The jewelers’ love affair with Art Deco shapes shows no signs of slowing. And the latest form to steal the limelight? The hexagon. The six-side geometric shape has recently been appearing in jewels through either patterns fashioned in precious metal or stones cut into hexagons. Natalie Wansbrough-Jones, a fashion stylist in London who has worked…
On a visit to Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil a year ago, Fernando Jorge explored a few dried riverbeds where diamonds had been discovered during the 18th and 19th centuries. Anything sparkly was removed a long time ago, but the designer saw natural beauty in some ordinary brown pebbles — and was inspired to…
“When I was maybe 3 years old or so, I was given a gold bracelet with dragons on it from my grandmother,” Diane Neuville said on a video call from Versailles, France, where she lives and works. “My mother is Vietnamese, and in Vietnam jewelry in gold with gemstones is given to children and handed…
Maria Sole Ferragamo was born into a family famous for its leather work, but in recent years she has fused her fashion heritage and her studies in architecture to create a personal signature: jewelry made from salvaged material. Now, she is presenting an eight-piece collection called Trame (Weaves, Plots). Using trucioli, the brass shavings left…
Cuff links may be something of a rarity in Western men’s attire these days, but they have emerged as a symbol of status in the Middle East — adding a personalized touch to the traditional gown-like outer garment worn by men in the United Arab Emirates and neighboring Arab countries. After all, the links are…
Ever since Jenna Lyons has been on “The Real Housewives of New York,” I have found myself wearing red lipstick to work. But what about job interviews? What about work parties? I am in a sector that has a pretty casual, conservative approach to style. Is there any time red lipstick is not appropriate? —…
“It looks like Canada,” said Nate Disser, our guide, indicating the lofty, snow-cloaked peaks around us. Later that day, when our group of 10 had skied to another high-alpine basin where craggy rock monoliths jutted up from ridgelines, Mr. Disser noted a resemblance to the Italian Dolomites. Yet we were in the San Juan Mountains…
People who spend five and six figures on exclusive jewelry from French luxury brands typically are not among America’s middle-class suburban shoppers. But Jared — the top-tier brand at Signet Jewelers, the largest jewelry operation in the United States — is continuing to bank on the potential of that hometown group. A second collection has…
Among the glittering diamonds and shimmering pearls, a more ordinary material has been making its mark this season: resin. Consider the turquoise resin drop earrings accented by amethyst and malachite stones from the Italian designers Grazia and Marica Vozza, at $2,015. Then there is a $1,390 Saint Laurent gray resin cuff with crystals that Net-a-Porter…
On the last Thursday of August, Jennifer Livovich spent the morning simmering beans and cheese sauce in her Boulder, Colo., apartment, preparing nachos. Then friends helped her load a truck with the food, along with donations she had secured — socks, toothbrushes, cellphones — to distribute at a downtown park where dozens of chronically homeless…