Jewelry Trends

Does gold ever go out of vogue? Not according to this article. Gold dazzles in the  summer, comparable to to the sun in its glory and warms up a cold winter. Here are some accessories from a recent Elle article on the glory that is gold. If there’s a piece that tickles your fancy, we can recreate it for a fraction of the cost!

Nicholas Liu Fine Jewelry Solid Charm Pendant, $600

Ben-Amun Gold Metal Slider Necklace, $221

BaubleBar Gold Knot Studs

Susan Caplan Exclusive for Asos Vintage ’80s Sphere Studs, $12

Ben-Amun Foiled Gold Circle Button Earrings, $145

Sydney Evan Gold & Diamond Safety Pin Earrings, $660

At first, these gals made me cringe a little. Then they began to win me over with their bubbly attitude. Watch as these animated fashionistas review some cheap but jewelry for the summer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHzYuiqQn9w

These beautiful head pieces make anyone feel one part queen, one part goddess.

The great part? Most of these pieces are very wearable and not too ostentatious.

This means hair jewelry can be a perfect touch for a cocktail party or a fine dinner.

JCK highlighted the following:

Gypsy headpiece in 14k gold-plated brass, $183; Loud Love

Goddess headpiece in sterling, $750; Loud Love

Knotted tiara in silver with 0.19 ct. t.w. brown diamonds, $1,090; Bibi van der Velden

Check out more here!

We’re a big fan of pearls in our studio. After three generations in business, we’ve seen trends come and go…but pearls always remain. They’re delicate, fetching and always deeply classic. Check out this Dior necklace featured in the May 2013 issue of Elle magazine. It’s a stunner!

Looking for your one-of-a-kind pearl statement?

Style 8580CO Save 30% Now! Maltese Cross Tahitian Pearl And Diamond Earrings An original design by Joe Schubach. These solid 14kt white gold hand made, hand fabricated earrings feature two 10mm natural gray Tahitian pearls along with 1/2ct total weight pave and bezel set natural diamonds. The earrings hang from 14kt white gold wires.

There’s nothing like Spring fashion to get you in a warmer mood. And 2013 is no exception. Be prepared for ruffles, sheer fabrics and gentle floral accents.

With that kind of light and lovely look in mind, here are some jewelry suggestions from JCK‘s Senior Editor, Jennifer Heebner:

Earrings in 24k gold-plated silver with frosted hematite, $109; Bernd Wolf

Double Lotus Petals pendant in silver and 10k gold, $540; Me & Ro

Earrings in silver and 18k gold with 0.55 ct. t.w. black spinel and 0.13 ct. t.w. diamonds, $1,100; LAGOS

Bracelet in 18k white gold with lace effects and 0.32 ct. t.w. diamonds, $1,730; Djula

Earrings in 18k gold with freshwater pearls and 0.28 ct. t.w. diamonds, $1,812; KGH Jewellery

Necklace in silver is 36 inches long and has natural color freshwater pearls, $2,350; Susan Rockefeller

Celtic Noir earrings in 18k white gold with 0.56 ct. t.w. diamonds, $3,195; Charriol 

Ring in 18k yellow gold with 12.45 ct. t.w. claw-set, smooth flat oval white and blue Paraiba tourmaline with 0.06 ct. t.w. faceted green Paraiba tourmaline, $3,930; Anne Sportun

Gray Moonstone Tree of Life pendant necklace in 18k gold with gray moonstone and 1.6 cts. t.w. white sapphires, $4,160; Emily & Ashley at Luxe Intelligence

Pendant necklace in 18k white gold with 1.72 ct. t.w. opal with 0.15 ct. t.w. diamonds, $5,770; Susan Wheeler

Remember, if any of these pieces “spring” into your mind, we can custom create comparable jewelry at a fraction of the price! Call us today.

Seen on the famous fingertips of Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Kelly Osbourne [above], Azature Pogosian’s black diamond nail polish wowed even the most fashion-jaded. Unfortunately, at $250,000 a bottle, most of us couldn’t get our hands on it. Until now.

The brand that brought us that very special black diamond lacquer has spent the months since figuring out how to deliver that level of luxe to the masses. Meet the Azature Black Diamond Collection, by the same LA-based fine jewelry designer who created the original look.

While the original bottle (there’s just one) was chock full of 267 carats of faceted black diamonds, WWD writes that each bottle in the new line will feature a small, black pavé diamond dropped in by hand. The designer, Azature Pogosian’s vison was “to have the talons of the masses dripping in diamonds,” the trade writes. It’s no surprise, then, that the craftsman, whose baubles have bedecked the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé is known as “the Diamond King”.

A break from Pogosian’s love of black (and white!) diamonds, the colors in this collection are inspired by different types of diamonds, and will include red, pink, champagne, blue, green and canary. The permanent collection is still being expanded, and later this spring we can expect a launch that leans on the softer side, with lilac and gray among other pastel shades.

What ever happened to that one and only quarter-mill bottle? It’s still on view at Selfridges in London. “[It] has not sold yet,” Pogosian told WWD. If you blew all your bucks on that $91,500 Hermès T-shirt , or the diamond-dusted paint is still generally way too expensive, you can now mock the sparkly mani minus quite a few zeros. The new polishes are also available at Selfridges, as well as Kitson, Harvey Nichols Saudi Arabia, Ron Robinson, and Ron Herman Japan.

Source: Stylelite

We’ve followed a lot of unusual jewelry trends over the years but I’d have to say this one stopped me in my tracks this morning. A Rhode Island woman has figured out a way to encase breast milk in jewelry for moms…or I guess anyone else who fancies wearing breast milk jewelry.  Thanks to the Daily Beast for this distinctive story!

After struggling with breast-feeding her first child, Rhode Island mother of three Allicia Mogavero decided to commemorate the lactation process by turning her breast milk into wearable jewelry.

“The whole nursing experience was really profound for me. I was like, I wonder if I can preserve this. I wonder if there’s a way I can make it last forever,” she tells The Daily Beast.

Mogavero launched a website to help others do the same. Her so-called MommyMilk Creations are made by petrifying customers’ breast milk and encasing it in resin, which protects the hardened milk from shattering. The resins come in a range of shaped molds, including hearts, trees, and handprints, and can be customized to include a child’s name. Once the resin is cured, Mogavero then attaches chains to the molds so the pieces can be worn as necklaces, bracelets, and key chains.

Read more here.

Above: Milka Karağaçlı with actor Orlando Bloom who bought a necklace from her collection for his wife Miranda Kerr. AA photo

Looks like Hollywood is going to Turkey this season, as rising jeweler Milka Karaağaçlı becomes all the rage with such stars as Orlando Bloom, Madonna, Pink and Anne Hathaway. Karaağaçlı has taken part in the New York and Paris fashion weeks since 2010 and hopes to open stores in Europe and the U.S.

“Each model is born like a baby. I wear them at first, experience it and then put it up for sale,” says Karaağaçlı.

Source: HurriyeNews.com

Where you store your jewelry is as important (okay, almost!) as your jewelry itself. Not only does a smart jewelry box keep your jewelry safe, it keeps it organized.

More on this work of art:

[Borgo’s jewelry box is] a structured carrier that features multiple storage trays, a beveled mirror and lock-and-go key, was modeled after a train case that Borgo’s mother used for travel. Decorated with custom hardware and covered in leather embossed to look like exotic skins — stingray or snake — the box comes in four colorways, including navy with gold metal embellishments (shown here). Inside, compartments accommodate sets of cuffs, smaller pendants, larger collars and necklaces. “For every piece in a modern jewelry collection,” Borgo explains.

For the low, low price of $2000. Read more at The New York Times.

As JCK mentioned, there wasn’t any wildly new trends appearing on last night’s red carpets at the Grammys. But that didn’t mean the dazzle wasn’t sparkling.

My particular favorite? Deana Carter’s (country song nominees) intricate, romantic jewelry pairing, consisting of Zultanite and pink sapphire earrings and a Zultanite Cat’s Eye ring, both in 18k yellow gold. (Yellow gold was quite popular last night.)