What Other Jewelry Brands Do You Buy/Wear?
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One more thought and I'll zip it with the books to stay on topic.
I am a lover of jewelry, hence I collect a lot of books on jewelry and gemstones. So now I'm all excited talking about jewelry and gemstones.
Okay.. one more post on this and then time to zip it...The difference with Elizabeth Taylor and the Duchess of Windsor is that Taylor was a connoisseur of colored gemstones. She insisted on the finest stones and would not bat an eye to spend millions (in today's dollars) on one single stone. Hence her jewelry pieces are all about the stones, her emeralds, rubies, sapphires, etc. This is also reflected in how much her pieces sold for. The Duchess' jewelry taste was more about style, hence her collection has all these decorative pieces. She had some nice pieces too, but never the bold stones like Taylor. For me, I love Taylor's style, and aside from my mass-produced branded pieces (e.g. VCA), that's what is in my very humble jewelry collection. I am no Liz, not even close! I sure try though... a nano-version of Liz!
I go back to Taylor's book as well. Since you do also, I would highly recommend Joanna Hardy's trilogy of the three major gemstones: Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire. Each book is beyond stunning; the pieces highlight each gem and they are gorgeous. I get a lot of my ideas for jewelry pieces and colored gemstones from looking at these books, and I wanted to share this in case you might too.
You're probably going to tell me you have these too!
Here are the three... I love them all.
Emerald: Twenty-one Centuries of Jeweled Opulence and Power: Hardy, Joanna, Self, Jonathan, Sozzani, Franca, Judah, Hettie: 9780500517208: Amazon.com: Books
Ruby: Hardy, Joanna: 9780500519417: Amazon.com: Books
Sapphire: A Celebration of Color: Hardy, Joanna, Violette, Robert: 9780500024775: Amazon.com: Books
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No! These I don't have, so thank you, thank you. Running off to Amazon right now.One more thought and I'll zip it with the books to stay on topic.
I am a lover of jewelry, hence I collect a lot of books on jewelry and gemstones. So now I'm all excited talking about jewelry and gemstones.
The difference with Elizabeth Taylor and the Duchess of Windsor is that Taylor was a connoisseur of colored gemstones. She insisted on the finest stones and would not bat an eye to spend millions (in today's dollars) on one single stone. Hence her jewelry pieces are all about the stones, her emeralds, rubies, sapphires, etc. This is also reflected in how much her pieces sold for. The Duchess' jewelry taste was more about style, hence her collection has all these decorative pieces. She had some nice pieces too, but never the bold stones like Taylor. For me, I love Taylor's style, and aside from my mass-produced branded pieces (e.g. VCA), that's what is in my very humble jewelry collection. I am no Liz, not even close! I sure try though... a nano-version of Liz!
I go back to Taylor's book as well. Since you do also, I would highly recommend Joanna Hardy's trilogy of the three major gemstones: Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire. Each book is beyond stunning; the pieces highlight each gem and they are gorgeous. I get a lot of my ideas for jewelry pieces and colored gemstones from looking at these books, and I wanted to share this in case you might too.
You're probably going to tell me you have these too!
Here are the three... I love them all.
Emerald: Twenty-one Centuries of Jeweled Opulence and Power: Hardy, Joanna, Self, Jonathan, Sozzani, Franca, Judah, Hettie: 9780500517208: Amazon.com: Books
Ruby: Hardy, Joanna: 9780500519417: Amazon.com: Books
Sapphire: A Celebration of Color: Hardy, Joanna, Violette, Robert: 9780500024775: Amazon.com: Books
I just checked Bork’s online and I didn’t see any Chaumet, I wonder if they have stopped stocking them?
They still do. They only carry a very select amount online but if you call the store they can assist you further with their full stock and ship to you.
ex: https://www.maisonbirks.com/en/bran...op-all/birks_product_category_bracelet_filter
As this is the "other brands" post, I thought it would be okay to share here...
Tiffany is running an exhibition in London beginning in June showcasing the history of their pieces. There will be over 400 pieces on exhibit. This exhibition is going to be fabulous as Tiffany rarely does major exhibitions like VCA who does them regularly.
I know not everyone loves Tiffany, but before you poo poo this, Tiffany Blue Book High Jewelry is all about their amazing use of fine colored gemstones (e.g. Bird on a Rock). I think there will be many amazing pieces at this exhibition.
Tiffany's ‘Vision and Virtuosity’ exhibition to open in London (fashionunited.uk)
Tiffany is running an exhibition in London beginning in June showcasing the history of their pieces. There will be over 400 pieces on exhibit. This exhibition is going to be fabulous as Tiffany rarely does major exhibitions like VCA who does them regularly.
I know not everyone loves Tiffany, but before you poo poo this, Tiffany Blue Book High Jewelry is all about their amazing use of fine colored gemstones (e.g. Bird on a Rock). I think there will be many amazing pieces at this exhibition.
Tiffany's ‘Vision and Virtuosity’ exhibition to open in London (fashionunited.uk)
I had a bit of a windfall. A friend bought a Vintage Croc Birkin from me. It was a VERY special bag, so I wanted to replace it with something equally special.
I‘m a Verdura woman to the bone, and I love Belperron too. But I own none of her pieces. Well that’s been rectified. Introducing my Belperron Bourrelets ring with bicolor Tourmaline. It’s bold, yet neutral, and extremely under the radar, and wearable. I’ve been wearing it with my Verdura curb link set.
I adore VCA. And I have a significant collection. But, Verdura/Belperron is where my heart is; I feel fierce wearing it.
I‘m a Verdura woman to the bone, and I love Belperron too. But I own none of her pieces. Well that’s been rectified. Introducing my Belperron Bourrelets ring with bicolor Tourmaline. It’s bold, yet neutral, and extremely under the radar, and wearable. I’ve been wearing it with my Verdura curb link set.
I adore VCA. And I have a significant collection. But, Verdura/Belperron is where my heart is; I feel fierce wearing it.
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Congratulations on your new piece! It's so bold, and your finger and arm pops!
It's hard to tell the colors in your photo, but the Bi Color tourmaline looks like a nice watermelon combo.
I love your Curb links too.
Since you love Belperron, I am not sure if you are aware a book came out a several years ago.
Jewelry by Suzanne Belperron: My Style is My Signature: Corbett, Patricia, Landrigan, Ward, Landrigan, Nico: 9780500517901: Amazon.com: Books
I can only imagine your jewelry closet! Verdura, Belperron, among many more I am sure.. with big beautiful stones.
Congratulations again! I'm so happy for you!
This is stunning EB, I am so happy for you. What a stylish and powerful ring, just like you. How fitting.
What beautiful statement piece. I can tell by your words how happy this gorgeous piece makes you. Congratulations.