Jewels and Jewelry

July 4, 2022

Jewelers Court the Superrich

Luxury brands double down in a strategic shift toward the biggest of the big spenders. PARIS — After a year of exceptional growth at Chanel, the […]
June 14, 2022

Pendant Watches Swing Back Into Fashion

Luxury companies have embraced the style with echoes from the 1970s and beyond. Pendant watches are having something of a fashion moment — just cue the […]
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 […]
May 27, 2022

A Gem Cutting Style Gets a Reboot

The portrait cut, which produces a thin, flat stone, has enchanted a new generation of designers and clients. The main attraction of any diamond is its […]
May 27, 2022

Jacqueline Rabun and Her Jewelry Goals

Jacqueline Rabun says she moved her jewelry business to California for more than just sunshine. LOS ANGELES — In the mid-1980s, Jacqueline Rabun was in her […]
April 14, 2022

A Gen Z Success Story

Ian Charms is drawing young shoppers with its charm necklaces. When Lisa Sahakian and her partner upgraded to a new apartment in Los Angeles last year, […]
March 24, 2022

‘Cleopatra’ May Be 60, but the Jewelry Never Gets Old

The Elizabeth Taylor extravaganza influenced designs for decades. Soon, a new remake may have us all wearing scarabs again. Sixty years ago this summer, production finally […]
March 24, 2022

Jewelry Decorates the Metaverse

From necklaces to headpieces, NFTs allow owners to accessorize virtually with flair. Last Christmas, Lorena Bello was at home making a video for social media to […]
March 24, 2022

New Jewelry From Old

A jewelers’ cooperative crowdsourced 100 pounds of castoffs and is turning them into upcycled creations. For four straight weeks, packages arrived daily. There were large boxes […]
March 24, 2022

5 Women at the Heart of the Jewelry World

“I tell women they’ve got to have thick skin in order to exist in some worlds,” one of them said. It may seem logical that an […]