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	<description>A few sparkling insights from Lori Ettlinger Gross</description>
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		<title>Met Museum: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The front row of the press preview today was a who’s who of fashion journalism’s elite and included Anna Wintour and exhibition subject, Miuccia Prada, they sat a mere three rows in front of me, Sally Singer, Hamish Bowles and Susy Menkes (in purple from head to toe) two rows ahead, and everyone else was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/05/07/schiaparelli-and-prada-impossible-conversations/</link>
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		<title>Noble Gems and Retraced Tales…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 5, 2012, historian Gregor Ewing began his six-week journey to retrace the five-month flight of Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746. It was a dangerous and physically rigorous escape across the Western Scottish Highlands and Islands, particularly for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/04/25/old-gems-and-retraced-tales/</link>
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		<title>It Doesn’t Get Better Than This…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday I had a quiet, uninterrupted view of the offerings from the upcoming Huguette Clark and Mrs. Lily Safra auctions. Chrisitie’s New York will be selling the jewels of Ms. Clark’s estate on April 17th. The auction previews were set up quite beautifully, as well as thoughtfully; each auction’s property has it’s own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/04/16/it-doesnt-get-better-than-this/</link>
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		<title>A Happy Holiday Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Song of Songs is from the Old Testament, and has universal meaning: it’s about love. More about the Song of Songs here I just couldn’t get to a post this week, sorry. All of our boys are home, and in addition to that, it’s our 26th wedding anniversary today, our youngest’s birthday is on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/04/06/a-happy-holiday-weekend-and-a-little-news-too/</link>
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		<title>MIRROR MIRROR On the Wall, Who Wears this Diadème Best of All?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today it was announced by Van Cleef &#38; Arpels that a diamond, platinum, and white gold diadème (french spelling) will have a role in the greatly anticipated film, MIRROR MIRROR. Created in 1976, this remarkably lovely jewel boasts one 144 diamonds totaling 77.34 carats. The head piece was on display at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/29/mirror-mirror-who-wears-this-diademe-best-of-all/</link>
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		<title>The Year of the Jewelry Auction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please click on the image above for a larger, more breathtaking view. It began in December 2011 with the Elizabeth Taylor auction at Christies. Shortly following will be The Hughette Clark sale, taking place at Christies New York on April 17th. Ms. Clark lived reclusively and long, to the ripe old age of 104. Her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/23/the-year-of-the-jewelry-auction/</link>
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		<title>Sotheby’s to Auction Brooke Astor’s Baubles in September</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brooke Astor was among the last of the “Grand Dames” of New York matron society. When she lent her name and her financial support to an institution, the endorsement was a seal of approval that inspired the generosity of others. Married for the third time to Vincent Astor, the son of John Jacob Astor IV [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/15/sothebys-to-auction-brooke-astors-baubles-in-september/</link>
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		<title>Dior Joaillerie et Victoire de Castellane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dior Joaillerie was passed along to me for review and I’m so impressed with the book that my review won’t be forthcoming for a few more days. I want more time to drink it in. I’m very taken with Victoire de Castellane, and have been since her appointment at Dior. Can you tell that I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/10/dior-joaillerie-et-victoire-de-castellane/</link>
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		<title>Paris Fashion Week Fall 2012: Trail Mix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jewelry for Paris Fashion Week 2012 went from raw to refined, very much the way you’d find delectible chocolate bits combined with raw almonds and dried fruit in trail mix. It’s all very delicious, but finding just the right trends that suit your taste is really what’s it’s about. There was much to choose from, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/08/paris-fashion-week-fall-2012-trail-mix/</link>
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		<title>Paris Fashion Week Fall 2012: Alber’s Marteau de Porte Can Make My Entrance Any Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big, bold pendant, or pendants, thrive on a Paris runway. Christian Dior did an amazing job of proving that monochromatic dressing with jewelry can be sophisticated rather than merely staid. I was particularly taken with the styling of this blush look. When palettes collide and patterns mix, the results can be unassumingly brilliant. The blending [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jewelhistory.com/2012/03/03/paris-fashion-week-fall-2012-albers-marteau-de-porte-can-make-my-entrance-any-day/</link>
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