If you were a billionaire, what kind of jewelry would you wear? Jane and Aerin Lauder wear chic bijoux that gleam with refined aesthetics, effortless elegance, precious gems, noble metals and impeccable craftsmanship. They are the best bejeweled sisters in the U.S., if not the world. In Aerin’s case, she also designs haute luxe 24-karat yellow gold-plated costume jewelry for her AERIN brand. Her…
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Celedonio Jewels: Argentina’s Best Creation Since the Tango
Super-stoned on nature’s beauty, Celedonio jewels from Buenos Aires are massively scaled, colorful and dramatically textured. And that’s just for starters. These dream-like jewels (www.celedonio.com.ar/) are also intricately studded, interwoven and alive with richly colored stones, pearls, feathers, crystals, silken leaves and other fine materials. Celebrating Nature’s infinite variety, Celedonio’s organically baroque jewelry creates theatrically intriguing…
Earring Wallpaper by Voutsa: Jewelry Freak of the Week
Imagine papering the walls of your home with illustrated images of earrings bejeweled with emeralds, rubies, sapphires…precious stones galore. With hand-painted; digitally printed Voutsa earring wallpaper, now you can! This gem-like wallpaper (www.voutsa.com) parades myriad elegantly-styled earrings against backgrounds of Tiffany blue (naturally!), dark pink, dark gray, orange, heather gray, pink , brown and white. Created…
Carlos Souza: Peacock of the Week
Thank heavens for peacocks, those male birds with crested head sand extravagantly long tail feathers marked with eye-like, iridescent spots that gracefully rise and descend like psychedelic curtains. While avian peacocks are cool, human peacocks are even cooler. We’re talking about guys who wear such well-designed clothing and superb jewelry that they are distinctive, super-stylish and unforgettable. Human peacocks attract attention and delight onlookers with their highly…
Anna Dello Russo Proven Correct: Scientists Find Jewelry Symbolizes Superior Intelligence
Global fashion tastemaker Anna Dello Russo (www.annadellorusso.com) has long maintained that fashion and jewelry transcend mere ornamentation to serve as powerfully persuasive, symbolic communication. Bijoux Review is thrilled to report that archaeological research indicates bead-making kickstarted symbolic thinking in humans. Yes, you read that correctly. Bead-making, perhaps the world’s most ancient jewelry fabrication technique, kickstarted a critically important phase in the evolution of…
I Got Stoned at Dawnridge
OK, so I didn’t smoke weed at Dawnridge. But I did get a contact high from experiencing the garden and inhaling its perfumes…and I wanted to provide a brief article in case you don’t have time to read the longer Hutton Wilkinson: The Jewelry Genie of Tony Duquette that’s on this site. Moving through verdant gardens and gemstone-colored interiors, visitors…
Princess Marie-Louise Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie-Louise Schleswig-Holstein (Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena; 12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She really ruled when it came to evening wear and the best bijoux.