Josephine Baker’s Art Deco Jewels
April 21, 2017—African Americans in Paris during the 1920s gave The City of Lights it’s groove. Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller and Sidney Bechet among many other masters of jazz,…
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The Love Story Behind Mae West’s Jewels
In celebration of the fabulous new PBS American Masters episode Mae West: Dirty Blonde, we are reupping this story about the star’s diamond Art Deco bracelet. November 15, 2018—A Brooklyn…
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The Significance of Jewelry in ‘Hidden Figures’
We are reupping this story in honor of NASA’s decision to rename its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first Black American female engineer who inspired the film Hidden…
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Get to Know Shelly Branch of Particulieres
One of the hottest areas of the vintage jewelry market right now is the 1970s. And no one has a chicer selection of gold jewels from the period than Shelly…
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Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund
The protests that have going strong over the last two weeks throughout the United States and around the world have produced results. Local governments as well as big and small…
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Checking in With Mateo
Almost from the moment Mateo launched his women’s jewelry collection in 2015 he became a star in the field. The Jamaican super talent has been on just about every editor’s…
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Get to Know A.M. Thorne
It’s not easy to be a minimalist jewelry designer. “There is no place to hide,” is how John Loring, the design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co., once described the…
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Have A Heart by Ten Thousand Things For BLM
When I saw the social media challenge posted last week to #amplifymelanatedvoices exclusively until June 7, 2020, I thought that is something I can do by featuring black jewelry designers…
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Get to Know Castro
July 22, 2022 (Update)—We are reupping this story as a celebration of Castro’s life. The designer passed away on Monday, July 18 after experiencing a quick and sudden heart attack.…
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Viola Davis’s Necklace Has an Amazing Backstory
September 12, 2018—Some red-carpet jewels make a statement because they are priceless treasures. Others stand out because they are imaginative. The necklace Viola Davis wore to the Widows premiere at…