John Paul Gaultier Cou­ture Fall 2010

So the mys­tery of my absence from the blog last week may now be solved: I was work­ing on an exclu­sive story for Elle.com’s new chan­nel. The launch will take place this week and when my story goes live, I’ll post a link. I had the oppor­tu­nity to work with Exec­u­tive Acces­sories Edi­tor, Kate David­son Hud­son, who is as gra­cious and pro­fes­sional as she is lovely. I’m afraid that the sub­ject mat­ter will have to remain a secret until it is pub­lished. Still, I’ll can (and will) let you in on a lit­tle secret: Jew­elry is about to get very bold — and per­haps just a bit wild too. The ring on JPG’s cou­ture fall run­way is the  begin­ning of trends to come…

Over the week­end, I’ll be report­ing on The Fourth Annual New York Antique Jew­elry and Watch Show which begins this Fri­day. Then the Jeweler’s of Amer­ica Show opens Sun­day. There will be lots to talk about…