A Look Back at The Artistry of Paloma Picasso
Right before the pandemic shut everything down in New York, I received a special gift of a Paloma Picasso silver Scribble brooch. The jewel was such a surprise, I welled-up…
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At Auction: A Cool 1969 Moon Ring by Cartier
The year 1969 was huge for Cartier in New York. The legendary Love Bracelet launched. It was also the year Cartier shattered the world record price paid for a diamond…
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NYC Diary: A La Vieille Russie’s Peter Schaffer
Editor’s Note: A La Vielle Russie was founded in Kiev in 1851 and has experienced many world crises over the years as it relocated to Paris and finally New York…
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Monica Bellucci Revived an Iconic Jewelry Look
Monica Bellucci made a style call back in Cannes. The Cartier crocodile necklace she wore to the May 18, 2019 screening of Les Plus Belles Annees D’Une Vie (The Best…
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Sotheby’s Sale of Bulgari’s Iconic Designs
Several years ago, I had the privilege of diving deep into the history of iconic Bulgari collections for a series of books published by Assouline. In celebration of the divine…
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When Kate Moss Wore Her Own Diamonds at Cannes
When you think of stars wearing their own jewels, as opposed to borrowed finery, on the red carpet at Cannes, you probably envision mid-20th century icons like Elizabeth Taylor or…
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Diary From Brooklyn: Kareem Rashed
Working from home in Brooklyn over the past few years, my relationship with the city shifted. I got to see a different side of New York—a slower, quieter, neighborly city—that…
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Fernando Jorge Turns His Mother Into A Model
What’s a jewelry designer to do when he is quarantined half a world away from his office and wants to acknowledge Mother’s Day? Fernando Jorge, who is based in London…
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How the Jewelry World Has Been Coping
Before the coronavirus the images of many jewelry businesses online were often flawless. During this time things have changed and gotten very real as people cope with working from home…
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New York City Diary: Foundrae’s Beth Bugdaycay
Editor’s note: Since Beth Bugdaycay and her husband Murat established Foundrae in 2015 the label has become one of the hottest in the jewelry world. The innumerable charm designs that…