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October 3, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lots of jewelry is made where portions of sale proceeds benefit research for a cure.

Boucheron Turns 150. Firm celebrates with a treasure hunt in London and $180,000 in jewelry prizes.

October 2, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and my sister-in-law, Karyn, is doing something special to kick it off: She’s walking the Breast Cancer 3-Day Benefiting Susan G. Komen for The Cure event in Washington, D.C., October 3-5. 

The 3-Day walk covers 60 miles—20 miles per day. Karyn and her pal and walking partner, Jette (who did a 3-Day in ...Read More

September 26, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Emmy awards coverage! See here and here. 

Jewels accessorize couture at Milan Fashion Week. Diamond studs for Jil Sander and oversize drops ...Read More

September 26, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Daphna Simon, New York; (646) 724-5092; www.daphnasimon.com.

Starting retail price point: $300

Signature Style: 18k gold animal-inspired pieces, particularly wild animals

Dapha designs comfortable and substantial wild-animal-inspired jewelry. She and her husband and business partner, As...Read More

September 26, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Karat Platinum, New York; (516) 592-5624; www.karatplatinum.com.

Starting retail price point: $499

Signature Style: classic bridal jewelry and complimentary fashion pieces made exclusively of a proprietary metal that is 58.5 percent platinum and 41.5 percent non-platinum group metals like copper and cobalt (but no zinc). Karat platinum is the platinum equivalent of 14k gold (which is 58.5 percent pure gold a...Read More