Fiori Ethereal ring by ASHI features round diamonds (1.05 TCW) in the shape of a heart in 18K white gold, $5,990. Call (800) 622-2744, email couture@ashidiamonds.com or visit ashidiamonds.com for more information. MODEL: Gabrielle Paoletti / PHOTOGRAPHER: Nell Hoving

Haute Hearts

This most classic of motifs is enjoying a ravishing renaissance. No longer relegated to Valentine’s Day gifts, these haute hearts use dramatic colors and dynamic design details to keep things interesting. The perfect way to add a little sweetness and a lot of style to any occasion.

Sophia by Design

14K yellow gold necklace with mother of pearl (0.80 TCW) and diamonds (0.21 TCW).

$1,916

(215) 629-0260, sophiabydesign.com

Lafonn

Gold and platinum plated sterling silver necklace with mother of pearl and simulated diamonds (0.53 TCW).

$270

(855) 2-LAFONN, lafonn.com

KC Designs

14K yellow gold necklace with diamonds (0.68 TCW).

$3,050

(800) 552-3790, kcdesignsnyc.com

Shy Creation

14K yellow gold bangle with diamonds (3.25 TCW).

$10,600

info@shycreation.com, shycreation.com

Rachel Quinn

14K yellow gold earrings with lab-grown coral, diamonds, rubies, and lab-grown ruby droplets.

$2,895

(646) 345-0816, rachelquinn.com

Storrow

14K yellow gold charm with garnet, pearl, and enamel.

$3,350

(215) 850-4188, storrowjewelry.com

Lausanne

18K gold vermeil ring with quartz.

$178

lausanne@shoplausanne.com, shoplausanne.com

Lionheart

14K yellow gold pendant with malachite and emerald.

$996

lauren@megamegaprojects.com, lionheartjewelry.com

M. Spalten

14K yellow gold earrings with opal triplet and lapis.

$2,850

jackie@barri.onmicrosoft.com, mspalten.com

Gently Goth

With a hint of magic and a dash of darkness, these gently goth jewels are exactly what you’d wear for a dinner date with a mysterious lover who lives in a haunted castle. Always romantic, sometimes spooky, and dramatic in the best way. This trend is part ‘90s revival, part Wednesday Addams mania and so much fun.

Erica Molinari

18K yellow gold double-sided, hand-engraved charm with vitreous enamel.

$3,380

info@ericamolinari.com, ericamolinari.com

Moritz Glik

18K yellow gold and blackened silver necklace with rose cut diamonds (2.46 TCW) and brilliant cut diamonds (3.85 TCW) in a white sapphire compartment.

$15,900

info@moritzglik.com, moritzglik.com

Quality Gold

Brushed stainless steel necklace with ion-plated yellow gold.

$85

(800) 354-9833, qgold.com

KIL NYC

14K yellow gold necklace with opal and garnet.

$1,300

krystelle@kil-nyc.com, kil-nyc.com

Metalicious

Recycled sterling silver ring with garnet.

$200

(917) 658-6316, metalicious.com

Anatoli

Sterling silver bracelet.

$585

(845) 334-9000, anatolijewelry.com

LORAK Jewelry

14K yellow gold necklace with opal and champagne diamonds on a 24-inch chain.

$1,850

(757) 401-1307, lorakjewelry.com

Ellina’s Treasures

Fine Jewelry & Art Yellow gold-plated sterling silver earrings.

$720

0030 6946065561, ellinastreasures.com

Loriann Jewelry

14K yellow gold ring with black spinel and black diamonds.

$1,950

(203) 943-0499, loriannjewelry.com

Under the Sea

As Sebastian the singing Disney crab knows, everything’s better down where it’s wetter. This dreamy trend draws on all things aquatic, bringing the beauty and majesty of our planet’s vast oceans to jewelry design. Mermaidcore is already hot online, and this trend can only grow with the release of the new Little Mermaid movie.

Maura Green Jewelry

14K yellow gold pendant with abalone, chalcedony, diamonds (0.33 TCW) and opals (0.42 TCW).

$2,800

green.maura@gmail.com, mauragreenjewelry.com

Morgan Patricia Designs

14K yellow gold necklace with Australian boulder opal.

$1,315

(732) 816-5705, morganpatriciadesigns.com

Sterling Reputation

Sterling silver pendant with cubic zirconia.

$89

(954) 578-1880, sterlingreputation.com

Lunar Rain

18K yellow gold ring with enamel and ruby.

$1,710

(604) 219-6525, lunarrain.com

Emily Weld Collins

18K yellow gold necklace with carved malachite (5.49 TCW).

$2,450

info@emilyweldcollins.com, emilyweldcollins.com

Effy Jewelry

Sterling silver ring with 14K rose gold and diamonds.

$487, (877) ASK-EFFY, effyjewelry.com

Stuller

14K yellow gold earrings with seed pearls.,

$399

(800) 877-7777, stuller.com

Three Stories

14K yellow gold double-sided spinner ring with turquoise and diamonds.

$3,450

emily@threestoriesjewelry.com, threestoriesjewelry.com

Lene Vibe

18K yellow gold earrings with green diamond beads and colored diamonds (0.22 TCW).

$8,435

+45 23636462, lenevibe.com

Silver Strong

Silver is done taking a backseat to yellow gold: Gen Z loves this versatile, affordable metal. These bright young things like their silver to be just as bold as they are, with daring lines and substantial silhouettes that refuse to fade into the background. Every single one of these singular pieces is an outfit-maker waiting to happen.

Frederic Duclos

Rhodium-plated sterling silver earring.

$140

(714) 898-3636, fredericduclos.com

Kelim

Sterling silver pendant.

$165

(301) 448-7367, kelimjewelry.com

Phillip Gavriel

Sterling silver hoop earrings.

$150

(800) 622-0960, phillipgavriel.com

Mara Scalise

Sterling silver cuff bracelet.

$1,890

lauren@megamegaprojects.com, marascalise.com

Bondeye Jewelry

Sterling silver ring with black diamonds.

$950

orders@bondeyejewelry.com, bondeyejewelry.com

Judith Peterhoff

Recycled sterling silver earrings.

$250

0044 (0)7542 436 426, judithpeterhoff.com

Sara Shala

Silver ring with diamonds.

$355

lauren@megamegaprojects.com, sarashala.com

Zina

Sterling Silver Sterling silver cuff bracelet.

$795

(310) 286-2212 Ext. 117, zinasterling.com

Monbouquette

Sterling silver earrings with freshwater pearls.

$395

lauren@megamegaprojects.com, monbouquettejewelry.com

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Do you need a new knife in your life? Chris Ploof has expanded his gorgeous offerings to include a small series of mokume-gane knives and knife handles. The project is a collaboration between Gedraitis Knives and Chris Ploof Designs, and yes, they are just as beautiful as you’re imagining.

Price on request

chrisploof.com

Stretchy Style

We’re sure your jewelry is on point when you’re running things in your retail store, but what about that ratty old hair elastic on your wrist? Maya J Jewelry’s Bracelet Hair Ties are just as useful as a normal hair elastic, but they look much better, both in your hair or on your wrist. Perfect for upgrading your daily style game or as a fun low-cost impulse buy to display near your cash register.

$18

mayajnyc.com

The Welsh Wonder

An all-new biography, The Welsh Gold King: The Life Of William Pritchard Morgan by Norena Shopland, tells the fascinating true story of the man who took the Welsh gold mining industry to his heart and became the miners’ overnight hero. Find out why this man is responsible for the fact that so many brides, including royal ones, wear Welsh gold wedding bands.

$49.95

pen-and-sword.co.uk

Stylish Shades

Suzy Levian has released a line of sunglasses. These stylish shades take their inspiration from jewelry motifs and colored gemstones. Like all of Suzy Levian’s collections, each pair of her sunglasses includes “the secret diamond,” a crystal hidden within the design to remind women to discover the diamond within themselves.

$150

suzylevian.com

Diamond Detective

Gemlogis has introduced a revolutionary new tool: the Gemlogis Belize. The Belize is an all-in-one portable diamond tester/verifier, capable of verifying and differentiating between earth-mined and Type IIa, CVD, and HPHT lab-grown diamonds, as well as simulant and moissanite.

$999

gemlogisusa.com

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But should we stop there, or talk about yet another film filled with fashion and jewelry? Can you guess it? Here is a hint: Hathaway’s character, Andy Sachs, gets a makeover and sheds her oversized sweaters and flat shoes for Chanel thigh high boots and super chic outfit or her double Chanel necklace. Yes, we are talking about The Devil Wears Prada, in which Meryl Streep plays Miranda Priestly, a character based on Wintour. What all this is getting at is that the Met Gala, Wintour and fashion/glamorous jewelry are embedded into the history of New York City, with the trend-setting actresses rocking their outfits and jewelry on and off screen.

Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. PHOTO COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX

Speaking of which, Emily Blunt also did her part in commemorating Kaiser Karl in real life.

So here we have Hathaway, a Bulgari global ambassador who wore a Bulgari High Jewelry Monete necklace and bracelet in yellow gold set with a silver coin, which she paired with multiple diamond High Jewelry rings and a pair of Diva’s Dream earrings.

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Rihanna wore a Bulgari High Jewelry necklace in platinum with five pear diamonds, 118 Akoya cultured pearls, seven pear-shaped diamonds, 109 round diamonds and 561 fancy shape diamonds, accented by pavé-set diamonds. Her earrings were floral Belperron from the current collection, which had the feeling of Chanel camelias. She also wore a vintage pearl Belperron necklace and a modern version of a Verdura Maltese cross cuff that was first designed for Coco Chanel by Fulco di Verdura when he worked for her.

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Blunt was seen in a white and black gown with a camelia at the necklace in a pair of Piaget diamond and pearl earrings and diamond and pearl rings.

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These three truly captured the theme of the event and are style-setters both on and off the screen.

I only wish that some of their co-stars, who have been at the Met Gala in years past, had made an appearance so they could be part of this story, too.

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Marlo Laz

14K yellow gold Alexandra multi-necklace with tanzanite, citrine, aquamarine and diamonds.

marlolaz.com

$84,000

Ruchi New York Desert

Blooms Wildflower Grande necklace with multi-colored sapphires.

ruchinewyork.com

$21,500

Sorellina

18K gold one-of-a-kind tennis necklaces with pastel sapphire baguette drops.

sorellinanyc.com

$36,000

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YARA SHAHIDI WORE pieces exemplifying Cartier’s take on modernity, with a blend of luxury and cutting-edge design, to the London world premiere of Peter Pan and Wendy, in which she plays Tinkerbell. The live-action film is based on the animated 1953 film Peter Pan, a Walt Disney Pictures production directed by David Lowery.

Known for her role as the youngest daughter in the TV show “Blackish” and for her roles in film, Shahidi glimmered in an Alexander McQueen dress that featured a shimmering fringed hem and cutouts. In the photo above it was raining, and I assume she borrowed the black jacket to help her stay dry.

Cartier High Jewelry earrings

The Cartier earrings and ring provided just the right amount of jewels with the gown. While they may have seemed a departure for the jewelry house, if you look closely, they blended a range of techniques and periods into innovative designs.

The Cartier High Jewelry earrings, which featured 18K yellow gold, a center topaz, onyx, yellow, orange and white diamonds, combined the Art Deco inspiration the company is known for with a symbolic winged motif and a mosaic of stones. This is just the type of jewelry we want to see today—artistic but versatile, couture-inspired but wearable.

Shahida wore the earrings with a Les Berlingots de Cartier ring set in 18K yellow gold with a three-dimensional onyx (it also comes in other colors). It was finished with pyramid-shaped tips with diamond accents.

Les Berlingots de Cartier ring

The jewels were just the type we like to see coming out of the centuries-old legendary houses. Cartier has always kept up with the times, and this jewelry is no exception. As for Shahidi, she wore it all well, and it’s no wonder she has also become an ambassador for the brand.

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The sighting: Singer Doja Cat attended her first Met Gala this year and made a true splash by dressing like Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette. She wasn’t the only attendee to make a sartorial reference to the famous feline, but she did it best.

The jewels: You’ve never seen a kitty cat costume with this many carats before!

Doja Cat is decked out in Messika diamonds. Her headpiece includes a 17 carat pear-shaped diamond and was designed personally by the brand’s artistic director, Valerie Messika. It’s a little tricky to see in photos, but the singer is also wearing a custom armband high on her right arm that features two more large pear shaped diamonds.

In addition to the custom headpiece and armband, Doja Cat is wearing large bracelets and at least four rings from different Messika High Jewellery Collections.

The trends: Is anything a trend when it’s part of a cat costume? When it’s this stylish, the answer is yes.

Doja Cat was not the only celeb to wear a necklace as a diadem, matched cuff bracelets, or an arm band high on the arm. Cardi B also wore a necklace across her forehead and even paired it with matched bracelets. Naomi Campbell also wore an arm band high on her arm.

A necklace across the forehead won’t be relevant for most occasions, but could work as bridal or prom inspo.

What do we think? It is objectively silly to show up to a high profile fashion event dressed as a cat. It’s not just the cat ears – Doja Cat is even rocking face paint and whiskers, and she gave several interviews where she only meowed. But in my opinion, the subtlety of the cat ears and the extreme seriousness of the jewelry takes this ensemble from comical to couture.

These diamonds are no joke. The headpiece, the arm band, the matching cuff bracelets! Everywhere you look, there are more exceptional diamonds. They jazz up the relatively simple gown and make absolutely clear to anyone watching that she’s not just a cat, she’s a high fashion feline.

Also, you should know that Doja Cat wore a whole different set of cat ears as part of her Met Gala afterparty ensemble. When Doja does a bit, she commits.

Judgement: 16/10 for mixing glamour and humor with panache.

 

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ALTHOUGH THERE WAS something lacking in the realm of jewelry at King Charles’s coronation — namely, tiaras and coronets on the royal women — there was still a show of dazzling pieces. The event was pared down compared with prior coronations, but the jewels that Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton, princess of Wales, wore were handed down as generational jewels. Others, such as Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, wore jewels from Garrard.

But let’s get to the jewels of Queen Camilla and Princess Kate:

Camilla sparkled in the coronation necklace that was originally created for Queen Victoria in 1858. It features 25 graduated diamonds and a massive 22.48-carat pendant known as the Lahore Diamond. It was designed by Garrard and worn by all the queens that followed, including Elizabeth II, for their coronations. The diamond earrings were also designed by Garrard for Queen Victoria and worn by Elizabeth II for her 1953 coronation.

Princess Kate honored her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, by wearing her diamond and South Sea pearl earrings. Kate had changed the more rounded pearls from these diamond tops to the South Sea baroque pearls from Diana’s Collingwood pearl earrings, She first wore these she wore to the coronation in their new incarnation to the BAFTA awards in 2019. From what I can tell, she wore them on many occasions after that. She also reportedly wore a diamond necklace that belonged to Queen Elizabeth: the George VI festoon necklace, created in1950 as a gift from King George VI for his daughter, the then-Princess Elizabeth. But it cannot be seen through the coronation robes.

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Zara Tindall, Queen Anne’s daughter, also chose a family jewel for the occasion — her mother’s diamond ribbon and tassel brooch.

Although the event seemed less regal without the tiaras, I appreciated the generational jewels, particularly the necklace and earrings created for the icon of 19th century style, Queen Victoria. They still look as magnificent today as when they were created.

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The sighting: Actress Amanda Seyfried attended the 2023 Met Gala in a custom Oscar de la Renta mini dress and Cartier jewels.

The jewels: Seyfried’s jewels for the night are all Cartier. She’s wearing a Cartier Agrafe ring on her right hand, a yellow gold piece with diamonds. But the scene-stealer here is that necklace.

The spectacular necklace is formed of many chains of gold that sparkle across the actress’s chest, held at each shoulder by rows of Cartier Agrafe elements in gold with diamonds.

There may be earrings in there too, but it’s impossible to tell under that fabulously floofy hair.

The trends: Lots of trends here! Necklaces with dramatic draping, disco influence, and fringes are the most prominent.

What do we think? This isn’t my favorite dress from the night…but I do think that the jewelry choice was absolutely genius. Anyone can wear a barely-there minidress with dramatic fringes, but to accessorize that dress with a huge, wonderfully dramatic necklace that goes with the dress so well that it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins is truly inspired glamour.

Most celebrities (or their stylists) wouldn’t have been brave enough to pair a big necklace with a dress like this, but it is so much cooler here than an understated piece would have.

Judgement: 14/10 for an extremely cool jewel choice.

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Chopra Jonas, a Bulgari global ambassador,  stayed within the theme with her gown, a black ribbon in her hair and mismatched Bulgari diamond earrings. But we need to go back to when I received a press release from Sotheby’s a week before the event. It teased how this Bulgari Laguna Blu was its largest blue diamond and the most valuable gem from the brand ever to go up for sale. It was to be “first unveiled at the forthcoming Met Gala on 1 May, before going its sale during Sotheby’s Luxury Week in Geneva this May,” according to the release. The diamond will be sold unmounted.

And so for a week, I pondered who would be wearing the gem. I knew it would be an ambassador of Bulgari, but would it be Anne Hathaway or Zendaya? Only time would tell, as we also didn’t know for certain who would be at “the biggest fashion night out.”

(L) Sketch of the necklace Priyanka Chopra Jonas wore. COURTESY OF BULGARI; (R) The Laguna Blu Diamond. COURTESY OF @SOTHEBY’S

And so I waited with bated breath, and there is it was on Chopra Jonas’ neck. I could go on about the attributes of the diamond, with an estimated value of over $25 million, but let’s talk about how Bulgari and Sotheby’s collaborated on a necklace that would complement Chopra Jonas’ look, stand out, speak to Bulgari’s aesthetics and honor Lagerfeld at the same time.

As aside, the diamond was designed as ring in a simple setting and stayed in the same European family after it was commissioned in 1970. So until Chopra Jonas wore it, it would have been seen only by a privileged few.

As far as the necklace design for the gala goes, the setting for this unmodified pear-shaped blue diamond, which received the highest grade for a blue diamond by the Gemological Institute of America was inspired by the bay laurel wreaths worn by Greco-Roman emperors.

“The shape of the necklace honors Rome with its interlocking diamonds. The design reinterprets the pattern with a contemporary air of movement and light. Diamonds are set in platinum, which, though denser than gold, exhibits extraordinary fluidity thanks to deft craftsmanship,” says a spokesperson for Sotheby’s.

Lagerfeld loved diamonds, and this remarkable rarity is one that would have put a sparkle in his eye behind his dark sunglasses.

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HB Antwerp has unveiled the HB Capsule, a proprietary Internet of Things device that uses blockchain technology and data analytics to track every stage of a natural diamond’s journey. Acting as a physical vault, the capsule can only be opened by the person authorized to interact with the diamond. Every unlocking is then registered on the blockchain, maintaining an accurate record. hbantwerp.com

Better Safe Than Sorry

Lavalier Personal Jewelry Insurance has partnered with Progressive Insurance to provide customers with affordable, comprehensive insurance for their most precious jewels. In the event of a loss, customers can work with Lavalier’s network of jewelers or their jeweler of choice to repair or replace an item. progressive.com/jewelry-insurance, lavalier.com

Don’t Miss This Train

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See You in Chicago

The 2023 Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference (CRJC) will co-locate with the new INSTORE Jewelry show. At CRJC, the thinkers and doers in jewelry responsibility gather to work on creating a better future for us all. It’s happening Aug. 11-12. chiresponsiblejewelryconference.com

Tag Time

Arch Crown’s Tag & Labels 2023 catalog is here! The 48-page catalog has over 100 styles of stock, pre-printed and custom printed tags and labels, and even a full-line of bar code technology products that include everything you need to print and scan bar code tags with your own computer. archcrown.com

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