May 29th, 2007
The Cannes Film Festival is known for it’s cool cinematheque comraderie. Red carpet glamour is never as precisely chic as it is at this old world event. So leave it to Chopard to act as a fairy godmother and sweep their magic wand over stars from across the globe, dusting them with gems like powdered […]
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May 20th, 2007
June is commonly a month of weddings and betrothals and while DeBeers would like to convince you otherwise, diamonds and the four c’s (cut, clarity, color and carat weight) aren’t your only choices in this department.
This is especially true if you want a beautiful ring, no matter what you choose. And there will be […]
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May 18th, 2007
These lovely ornaments are just some of the wonderful offerings we can look forward to this coming September at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met’s jewelry is unique for its quality and attention to detail. The brilliance behind these designs isn’t merely a matter of copying ancient techniques using today’s […]
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May 13th, 2007
The white, lush flowers of an eloquent and old dogwood tree that sits in our neighbor’s yard float over to our side and hang in the air like paper lanterns. I see them outside my bedroom window on the second floor of our home every spring. When the sun taps the blooms and the wind […]
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