Before moving back to the Sands in 2019, JCK Las Vegas and LUXURY celebrate one last year at Mandalay Bay

(Above) JCK publisher Mark Smelzer presents the Jewelers’ Choice Award winners at the Industry Trends breakfast.

 

Instagram influencer Katerina Perez (@katerina_perez) snaps a sparkly ring pic.

 

Artist Angie Crabtree shows off her signature diamond paintings at the LUXURY show.

 

Exhibitor and designer Freida Rothman gets ready for her close-up.

 

Luxury Brand Group PR guru Jen Cullen Williams leads a panel discussion with jewelry bloggers.

 

The balloon auction at DEF’s Diamonds Do Good gala nabbed donations from Bruce Cleaver and Anna Martin, among others.

 

Spotted at the industry breakfast: an attendee absorbed in our JCA “Best of the Best” supplement.

 

A quartet of fashionistas tackle trends at a packed panel in the Design@LUXURY lounge.

 

A Doves Jewelry–wearing member of the JCK show’s Bling Brigade

 

Virginia retailers Pat Diamanti and Mary Croke of Beadazzled stock up on colored stone strands.

 

Drybar’s Alayza Zamudio-Beaver gives a showgoer enviable beachy waves at an “In-Store Experience” event.

 

Neon Gems’ Neena Jain and Nirmal Jain show off one of their many 2018 Jewelers’ Choice Award–winning pieces.

(Photographs by Camilla Sjodin; DEF gala: David Becker Photography)