Contrary to what the movies will tell you, the marching band at Ravenna High School is pretty well respected. This year’s homecoming king and queen were both members. “It definitely helps that we have a small school, because we’ve all known each other our whole lives,” said Trinity Dunch, 17, who plays the trombone. “Everybody…
When Yulia Navalnaya arrives at the Oscars on Sunday night, it will not be her first time on the red carpet. She was in London last month to collect a British Academy Film Award for “Navalny,” the Daniel Roher documentary that details events surrounding the near-fatal poisoning of her husband, the political dissident Alexei Navalny,…
Even now, 25 years after her death, Diana may still be the alpha influencer. An amethyst and diamond pendant that the Princess of Wales wore repeatedly in the late 1980s — on loan from Naim Attallah, group chief executive of Asprey at the time — was hotly contested at a Sotheby’s London sale in January.…
“We have the Anglesey tiara in our stock at the moment,” he added, “which was worn by the Marchioness of Anglesey to Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, and by her mother to King Edward’s coronation.” (The price is available on request.) And while the coronation preparations are centered in London, some jewelers on the Continent — particularly…
TUCSON, Ariz. — To experience the gemstone trade in all its polyglot glory, jewelers from around the world have a beloved annual ritual: For about three weeks every year, starting in late January, they flock to this city in the Sonoran Desert. That is when tens of thousands of people with a stake in the…
PARIS — On a frigid evening in December, about 30 jewelry artisans gathered over drinks to talk shop, as they have been doing once a month for several years now. The venue was a courtyard and atelier in a sprawling four-level brick building with two wings and even windowless basement spaces, totaling about 32,000 square…
The fashion designer Carolina Herrera met the Spanish jeweler Luz Camino 20 years ago, through an agapanthus floral brooch. Ms. Herrera received the large sculpted metal bloom as a gift, and she said it led her to begin collecting work by the Madrid-based designer. “Whenever I wear one of Luz’s brooches on my lapel, it…
Ryan McCarty, the Cincinnati branch director for the employment agency Robert Half, was away from home for 13 hours a day before the pandemic, including evening events and his 45-minute commute. Now he works from home, which he said has enabled him to be there for his two toddlers for meals, doctor visits and milestones.…
In 1997, Jessica Yu won an Academy Award for her short documentary “Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien.” “What a thrill,” she said in her acceptance speech. “You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit cost more than your film.” For lesser-known Oscar contenders entering the new territory Ms.…
When Yulia Navalnaya arrives at the Oscars on Sunday night, it will not be her first time on the red carpet. She was in London last month to collect a British Academy Film Award for “Navalny,” the Daniel Roher documentary that details events surrounding the near-fatal poisoning of her husband, the political dissident Alexei Navalny,…