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The Emmy sets a new hot jewelry trend

Diamonds-usa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:44:28 +0000

Well, its official, Platinum is the new leading trend in jewelry design following the recent Emmy red carpet event. Platinum is an extremely rare precious metal, (rarer than gold) that has only been found in select locations across the planet, making it harder to access and quite a commodity to attain.

Here are some of the celebrities that were spotted sporting the new trend on this month’s red carpet event.

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Glee’s Lea Michele looked stunning in a platinum diamond necklace; a pair of platinum Champaign colored diamond studs and a matching Champaign Diamond bracelet.

Emily Blunt wore a platinum diamond bangle, dazzling platinum diamond ring as well as a platinum and diamond hair-pin that complimented her engagement ring from hubby and co-star John Krasinski.

The always fashionable Kim Kardashian surprised with a platinum cuff studded with 80 carat white diamonds, an 8 carat platinum diamond ring and diamond studded hair pins that complimented the outstanding cuff.

Other celebrities on the platinum list included; Kerry Russel, Kelly Oasbourne, Tina Fey, Jennifer Carpenter and many others.

The hottest new trend in wedding rings fashion

Anna Paquin’s Wedding Jewelry Revealed

Diamonds-usa — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:32:06 +0000

Anna Paquin, the 28 year old Oscar winner and star of the hit HBO series “True Blood”, finally tied the knot with co-star Stephen Moyer this past weekend. The couple wed at privet, traditional wedding ceremony in Malibu, California. They announced their engagement last August after Moyer presented his wife to be with a vintage antique stylized Victorian inspired engagement ring.

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The diamond ring’s center stone is a rustic dark diamond that’s set in aged silver. Apparently it is not a rough diamond but a form of an organic cut diamond that’s a bit Smokey in appearance and is irregular and somewhat unclear. Paquin’s wedding Jewelry also included a hand made 50 carat diamond necklace that repeated the romantic vintage motif of the engagement ring as well as a pair of elegant diamond studs.

Anna Paquin’s Wedding Jewelry

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Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Jewelry

Diamonds-usa — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:16:29 +0000

The Clinton family is often regarded to American royalty, and so it is only appropriate that Princess Chelsea would show off an emerald cut diamond engagement ring, otherwise known as a princess-cut diamond. Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc Mezvinsky finally tied the knot what is now regarded to as the “Cinderella wedding” at the Astor Courts Estate in Rhinebeck, New York. Chelsea’s wedding Jewelry also included a lavish floral diamond tennis bracelet, as well as dazzling diamond earrings that repeated the floral motif of the diamond bracelet the with a dual stack of clustered flower diamond drop set.

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The hottest new trend in wedding rings fashion

Diamonds-usa — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:28:51 +0000

According to this month’s Los Angeles Times magazine, geometric shaped diamond rings are the hottest new trend in wedding rings fashion for 2010. The architectural innovative cuts of the diamonds such as the teardrop, the oval, the marquise or even the heart-shaped diamond rings are the latest attention grabbers to hit the wedding ring market.

Victoria Beckham via theantiqueengagementrings.com

The ever-fashionable, trendsetter Victoria Beckham, who’s known to own a variety of engagement rings have been spotted sporting a geometric shaped marquise cut diamond lately. The 6-carat diamond engagement ring embraced with a trillion on each side is known to have cost over 1,800,000 million dollars and is alleged to be an “I’m sorry I cheated on you” gift from hubby football pro David Beckham.

The amazing story of the Wittelsbach Graff diamond

Diamonds-usa — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:23:23 +0000

It is worthwhile visiting the Smithsonian’s museum of Natural History in Washington DC these days, the exhibit of the biggest Flawless deep blue diamond of 31.06 carat, the Wittelsbach Graff, was extended until first of Sept 2010. It is displayed in a ring at the Harry Winston Gallery next door to the world famous Hope diamond that is in the Hall of Geology, Gems & Minerals.

The Wittelbach diamond via Wikipedia

The amazing Wittelbach diamond was first publicly shown in 1722 at the marriage of Maria Amalia to Charles of Bavaria (one of the Wittelsbach family) in Munich. It was first mounted on the Bavarian’s chain of the Golden Fleece Order in 1745. When Maximilian Josef of Wittelbach became the first king of Bavaria in 1806 he set the family famous blue 35.56 carats diamond in the Bavarian Royal Crown.

Maximilian of Bavaria

Later it was seen in 1921 at the funeral of Ludwig the 3rd, the last king of Bavaria. In 1931 the Wittelbach family tried to sell the diamond with no luck. They sold it finally in 1951 and it was exhibited at the World Trade show, Expo, that took place in Brussels, Belgium in 1958.It was in private collection until 1964 thereafter it was given as an Engagement Wedding present by Helmut Horten to his beloved Heidi (known today as the worlds 3rd richest billionaire woman).

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In the end of 2008 the 35.56 Wittelbach was sold to the famous jeweler Lawrence Graff for no less than 16.4 million UK Pounds. It was the highest price ever that was paid for a diamond at an auction. He then re cut it to enhance the color and clarity of the gem. It ended up losing 4.45 carats to be the famous Wittelbach Graff 31.06 carats.

Put On Your Diamond Shoes

Diamonds-usa — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:05:50 +0000

Luxury jeweler House of Borgezie is selling $160,000 diamond-studded stilleto heels that comes with a 1,000-year guarantee. Designed by Christopher Michael Shellis and crafted in Birmingham, England, the shoes have 2,200 diamonds soldered onto them, reports Shoeblog. They take 100 hours to make, and a replaceable red heart-shaped sole makes the shoes easy to maintain.

“I like archeology and love the idea of them being found somewhere 1000 years from now and recognised as an ancient treasure and still as good as the day they were made,” Shellis told the Australian Courier Mail.

Five pairs have been sold. One of the new owners is rumored to be Victoria Beckham.

» 10 fabulous diamond rings under $999

Bride Liz Taylor to wear $3m diamond turban

Diamonds-usa — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:22:56 +0000

Elizabeth Taylor is wearing a $3 million diamond-studded turban to her upcoming wedding to a Hollywood talent agent. The 78 year old retired actress will don a crown with a 30-carat center stone and two more 40-carat yellow canary diamonds. The diamonds will be laid on hand woven gold and silver fabric. The 200 guest wedding is later this year, but the 12 artists toiling away on Taylor’s headress have their work cut out for them. Designer Keith Holman dressed the late Michael Jackson.

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Yellow diamonds are specially treated to give them a warm and bright color.

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This will be Taylor’s ninth marriage. But what kind of diamond wedding ring do you wear when you’ve got at least 110 carats on your head?

10 fabulous diamond rings under $999

Diamonds-usa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:34 +0000

Tiffany’s style engagement ring:

Seven diamonds engagement ring settings:

Wedding ring with 0.25 carat diamonds:

Princess engagement ring:Wide Tiffany replica:

Wedding or anniversary ring with side diamonds:Engagement ring with Princess side Aquamarines:Low Profile Embracing Ring:

3mm Knife Edge wedding ring with Pave set diamonds:

0.55 carat total weight pink sapphires side stones engagement ring:» More fabulous diamond rings under $999

» Mad Men’s Jewelry

Mad Men’s Jewelry

Diamonds-usa — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:02:42 +0000

The 4th season of AMC’s heat series, “Mad Men”, has finally started and it’s fabulous as the previous seasons. And not just because of the strong characters or precise screenplay. It’s no secret that the wardrobe and accessories has a big part in this show, and it’s all thanks to the talented Janie Bryant, the costume designer.

For adding some vintage charm to your daily outfit, Bryant recommends on pearls, and the more the merrier. “I love the pearls from the period”, she says in an interview for Elle Magazine, “but to make it contemporary, pile them on. I love mixing the period jewelry with a contemporary look, like a modern dress with a fantastic period cocktail ring or several charm bracelets”.

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Now that the Draper family and they’re friends are going into the post JFK assassination and the mid 60’s, the fashion part is even more fun. A side from the timeless pearls there’s a lot of Jackie O, Chanel and Grace Kelly’s inspirations such as big dramatic brooches, huge cocktail rings, long gold chains and lots of multi stranded bead necklaces.

By the way, Janie Bryant released a new clothing and jewelry line for QVC called “Mod by Janie Bryant”, and it’s all inspired by Mad Men’s atmosphere.

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Top ten diamonds: part 2

Diamonds-usa — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:30:11 +0000

The Centenary Diamond
This unique diamond, that weighs 273.85 carats, is considered to be the third-largest diamond to have been produced in the Premier Mine (an underground diamond mine owned by Petra Diamonds). It also rated by GIA (the Gemological Institute of America) as grade D color, the highest grade of colorless diamond.
History: The Centenary Diamond was first presented at De Beers 100 year’s celebration on 1988. It was 599 carats but had to be cut 50 carats down.

The Taylor-Burton Diamond
This famous Diamond that actor Richard Burton bought as a gift for his wifw, Elizabeth Taylor, stars on every ‘famous diamonds’ list, and for a good reason. It is a 69.42 carats pear shape diamond.
History: The Taylor-Burton was first found in the premier Mine in South Africa and weighted 240.80 carats. Burton bought it for $1,100,000 in 1969 and after the couple’s divorce, Taylor auctioned the Diamond for $5,000,000 and it was purchased by a New york based jeweler.

The Hope Diamond
This blue diamond, weighting 45.52 has an infamous reputation, not to say even deadly.
History: The stone was first sold to king Louis XIV in 1669, that had it cut down to 67 carats and renamed it “French Blue”. In the mid 1700 it was Marie Antoinette’s favorite diamond pendant and in 1792 it disappeared, only to suddenly merge 20 years later. In 1910 it was Pierre Cartier that purchased the Diamond and sold it to an American socialite called Evalyn Walsh McLean. After her death in 1949 the gem sold to Harry Winston, who later donated it to the Smithsonian.
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» Top ten diamonds: part 1