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The most exciting jewels of Couture 2016.

July 1, 2016

Happy Friday, my dears! I’ve got something special for you to daydream about over the weekend (the three-day weekend, for my US readers). It’s time to show you the goods from Couture 2016.

Well, not all of them. If I showed you everything that came under the heading “jewels I liked at Couture 2016” or “pretty things at Couture 2016,” we’d be here all day. So instead, here are pieces that I not only liked, but found to be noteworthy in some way: a fresh take, a unique point of view, an exceptional stone, etc.

I thought we’d kick things off with one of my very favorite, extremely wearable finds of the show.

These angular hoop earrings by Melissa Kaye are just too cool for school. The pointed shape is an edgy departure from the traditional round hoop, and the visual effect of having diamonds on the front with colored gemstones showing through from the inside slayed me. When I was daydreaming about what I wanted to take home and add to my personal IRL jewelry wardrobe, these were top of the list.

Roule and Co was one of the most talked-about brands at Couture 2016, and for good reason: their whimsical, mesmerizing style, which centers around gemstones trapped in geometric cages, is as fun as it is impeccably crafted.

It’s impossible to look at these designs and not want to touch them.

I’ve said before – and will probably say again – that I don’t generally get excited about pearls. There are exceptions to that rule, however.

These two are by Jewelmer, and the combination of their lustrous golden South Sea pearls in bold, architectural settings is really checking all my boxes. Gold on gold, soft on hard, round on angled: each piece is a masterpiece of contradictions.

This necklace from Caratell is a modern fairy tale dream of a piece. Light and comfortable to wear, its extraordinary beauty comes from the fact that the flower petals are made out of anodized titanium. With that rainbow iridescence as a centerpiece, the necklace flows outward in elegant angles graced with diamond buds and leaves. A glamorous, refreshing take on the classic floral motif.

(And yes, I did climb into a window frame at the Wynn in order to use their curtains as a white backdrop. Never let it be said that I lack dedication.)

2015 gift guide: $15,000 – $50,000.

November 19, 2015

Up, up, and up we soar, into the truly luxurious echelons of price point. The more zeros at the end of the price tag, the more possibilities.

Here in $15k – $50k, we see Georgian diamonds, precious opals, slabs of gorgeous malachite, fossilized woolly mammoth bone…almost anything you desire. Here’s what we’ve covered already, in case you’re craving a recap: jewelry under $100; $100 – $200; $200 – $350; $350 – $500, $500 – $1,000, $1,000 – $3,000, $3,000 – $7,000, and $7,000 – $15,000.

Victorian 15k yellow gold, diamond, and black enamel earrings. Circa 1880.

Kara Ross large Cava cuff in malachite with blue topaz inset.

Nak Armstrong earrings in 18k rose gold with black spinel, dark aquamarine, and brown sapphire.

Enamel serpent ring by Juan daSilva in gold with blue enamel and fancy-cut diamonds.

Stone and Strand Estate Collection diamond wing earrings from the 1940’s. With 10 carats of diamonds.

Arunashi ring in black rhodium with 8.66cts of tanzanite and 2.97cts of diamonds.

Monique Péan sapphire slice and diamond earrings.

Antique 2.12 carat oval diamond ring with amazing emerald halo.
(This is one of my favorite currently available pieces of jewelry anywhere, at any price.)

Arunashi black opal egg drop earrings with diamonds.

Monique Pean hand-carved fossilized jet necklace with fossilized woolly mammoth and diamond inlay.

Sharon Khazzam Sateem drop earrings with citrine, pink-green tourmaline, white diamonds, black diamonds, pink sapphires.

Amethyst Opening Night necklace from Katherine Jetter, with a moonstone and rose gold chain.

Antique diamond and emerald earrings in silver. Spanish in origin, circa 1780.

Naomi Sarna multicolored diamond and sapphire petal ring in white gold.

Miseno’s Ventaglio Diamond and Pearl Earrings – 6.71cts white diamonds and 4.57cts pearls set in 18K white gold.

Edwardian Old Mine Diamond Necklace in platinum topped 18k gold. Seventeen buttercup set Old Mine cut diamonds and sixteen bezel set Old Mine cut diamonds all weighing app. 10ctw, with knife wire links. French, circa 1915.

2015 gift guide: $7,000 – $15,000.

November 18, 2015

Here’s what we’ve covered already, in case you’re craving a recap: jewelry under $100; $100 – $200; $200 – $350; $350 – $500, $500 – $1,000, $1,000 – $3,000 and $3,000 – $7,000.

Sevan Biçakçi painted seascape padlock with orange sapphires.

Huge antique Georgian chrysoberyl ring in 12k gold.

Lauren Chisholm gold starburst 3 pendant necklace in solid 14k gold with a diamond.

Ray Griffiths’ multicolored sapphire square ring. At Stone and Strand.

18th century Iberian gold and emerald earrings. Hand made in 18k gold and emeralds, sourced in colonial mines in Columbia and Peru.

Judy Geib cuboid-link necklace in satin-finished 24k and 18k gold.

Kara Ross Petra one of a kind drop earrings in uvarovite and chrysocola.

Anabel Higgins Georgina Necklace; Victorian-inspired design with pearls in 14k gold with detachable brooch.

Kataoka snowflake bracelet in diamonds.

Caspita jewelry’s multicolor 7 chakras bracelet with diamonds and precious gemstones in gold.
At Stone and Strand.

Antique diamond and pearl stylized bow convertible necklace, set with Old Mine and Single cut diamonds, suspended from a link chain with diamond and pearl stations. Fashioned in platinum and 18k white gold. French, circa 1910. Chain becomes two bracelets and bow can convert to a brooch.