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Fashion weeks are the barometers of the fashion world. And for the jewelry world too. We catch a glimpse into upcoming trends and the high art of fashion design.

We couldn’t keep our eyes off of accessory designer Charlotte Olympia Dellal’s work whose space-age fashions not only fired up our imaginations but reminded us of the raw creativity behind her curious designs.

Embellished hard case clutch bags with the phrase “the girl who fell to earth.” Source: Evening Standard

We’re in love with the oversized spider pendant! Source: Evening Standard

Prepare to see more oversized studs like these. Photo by Giovanni Giannoni/WWD

Since the beginning of humankind, death has been memorialized with  jewelry. Whether pieces of jewelry were included in the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh or worn by a queen after her king has died, it’s a natural extension of mourning.

More specifically, mourning jewelry has been around since at least the 16th century. It’s most closely associated with the Victorian era, worn by Queen Victoria and her court, after the death of  England’s Prince Albert.

Hairwork was a common practice when creating mourning jewelry. Necklaces, braclets, rings and brooches often contained woven human hair (not necessarily from the deceased interestingly enough. Hair was often imported into the UK for mourning jewelry).

Victorian Mourning Jewelry Brooch: Hair inside – hair outside Lori McLean: Mourning Jewelry

Amazing mourning jewelry made with human hair.

Jet mourning brooch.

Source: Collector’s Weekly

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Well, we were so bowled over by Lady Gaga’s tribute to David Bowie that we struggled to break free and actually look at the other celebrity jewelry donning the Grammy’s red carpet (though did you check out Lady Gaga’s moon globe rings?).

Here are two of our award winners of the night….

Underwood wearing her Valentine’s present from her husband (who designed the necklace with famed jeweler Jonathan Arndt). 48 carats of Burmese rubies and both white and yellow diamonds. The necklace received the name “The Heartbeat Ruby Necklace with the Firefly Yellow Diamond.”

Demi Lovato wore a dazzling diamond pendant valued at over 2.4 million dollars from Movawad Jewelry. Lovato also wore a $500,00 diamond ring and earrings from Leticia Linton.

Source: People

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Imelda Marcos, the wife of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is well-known for her shoe collection. But equally comprehensive and vast was her collection of jewelry.

The Philippine government has given approval of the public exhibit and auction of her jewelry collection which international experts have appraised to be now worth at least 1 billion pesos ($21 million), officials said.

While we don’t have shots of the exhibition yet, here’s a glimpse into one woman’ historical collection:

Image: Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

 

Image: Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

Source: Mashable

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