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Any girl worth her jewels knows the name Victoire de Castellane. The bubbly and whimsical mademoiselle with magnetic child-like tendencies made her name at Chanel, where she designed costume jewelry for 14 years, before joining Dior as its first-ever creative director in 1998. This week the Gagosian Gallery in Paris unleashes her second exhibition, this [...]
High on the heels of last week’s Chinese New Year celebration–it’s the Year of the Rabbit for the inquisitive types–Solange Azagury-Partridge has released a whimsical yet luxe collection of 12 rings, each representing a different Chinese Zodiac sign. The rings, made of 18K yellow gold, are inspired by Solange’s colorful enamel collection “Mardi’s Animals” and [...]
At a recent presentation of its full breadth of offerings for 2011, Pomellato showed a playful yet decadent sub-collection called Five O’Clock. Comprised of five charms in the shape of five miniature teapots in silver and rose gold, each one is different and is meant to be worn either on a thin chain or added [...]
It’s safe to say Diane von Furstenberg’s jewelry collection for H.Stern is a bona fide success. Last week the two design powerhouses debuted the latest collection in a six-year relationship dubbed Sutras. Inspired by 18th-century Indian mogul jewelry–a locale DVF travels to quite frequently–she collected, the new interpretations were gorgeous. One of my favorites? This [...]
Designed for the animal lover in all of us, Cartier’s brand new 18-karat white gold and diamond Panther Outline cocktail ring packs a lot of punch on a relatively demure diameter. The emerald eyes are a beautiful accent to an otherwise subtle face (if your definition of subtle is diamonds!) while the iconic panther motif [...]
Because, really, who isn’t looking for versatility in their wardrobes these days? The same principle of being able to wear a dress or pantsuit from day into night falls into other areas of dress as well–be it a handbag, a pair of shoes or, in this case, a necklace. Peppercotton, a relatively new brand formed [...]
