Van Cleef & Arpels, known for legendary jewels of mythic proportions, is throwing a Fashion Week party that equals in stature. Nearly 8000 hand addressed (in some of the most handsome calligraphy I’ve ever seen) invitations were sent out. VCA’s “Une journée à Paris” (translation: A day in Paris) is a wonderful collection of rare […]
You won’t find naturalist David Freda contemplating the ways and means of wildlife with just a magnifying glass or tweezers in his hand. It’s more like inspiration finds him rather than the other way around. He spends most of his time pursuing one of his many outdoor passions: bird watching, taxidermy, falconry, scuba diving, mountain […]
There are a couple of really wonderful exhibitions coming up, and for those of you who need a jewelry fix or would like a brilliant dose of inspiration, it’s arriving in October…
Primavera Gallery, located at 210 Eleventh Avenue in New York is going to have a fabulous showing of jewelry from October 15 to December […]
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Lori Ettlinger Gross is a writer and jewelry historian whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Variety, Palm Beach Illustrated, Reuters.com, and InStyle.com, among other publications. Lori spent six years as the Estate Jewelry Editor for The Rapaport Diamond Report (2001−2007). Currently, she is a member of the Random House Speakers Bureau and lectures about jewelry and fashion. Lori made her television debut on MARTHA, February 2010 and she can often be heard on Martha Stewart Radio’s Morning Living (Sirius 112/XM 157). Her first book Brooches: Timeless Adornment (Rizzoli, May 2008) is available online at Amazon.com. This blog is a journal that explores and reports on the world of jewelry, from fashion, styling advice, and trends to contemporary collections and history.
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