The Fashion Statement: Woolly Mammoth Ivory is Huge (Michelle O is a fan)
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| Woolly mammoth ivory jewelry is everywhere. Luxury retailer Stanley Korshak in Dallas can't keep it in stock. Michelle Obama has been photographed numerous times wearing it. For CFDA design darling Monique Péan and Ivory Jacks in Bothel, Washington, that create jewelry out of the material, business has been good. The First Lady wore woolly mammoth jewelry by Monique Péan on a trip to Mexico a few months ago (pictured above and below)-specifically earrings, cuffs and strands. She wore the cuffs again recently to greet President Obama on his 49th birthday. The cuffs go for $4,480 to $7,420 at www.twistonline.com. The... |
Emporio Armani S/S 2010 Jewellery
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| Famed Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani’s young, urban upscale label Emporio Armani shines brightly with their S/S 2010 collection of bright, big and blingy jewelry and chunky accessories for women. You are making a bold, glittery and identifiable statement my friend, if you’re wearing an expensive Emporio Armani. |
Toxic Metal In Kids' Jewelry From China (Chinese Substitute Lead With More Toxic Cadmium)
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| AP IMPACT: Toxic metal in kids' jewelry from China By JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press Writer Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 11:22 a.m. LOS ANGELES — Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows. The most contaminated piece analyzed in lab testing performed for the AP contained a startling 91 percent cadmium by weight. The cadmium content of other contaminated trinkets, all purchased at national and regional chains... |
Wounded Jewelry Store Owner Detains Robbery Suspect(NY)
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| VALLEY STREAM (WPIX) - A Nassau County jewelry store owner was shot in the torso as he faced three would-be robbers and, amazingly, was able to detain one suspect until police arrived. At 7:11 p.m., three suspects -- a woman and two men -- attempted to rob Papandrew Jewelers, located at 11 Sunrise Highway at Franklin Avenue in Valley Stream. One man, Edward Hamilton, 24, of Brooklyn, produced a handgun and the store owner retrieved his own gun from behind a display case, according to police. The two exchanged gunfire when Hamilton jumped over the display case. The store owner... |
Madeleine Albright reveals brooch diplomacy pinned down adversaries
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| As America’s first female secretary of state, she was known as a tough bargainer who brooked no nonsense as she travelled the world, facing down despots such as Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-il. But Madeleine Albright has revealed that she had an unexpected diplomatic tool — costume jewellery. She began using brooches in 1994 after the Gulf war when the Iraqi press referred to her as “an unparalleled serpent”. Then US ambassador to the United Nations, she responded by wearing a golden brooch depicting a coiled snake to her next meeting with the Iraqis. “I didn’t consider the gesture a... |
Rare blue diamond sells for record $9.5 million
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| A flawless vivid blue diamond weighing 7.03 carats sold on Tuesday for a record 10.5 million Swiss francs (6.2 million pounds), the highest price paid per carat for any gemstone at auction, Sotheby's said. The rectangular-shaped blue stone, the rarest to enter the international market this year, went to an anonymous buyer bidding by telephone after hectic bidding see-sawed between two callers for 15 minutes. It was the centrepiece of its semi-annual sale in Geneva, conducted by David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby's jewellery department in Europe and the Middle East, who said the results showed the market's resilience despite the... |
Do You Know How To Sell Your Gold Jewelry? Getting the Most Value.
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| If you’ve considered selling some of your unused gold jewelry for some cash at $900+ an ounce, you might be in for a very rude awakening. Selling gold jewelry is pretty easy, even if you spend the extra time to avoid the scam artists and rip-offs, but the reality is that whatever you sell will be melted down and the gold will be reused. Since it will be melted and reused, you will only be paid for for the gold in the piece minus whatever markup and fees that the buyer has. $900 an ounce sounds pretty good, but you... |
Police: Jewelry Store Owner Shoots Thieves
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| PHOENIX -- The 61-year-old owner of a Phoenix jewelry store shot and wounded two would-be robbers who walked into the business and pepper sprayed him in the face, police said. The men entered the store near 32nd Street and Bell Road Monday afternoon and attempted to sell a watch, said Detective Cindy Scott of the Phoenix Police Department. The owner said he could not purchase the watch and both men left the store, Scott said. "About ten minutes later, the suspects returned and pepper sprayed the victim in the face," Scott said. One of the men then removed a metal... |
Winona Ryder 'lost' $125K bracelet & ring borrowed from Bulgari
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| Winona Ryder — who was convicted of shoplifting more than $5000 worth of clothing and accessories from Beverly Hills' Saks Fifth Avenue in 2002 — is in the middle of yet another accessories crisis. Winona rocked a Bulgari diamond bracelet and ring worth more than $125,000 at the Marie Claire awards in Madrid last week. The problem is, the jewels were on loan — and Winona's set was not returned, according to Voici, a French celebrity gossip magazine. Winona said she put the jewelry in an envelope and handed it to the front desk at the hotel before she flew... |
The Bigger the Better (Or Super Bling Jewelry Is IN)
Sunday 5th of September 2010 01:07:14 AM
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| ‘The Bigger the Better’ motto continues its invasion into the fall ’08 jewelry territory with super massive cuffs, dramatic necklaces and bejeweled belts. Fendi, Louis Vuitton John Galliano, Christian Dior |
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