Posted by Monica on February 9, 2015 -
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Tourmaline, tsavorite, Paraiba, beryl. Druzy, rutile, slabs of agate. Specimens as big as a couch. Jewelry designers in tshirts and sunglasses, spending their entire budget in their first 5 hours at the show. Famous jewelry personalities eating tacos from food trucks…
Posted by Monica on November 4, 2014 -
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We need to ditch the semi-precious phrase. Stat.
In our overwhelming human need to stratify and rank, the jewelry industry ended up with a few arbitrary jewels crowned as the pinnacle. “Precious” gemstones: ruby, sapphire, and emerald. The rest: lumped…
Posted by Monica on June 16, 2014 -
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Leaving the JCK Las Vegas and Couture jewelry shows, I was exhausted. My toes bled. I think I collectively slept about 11 hours in 6 days. But when it came time to say goodbye to friends, I was wishing for a later flight…
Posted by Monica on June 11, 2014 -
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It’s hard to describe Jewelry Market Week to the uninitiated. I’m sorry, but the JCK Vegas Show and the Couture Event are just NOT the same as a trade show for…soap, or office products. How to articulate the sparkle, the catch in the throat? How to describe the…
Posted by Monica on May 29, 2012 -
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In just a couple of days, I am headed to Las Vegas for the JCK Jewelry Show and the Couture Jewelry Show. There is no way to fully express the sensory overload of a major jewelry show…