MELANIE ABRAMS

September 7, 2023

The Story of the King of Diamonds

Harry Winston’s nickname is just one element in a new biography by one of his sons. “Talk to me, Harry Winston. Tell me all about it,” […]
July 23, 2023

The Watch Universe in Singapore is Expanding

Major brands are opening new shops, local entrepreneurs are growing their lines and collectors are getting new contenders. Singapore is flourishing as a market for Swiss […]
August 29, 2022

Talking Jewelry on TikTok

Influencers say they enjoy the experience but don’t make a lot of money from their efforts. In August 2020, when Julie Dang, a 31-year-old psychiatric nurse […]
May 27, 2022

A Fresh Spin on Tennis Bracelets

Design changes and unusual materials, like blackened gold and ceramic, move this classic style onto new courts. A tennis bracelet is a classic: small stones in […]
March 24, 2022

In Kenya, a Bold Approach to Adornment

Ami Doshi Shah “expands expectations of what jewelry is,” one museum curator said. Sitting in her Nairobi studio for a video interview in late February, Ami […]
October 12, 2020

Karen Elson on Body Shaming, Nudity and Speaking Up for Herself

Models are generally thought of as people who are seen and not heard, but every once in a while one of them breaks the sound barrier. […]
November 22, 2018

Getting It on the Wrist (Yo!)

Sometimes a watch company’s most unexpected promotion can turn up — in a rapper’s lyric.
February 7, 2018

‘I Try Not to Look as if I’m Trying Too Hard’

A designer may appear on the runway for only 30 seconds at the end of a show, sometimes merely poking her head out from backstage to […]
January 16, 2018

In Watches, Swapping a Motor Sport Focus for the High Seas

Advertisement Jean-Marc Pontroué has mixed feelings about leaving the Swiss watch brand Roger Dubuis, after six years as its chief executive, to take the same role […]
November 17, 2017

Dressing to Play a Power Woman

Advertisement LONDON — In 1977 Sidney Lumet’s film “Network,” about the struggles of a fictional television group, won four Academy Awards, including a best actress Oscar […]