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I’m counting down the holidays this season with a jewelry gift-a-day. Today’s choice is a pendant from Seattle-based designer Shamila Jiwa. Shamila has a way with gemstones. Each gem is carefully curated, and then exquisitely set…
Elizabeth Garvin makes jewelry that plays with pure essence. She refines and extracts forms down to their simplest–almost mathematical–form. All hand-made in her New York City studio…
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…
I’m pretty excited about Athomie, an Italian designer launching in the US market. Most jewelry is focused on visual beauty alone. Athomie…
I’m back from New York City and the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence Gala. I didn’t win, in case you were wondering. The lovely Melissa Colgan from Martha Stewart Weddings took the Award for Excellence in Media…
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!
A group of my friends sometimes ask WWMW (What Would Monica Wear)? I am incredibly flattered, with a healthy dose of blushing self-consciousness. For instance…
One of the perks of my job–besides the obvious of getting to constantly ogle gorgeous jewels–is that I go to the big jewelry shows each year. The largest by far is the Las Vegas Market in May/June each year…
Alishan Halebian wants you to think. The jewelry he designs and makes is easy on the eyes for sure. But there is a sense of discovery that is embodied in his pieces that makes you reflect, and wonder…
I read that something like 35-40% of women would like to receive jewelry for Valentine’s Day. Of course, who wouldn’t want to get jewelry for ANY occasion? I always think that something highly personal is the best gift…
