April 20th, 2011
On April 29, 2011, Great Britain’s Prince William will marry Kate Middleton. Hats will be worn — lots and lots of them. If there was ever a celebration for chapeaux of all types, sizes, and imaginative shapes, this occasion will be the highlight of the century. I love hats and yes, I wear them too. […]
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March 10th, 2011
Update 3.11.11 — Prayers for the people of Japan, and for those on our own shores. If you want to help, please donate to the American Red Cross. I did as soon as I heard the news. Ah, Paris, where fashion and jewelry are just…killer? Naughty, or intimidating? Jean Charles de Castelbajac sent down the runway […]
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February 28th, 2011
As I did for the Golden Globes, I’ll review the best bits only. Oscar winner Colin Firth’s wife, Olivia Firth, tweeted earlier in the week that she would be wearing the very first fairtrade, fairmined, and ecologically certified gold jewelry to the Academy Awards. Her cocktail ring and earrings, designed by Anna Loucah, were set […]
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February 19th, 2011
The last days of New York Fashion Week, Fall 2011, presented a mixed bag of bejeweled tricks. Donna Karan took her fabrics colors from pearls, and Erickson Beamon created the jewelry for her show. Didn’t love either frankly. The draping in the clothing was amazing, however the styling of the jewelry and hair was so […]
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February 14th, 2011
You can tell that I’m currently working on a book, no? In the first few days of Fashion Week, I was beginning to think that there would be only a single post — there was so little jewelry to speak of and very many coats to cover up everything else. Here in the Northeast, after this, […]
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February 8th, 2011
On Friday, I made a pilgrimage to the Miriam Haskell showroom where I met Gabrielle Fialkoff, the Chief Operating Officer of the company. The showroom itself is Mecca. I came thisclose to hundreds of their vintage filigree findings and even closer to the newest collections, which are a spectacular display of American costume jewelry design […]
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January 31st, 2011
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October 27th, 2010
Ongoing through tomorrow is The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show is at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. An intimate display of decorative arts, furniture, and jewelry, much of the finest caliber, the show was rather quiet on Monday when I strolled in. I stopped by at Kentshire’s booth and found this […]
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October 21st, 2010
Skinner Boston is gearing up for a spectacular auction of vintage Miriam Haskell. I’ll have more information about the jewelry as the sale date approaches. These fabulous images should give you something to dream about until then…
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September 28th, 2010
Armani’s show in Milan enveloped the world in the Mediterranean sapphire of a shimmering sea and the deep navy cloak of midnight. It was very blue, and all consuming. Highlighting the clothes were necklaces and earrings, or should I say earring — the models were styled wearing only one — in opposition to the large […]
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