There are a couple of new books that I’d like to share with you. The first is
Rings, Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty by Diana Scarisbrick. It is beautifully written by a renowned author and gorgeously illustrated. The core of the examples shown are in a private collection (the Benjamin Zucker Family Collection) and have […]
The December 4, 2007 sale at Sotheby’s will definitely be one for the jewel history books. Twenty years ago, the venerable auction house sold off the incredible ornaments owned and worn by Wallis Simpson, the woman famous for marrying King Edward VIII who eventually abdicated his post “for the woman I love.” Simpson was […]
Oooh-la-la, it was one of those surreal experiences at the VCA party on Tuesday night. A crush of people, a glamorous atmosphere, a handful celebrities, and a lot French flair went on throughout the evening. I only wish there had been more jewelry, although there was one women wearing what looked like least ten different […]
If anyone read Cathy Horyn’s story in the NYT on August 26, 2007, you didn’t need a crystal ball to envision where jewelry design will be heading in the not-too-distant future. Entitled “The New Halston?” Horyn talks about mega-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein–he recently bought the Halston label and is planning on tossing it back onto […]
