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Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Anna Ruth Henriques

I love contradiction. Something that appears one way, but is actually quite another. A little tension with the beauty. So imagine my intrigue with Anna Ruth Henriques‘ jewelry…

#idazzled: New Body Jewelry by Colette Steckel

A trend to watch this Fall is the creative Art Deco interpretations that some jewelry designers are inventing. I’m calling it post-Deco. This new body jewelry by Colette Steckel exemplifies this trend, plus my current preoccupation for jewelry that wraps and drapes…

Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Borgioni Private Collection Jewelry

Sometimes, jewelry is so expressive, you love pretty much everything in a collection. This was my experience with the mother/daughter design team of Borgioni Private Collection. I met Rhonda (mother) and Tiffany (daughter)…

#idazzled: Colette Steckel Hand Jewelry

I’m starting a new hash tag on Instagram and Twitter for highlighting jewelry or people I am completely obsessed by. My inaugural #idazzled tag is for this monumentally gorgeous, insane shot of jewelry designer Colette…

Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Colette Jewelry

Colette Steckel is having a moment. With an unprecedented collection just unveiled, and a Couture Design Award for diamond jewelry under $20,000, I’m so happy she’s fully in the spotlight!

Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Mary Louise Designs

Every once in a while I see a designer working in fashion jewelry with a particularly deft hand. Someone who has their finger on the pulse of what is going on trend-wise–true to fashion–but who also has a sense of refinement and elegance…

Mother’s Day Jewelry Gift Guide: Which Mom is Yours?

Mother’s Day is May 12th, in case you haven’t been paying attention. My mantra is that personal and heartfelt gifts are best for Mother’s Day: something that takes some effort to make or choose are the best. Jewelry always seems to speak from the heart…

A Serpent in the Garden: Year of the Snake Jewelry

Serpents have long been a popular motif in jewelry. The duality of fascination and fear keeps snakes recurring in jewelry, from ancient times to the present. Snakes have represented fertility, rebirth, immortality, desire, and eternity. No matter what they represent…

Alexandra Mor Emerald Ring Featured on Mila Kunis for Gemfields

One of my favorite jewelry designers, FGI Rising Star winner Alexandra Mor, has been featured in a new ad campaign for Gemfields

Alexandra Mor Wins Fashion Group International Fine Jewelry Award

You may recall my profile of Alexandra Mor from a few months ago: her jewelry is very memorable (see her amazing jewels here). It was not completely surprising to me that on February 24th, 2012, Alexandra won…