A Vintage Dealer Lured by Gold

Every day Shelly Branch posts precisely styled photographs of vintage jewelry on Particulieres. NYC, an Instagram account she created several years ago to sell the striking gold pieces she had begun to acquire. Even though she hadn’t planned to become a jewelry dealer. “I didn’t set out to do this by any means,” Ms. Branch…

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The Choker: Versatile and Varied

LONDON — The choker, a neck-hugging jewelry style, seems to be riding a new wave of popularity. Its appearance on women’s, men’s and couture runways and in fashion-world look books was featured in the 2021 annual roundup by Tagwalk, a search engine that tracks fashion trends. It noted that the use of chokers had increased…

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Jewelry for Your HRegains Popularity

Red carpet fashion events always draw attention — the celebrities! the glamour! the clothes! So it should be no surprise that the hair jewelry seen last fall at the Met Gala (like Rihanna’s bejeweled Stephen Jones skullcap) and the British Fashion Awards (with Poppy Delevingne in star-shaped Swarovski hair pins) has revived interest in the…

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Shopping for Side Tables

Side tables are among the smallest pieces of furniture, but they make a big difference in the way a room looks. “They’re like the bags and shoes of your outfit,” said Poonam Khanna, an architect who founded the Brooklyn-based studio Unionworks. “They’re accessories that are very important.” Just as knockout shoes can enhance the look…

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The Tao of Wee Man

George had known somebody with dwarfism, an old high school classmate named Kevin. One day when Jason was an infant, George happened to spot Kevin at a bus stop. George asked if he might come over for dinner, to speak with George and his wife “about what to expect.” Kevin agreed, and he and George…

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