Leeuwen said in an email.

A short time after Julie was noticed with her ear’s new appendage, her son Jack was observed wearing a blade of grass, hanging from one ear. Soon Julie’s friends Kathy, Miracle and Val, followed suit.

Source: ABC News

 

We don’t talk about opal nearly enough. But that doesn’t mean we don’t offer up the utmost respect to its magical and varied iridescence that seems to be in a constant state of colorful change.

Here are some simply stunning opal pieces seen at Jewelry Week in Las Vegas several weeks ago, thanks to JCK.

Small Circle Aladdin earrings in 18k gold with pink opals and 0.04 ct. t.w. diamonds, $1,390; Jamie Wolf

Lushness earrings in 18k yellow gold with opal and 2.5 cts. t.w. diamonds, $7,500; Tatiana Berenguer

Earrings in 18k gold with 18.57 cts. t.w. Australian opal doublets with 1.13 cts. t.w. diamonds, $5,600; Rina Limor at LUXE Intelligence

Lushness earrings in 18k yellow gold with opal and 2.5 cts. t.w. diamonds, $7,500; Tatiana Berenguer

Earrings with huggie hoops in 18k gold and 21.17 cts. t.w. Paraiba, 15 cts. t.w. opals, and 0.78 ct. t.w. diamonds, $38,200; Erica Courtney

Read more here!

These pieces are positively stunning! Take note of the ornate old-world detail and focused artistic expression from one of the most well-known jewelers in Milan:

Milanese locals know Buccellati as the country’s most exclusive luxury jewelry brand – a great feat in Italy as the country is so known for high-end design. The Buccellati boutique on Via Monte Napoleone 23 houses some of the most beautiful objects on the street that in this impressively sized showroom range from tabletop silver goods to one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.

While the company is very much a product of the 20th century, their items are almost wholly inspired by Italy’s rich design history, including elements ranging from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.

Source: Forbes

At first, this just seemed gimmicky but with thought, it’s a clever idea. Most of us are in a constant search for our phone, digging through pocketbooks, etc. This “smart ring” notifies you when an important call or message has arrived, taking out the guesswork.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5c06ayfTYs

While many were gazing at the overall stunning look of actress/model Amber Heard, we couldn’t keep our eyes off our earrings. (I know, we’re jewelry geeks. We can’t help it!)

“She matched her classy outfit with gorgeous dangling earrings and glittering rings by de Grisogono, and a white Zagliani ‘Faye’ clutch.”

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2634244/Amber-Heard-sends-pulses-racing-white-metallic-gold-skirt-Cannes-Film-Festival-premiere.html#ixzz32MbRNrca

The designer’s darling wore Vionnet and was escorted down the carpet by Fawaz Gruosi, the founder and creative director of de Grisogono jewelry line

Wouldn’t you just love to attend the Cannes Film Festival? Something about the lush French landscape makes it seem that much more luxurious than the Oscars. But just like any award ceremony, fashion (oh and the films) are the centerpiece:

Statement earrings were a big trend on opening night, and so was chic simplicity. Kendall Jenner stunned in a black Chanel gown with modern arty black-and-white overlay bodice and Chopard diamond cluster earrings. Zoe Saldana was also a vision in a pleated white Victoria Beckham gown with gold chain detail at the waist. And Gucci girl Blake Lively wore a Bordeaux pleated silk chiffon gown from the Premiere collection, with Lorraine Schwartz climbing vine earrings.

Paz Vega took the jewelry theme in a different direction, wearing a pearl-embellished Elie Saab Couture column gown in a modern-looking shorter length (and Chopard diamond drop earrings). Nicole Kidman, who stars in the “Grace of Monaco” film that’s being almost universally panned, wore an Armani Prive gown with a bustier encrusted in crystal baguettes and pearls (and Harry Winston diamond line earrings).

Source: Courant.com

 

Kendall Jenner in a black Chanel gown with modern arty

black-and-white overlay bodice and Chopard diamond cluster earrings.

 

Zoe Saldana in a pleated white Victoria Beckham gown with gold chain detail at the waist.

 

Blake Lively wore a Bordeaux pleated silk chiffon gown

with Lorraine Schwartz climbing vine earrings.

 

Nicole Kidman wore an Armani Prive gown with a bustier encrusted in crystal baguettes and pearls (and Harry Winston diamond line earrings).

 

 

What a stunner…and at a stunning price (though interestingly, falling slightly short of the anticipated price), according to National Jeweler.

A 15.23-carat fancy intense orangy pink diamond garnered $6.1 million at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale Tuesday in New York, coming in at the low end of its pre-sale estimate.

Set in a platinum ring, the cushion-cut VS2 diamond is accented by 0.75 carats of round diamonds. The lot’s anticipated sale price was $6 million to $7 million.

Nicki Minaj is known for her over-the-top costumes and award ceremony outfits.But at the MTV Movie Awards last night, she chose a more subdued and sophisticated look.We like it because its a great example of jewelry perfectly paired with a sleek black dress with clean lines.Take note of the cage necklace, drop-hoop earrings, multiple arm cuffs and bracelets, and statement rings.

This piece far exceeds any “statement necklace” we’ve seen of late and couldn’t look any better than on the Duchess of Cambridge (on loan from the Queen herself!).

This utterly captivating piece of jewellery was given to the Queen as a wedding gift from Nizam of Hyderabad, then King of a state in India.

Cartier originally crafted the necklace in the  30’s. It originally consisted of a long chain of 46 diamonds (eventually reduced to 36) and a diamond-encrusted snap.

Its centerpiece is pave-set with a detachable double-drop pendant, 13 emerald-cut diamonds and a pear-shaped drop.

Just. Wow.