January 30th, 2010
Sorry about the no-show on Thursday and Friday — I’m back down from the clouds, rested, and feet planted firmly on the ground. Thank you for your patience.
In reviewing the images from the Chanel and Christian Dior Spring Couture 2010 shows, the most apparent design schematic for jewelry was proportion. It seemed that Karl Lagerfeld […]
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January 27th, 2010
My segment on MARTHA today. I just got back from doing the show. It was wonderful. Martha is a consummate professional, and everyone who works on the show is amazing beyond words!! There is a real treat in store for MARTHA fans for Valentine’s Day, and I encourage all of you to tune in (you […]
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January 22nd, 2010
Here is an announcement from Rizzoli’s publicity department today:
We are pleased to announce that Lori Ettlinger Gross, author of Brooches: Timeless Adornment, will be on MARTHA on February 8th.
In NYC, MARTHA airs on WNBC/Channel 4 at 11am ET. Check other local listings for times and stations.
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January 20th, 2010
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January 18th, 2010
It was clear from the sparingly-applied ornamentation that the people of Haiti were on the minds of Golden Globe attendees last night. And if you haven’t yet given whatever you can to the Red Cross or any one of the emergency-relief organizations seeking immediate funding, please do! They need it most urgently now. Make this […]
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January 13th, 2010
Gearing up for the Golden Globe Awards this Sunday night, jewelers, such as the haute house of Cartier, are catering to Hollywood’s A-list. Up In The Air’s Anna Kendrick was getting the star treatment and trying on a
number of rock-em/sock-em gems that would easily knock-out the competition (and let’s not fool ourselves into thinking […]
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January 7th, 2010
On January 22, 2010, Thomas Jefferson’s watch key will be sold by Christies. Watches in the eighteenth century were wound by hand using a key-shaped device; they had to be wound each and every day. This particularly remarkable example contains the plaited auburn hair of his deceased wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, who was thirty-three at […]
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January 4th, 2010
Happy new year to all! I’ve just returned from the land of grandparents and far too many good restaurants: Palm Beach, Florida. So in my relaxed and rested state off I go to the gym to rid of my sins. In truth, I don’t really care. Togetherness can’t be counted in calories. Um, well, actually…it […]
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