Category: Jewelry World

Oscars Jewelry Fashion Report: Drop Earrings & Hair Jewelry
IDEX Online
(March 9, ’06, 6:24 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)
 

All eyes were on Los Angeles, as the Academy Awards got underway. While all of Hollywood had gathered to honor the film industry, movies took a back seat to fashion and jewelry as the stars made their way down the red carpet.

Oscar nominee Felicity Huffman was decked out in $2 million worth of jewels from Martin Katz. The Desperate Housewives star wore a platinum and diamond bracelet with 38 carats of round diamonds, valued at $125,000; pear shaped diamond drop earrings of 7 carats, each valued at $750,000; 15 carat cushion cut diamond ring, valued at $850,000; Diamond “Gardenia” brooch worn in her hair, over 100 diamonds totaling 40 carats, valued at $190,000. Read more about Oscars Jewelry Fashion Report: Drop Earrings & Hair Jewelry …

Avoid ‘Rash’ Fashion Choices
March 8, 2006
CBS News

(WebMD) Jewelry metals and fragrances top the list of substances most likely to cause serious skin rashes, Mayo Clinic dermatologists report.

When you get a skin rash after contact with an allergy-causing substance (an allergen), doctors call it allergic contact dermatitis. It can be a devastating condition, says Mayo’s Mark D. P. Davis, M.D.

“Patients with contact dermatitis can get a very itchy rash from head to toe or in a confined area,” Davis says in a news release. “If it’s on the hands and feet it can be disabling, and patients at times can’t do their jobs.” Read more about Avoid 'Rash' Fashion Choices …

Collectible vintage costume pieces are bright, bold fashion statements
BY MARTA SALIJ
Detroit Free Press

Can a woman ever have too many fabulous jewels?

This is a question we put to Carole Tanenbaum, collector extraordinaire of antique and vintage costume jewelry.

Too many? Consider: She has more than 3,500 pieces in her personal collection and more than 8,000 in her retail Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection. (Ogle them at www.truefaux.com.) Read more about Collectible vintage costume pieces are bright, bold fashion statements …

Hutcheson Medical Center Auxiliary Hosts Jewelry Sale posted March 7, 2006 Chattanoogan The Hutcheson Medical Center Auxiliary will sponsor a $5 Fashion Jewelry Sale on March 27 and March 28 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held in the deli and vending areas. A large variety of fashion jewelry and accessories […]

Indian Jewelry
PR Leap (press release)

(PRLEAP.COM) India is known as the ‘gem bearing’ country. You can find ornaments for every part of the body. Not only this, ornaments are also designed for elephants and gods which shows their expertise and excellence in jewelry making art.

Available data shows the rich history of nearly 5,000 years, which says all about the Indian love of jewelry. For the rulers, jewelries were the symbol of their power, richness and class. Though women used jewelry to distinguish them from men as that time jewelries were mainly feminine and matches well with the nature of women. It was started as a craft which became an art and now this art is getting popularity all over the world. Read more about Indian Jewelry …

Bridal Fashion Jewelry
DailyIndia.com

Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) refers to ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. Costume jewelry is made from less valuable materials. However, jewelry can and has been made out of almost every kind of material. Examples include bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings, as well as items like hair ornaments or body piercing jewelry. Jewelry, particularly when made with precious materials, is generally considered valuable and desirable. Some cultures have a practice of keeping large amounts of wealth stored in the form of jewelry. Jewelry can also be symbolic, as in the case of Christians wearing a crucifix in the form of jewelry, or, as is the case in many Western cultures, married people wearing a wedding ring. And what can symbolize love and, of course, the wedding ceremony more than a diamond? Read more about Bridal Fashion Jewelry …

Toxic lead levels found in kids’ jewelry
03/08/2006
The Asahi Shimbun

Cheap metal accessories that have flooded the country in recent years contain high levels of lead that pose health risks if swallowed or continuously sucked on by children, Tokyo metropolitan government officials say.

When exposed to acid similar to digestive gastric juices, some of the accessories released as much as 56 times the amount of lead allowed by U.S. safety standards, they said.

Lead is a highly toxic metal that can cause brain damage, especially in young children.

Based on its test results, the Tokyo metropolitan government urged the state Monday to legally regulate the jewelry and warn consumers. Read more about Toxic lead levels found in kids' jewelry …

HK Int´l jewelry show opens CCTV 03-08-2006 10:35 A record 2,000 exhibitors from around the world convened Monday for the opening of the 2006 Hong Kong International Jewelry Show. Altogether 30,000 people are expected to pass through the doors of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center during the show’s four-day run. A wide array […]

USA : Jewelry retailer Finlay registers 10.7% gain in Q4 sales
Fibre2fashion.com
March 8, 2006

Leading retailer of fine jewelry and the largest operator of licensed fine jewelry departments in department stores throughout the United States Finlay Enterprises Inc announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2006.

For the fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006, the Company reported net income of $28.7 million, or $3.11 per diluted share, which includes pre-tax charges of $2.1 million, or $0.14 per share, associated with severance and accelerated depreciation for store closings in conjunction with the Federated and May merger. Read more about USA : Jewelry retailer Finlay registers 10.7% gain in Q4 sales …

MVI releases year-in-review jewelry report
National Jeweler

MARCH 07, 2006 – Paso Robles, Calif. — Through its jewelry consumer research arm, the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC), MVI Marketing has released its 2005 Year-in-Review, a 61-page report consisting of key findings and analysis of jewelry consumer polling.

Through JCOC.net, launched four years ago by MVI, the group maintains a roster of more than 100,000 jewelry consumers representing a demographic cross-section of the country, whom MVI regularly surveys in its monthly omnibus studies to aid jewelers who wish to close the gap between what they think consumers want, and the actual needs of their target customers. Read more about MVI releases year-in-review jewelry report …