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eagle1002us said:
It is well worth it to learn about jewelry history. I tend to know about 20th c. styles and some about Victorian and other late 19th/early 20th C. styles but I have yet to learn about classical Roman and other ancient styles. And to learn about ethnic jewelry altho I already know Mexican and some Scandinavian. @ Papertiger, does your friend travel to a university or other venue to learn about this? There are societies of Jewelry Historians in NY and elsewhere.
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It was 'up North" (she lives 'down South' in London) so I didn't enquire further as it'd be either too far south from one house for me or too far north from another. It's with an eminent jewellery historian though so worth to her (she did tell me the name but I quickly forgot, sorry).

I met this independent designer/maker the other day who was in London to show at one of the big fairs. I think her work is wonderful, I think you will appreciate too: https://pollygasstongoldsmith.co.uk/
 
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By the way everybody, I took my Elephant bracelet back to Tiffany. Kept the yg pearl fringe, mesh earrings though. Slight impulse buy for me, I only happened to see them when searching for more elephants, Quite 'feminine' looking for me but sometimes I'm into the form fitting LBD, high(ish) shoes and yg jewellery and/or pearls (DH has a thing for Dolce Gabbana corset dresses - but then I'm guess most do ha ha). I thought these could go with yg or pearls (or on their own).

Feeling a bit better today, the :sunshine: helped too and I planted lots of things in the garden, hanging baskets, old metal buckets, an even older chimney pot. I also did some 'flower arranging' with twigs of rosemary (and stuffed a chicken with some more).
 
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weN84 said:
In a previous discussion on swimwear, @prepster and @Moirai mentioned wearing rash guards. Would you kindly share from where you bought them or any specific brands to look for? (I did look at Body Glove but nothing caught my attention.)

I'm in the market for a long sleeve rash guard as I'd like to try stand-up paddle boarding on an upcoming trip. I've been looking off and on for a rash guard for a while but never really committed to buying one but I think I really need one for this trip. (I've bought one from Gap but the sizing just didn't work for me and neither did the Peter Pilotto x Target collaboration. I'm in between sizes because of my wide shoulders) Any suggestions or recommendations are welcomed. I have looked at J Crew but it's online exclusive and it seems the only size available is XL right now which doesn't work for me. I should add that I prefer a plain one with no visible logos if possible. :sweatdrop:

I also just came across these from Athleta and would like to hear feedback on their items if anyone has any. TIA! :flowers:
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Hi! That sounds like a fun trip! Coolibar has rash guards and sun protective shirts. I bought a cute sun-protective dress a few years ago with ruching on the sides that could be pulled down as a dress or ruched up as a shirt or swim cover up. I've also bought nice rash guards from Land's End. I think Land's End has an adjustable swim tunic too, that might be fun for paddle boarding.

https://www.coolibar.com/uv-swimwear/womens-swimwear/swim-shirts-rash-guards.html

https://www.landsend.com/shop/womens-swimsuits-rash-guards-swim-shirts/-/N-ki8

Edit: Lol! Hi @Moirai, just reading backwards (again) and saw your post about Coolibar. Have you tried any of their sun shirts or pants? I need to do better about staying out of the sun. :sunshine: It's so hard to do though.
 
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prepster said:
Hi! That sounds like a fun trip! Coolibar has rash guards and sun protective shirts. I bought a cute sun-protective dress a few years ago with ruching on the sides that could be pulled down as a dress or ruched up as a shirt or swim cover up. I've also bought nice rash guards from Land's End. I think Land's End has an adjustable swim tunic too, that might be fun for paddle boarding.

https://www.coolibar.com/uv-swimwear/womens-swimwear/swim-shirts-rash-guards.html

https://www.landsend.com/shop/womens-swimsuits-rash-guards-swim-shirts/-/N-ki8

Edit: Lol! Hi @Moirai, just reading backwards (again) and saw your post about Coolibar. Have you tried any of their sun shirts or pants? I need to do better about staying out of the sun. :sunshine: It's so hard to do though.
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Hi prepster :smile:. I have the oceanside tunic dress. It's flattering and I plan to wear on vacation in the summer. I also have the sun wrap which I recently wore while traveling and the seaside hoodie. All three are made of soft fabric and very comfortable to wear. The hoodie is light weight, not the standard heavy fabric of most hoodies so it's great for summer. I still have an airy white hoodie that dries quickly when wet purchased years ago, that I wear on top of my swimsuit when I don't want to wear a rash guard. Sadly, it's no longer made otherwise I would buy another one. I have not tried their shirts or pants so I can't comment on the fit of those.Nice to know another coolibar customer.

@weN84 I have also purchased Land end rash guards for my family and some were too thick. Hopefully you can order and easily return if they are not to your liking.

@nicole0612 Beautiful! Love the color coordination with your VCA earrings.
 
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papertiger said:
I lived in Covent Garden opposite the Victoria Theatre and then moved further to the traditional 'watch quarter' (Hatton Garden still has many jewellers and repair workshops but on the other side of Farringdon Road there used to be hundreds of watch makers and repair shops, sadly, only very few exist anymore).

Central St. Martins is now at Kings Cross and looks like a warehouse! Not the same vibe at all. We're only talking about 10 years ago but the powers that be have been happily destroying London and most culture, making lots of money with their developer dinner party friends. A city's evolution is one thing, this was a planned wholesale destruction. Now the actual beautiful City of London at Bank is being sacrificed, they've built cartoon buildings on where garden squares once were.

If you come to London you must go to the Kensington Roof Gardens where Derry and Toms and Biba turned into a shopping paradise. They still do afternoon tea there but not enough people go because their PR is rubbish. That's a proper Modern building. See it quickly before they pull it down :-s shocking state of repair (shoddy Virgin Gyms is downstairs).
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I think we've been to London twice. Once b/c I was going to a conference at Cork and then we went over to Edinburgh since I'd always wanted to see Scotland. And then London.
Several years later we went to London in December -- weather was actually quite pleasant, cool in the day, brisk in the evenings, but we were dressed for it. I wanted to see a Mary Quant exhibit at the V&A and a Tiffany exhibition elsewhere (blanking on the name). Have not been out of the country since. Life happens.

I've noticed a number of new trompe l'oeil buildings around D.C. Where facades look 3 dimensional zig-zag from one angle and flat from another. The perspective changes from one moment to the other when driving past the building. Do you have those kind of buildings going up? They are modern but interesting, not a plain glass box. In the 80's some buildings with little turrets and Cathedral style arched windows were going up. I think that trend died out pretty quickly.
 
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Moirai said:
Hi prepster :smile:. I have the oceanside tunic dress. It's flattering and I plan to wear on vacation in the summer. I also have the sun wrap which I recently wore while traveling and the seaside hoodie. All three are made of soft fabric and very comfortable to wear. The hoodie is light weight, not the standard heavy fabric of most hoodies so it's great for summer. I still have an airy white hoodie that dries quickly when wet purchased years ago, that I wear on top of my swimsuit when I don't want to wear a rash guard. Sadly, it's no longer made otherwise I would buy another one. I have not tried their shirts or pants so I can't comment on the fit of those.Nice to know another coolibar customer.

@weN84 I have also purchased Land end rash guards for my family and some were too thick. Hopefully you can order and easily return if they are not to your liking.

@nicole0612 Beautiful! Love the color coordination with your VCA earrings.
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What is a rash guard?
 
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papertiger said:
It was 'up North" (she lives 'down South' in London) so I didn't enquire further as it'd be either too far south from one house for me or too far north from another. It's with an eminent jewellery historian though so worth to her (she did tell me the name but I quickly forgot, sorry).

I met this independent designer/maker the other day I who was in London to show at one of the big fairs. I think her work is wonderful, I think you will appreciate too: https://pollygasstongoldsmith.co.uk/
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I did check out the Polly Gasston pieces, thanks for the link. The piece I liked best was this gold brooch with boulder opal peeking out.

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Speaking of H silver, has anyone tried out the Game collection on H.com? This kind of geometric design (below) in rings and bracelets. To me, pieces like this almost scream out to be stacked but I don't know if the end result will look artistic or cluttered. I wash my hands a fair amount so if I got one of these thin rings I'd have to have the band fit tightly so it wouldn't fall off.

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weN84 said:
@papertiger Glad to hear that you're feeling better. :hugs: Finally some nice warm :sunshine:

@prepster Thank you! :flowers: I think the ruched dress sounds cute and Athleta has one as well. From the reviews though it doesn't seem to be flattering for most. :sweatdrop: Off to check out Land's End now. :smile:
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Thank you, and isn't is wonderful, at last. I still have a sore throat ad am a bit tired so I haven't been able to do any hospital visits. Getting there though :smile:
 
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eagle1002us said:
What is a rash guard?
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Eagle, it's a top made of synthetic material with spf that prevents sunburn so one does not need to apply sunscreen in the areas covered by the top. I believe it was originally made to prevent rashes or chafing from swimming, surfing, and other water activities hence its name. There are more brands and variety available nowadays due to greater awareness of need for sun protection.

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Thank you, and isn't is wonderful, at last. I still have a sore throat ad am a bit tired so I haven't been able to do any hospital visits. Getting there though :smile:
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PT, hope you feel better soon. I have not been able to keep up with the thread so my apology for not joining in on recent conversations.
 
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