Fashion
The 25 Most Influential Shoes and Bags
After debating the most impactful women’s and men’s fashion since World War II as part of our T 25 series, we decided to ask five members of the American fashion community to each nominate 10 accessories they felt were worthy of being on a list of the 25 most influential shoes and handbags of the…
SAG Awards 2025’s Unforgettable Looks: Selena Gomez, Pamela Anderson & More
It has been a busy weekend in Hollywood. On Saturday, stars paraded down carpets at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards. Less than 24 hours later, they were at it again for the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards. The ceremony, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, honored acting achievements…
It’s All in the Numbers as a 62-Facet Diamond Cut Hits 25
Celebration is in the air this year at the William Goldberg Diamond jewelry company as it marks the 25th anniversary of its patented 62-facet Ashoka diamond cut and the publication of “The William Goldberg Way,” a limited-edition book about its founder. “The Ashoka cut is a very sexy stone,” said Eve Goldberg, who, as creative…
2 Pendants Newly Attributed to Fabergé to Be Auctioned
When a 12-year-old girl fled St. Petersburg in 1918 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, she did so with an aquamarine and diamond pendant sewn into the hem of her dress. It is one of two pendants newly attributed to the Russian jewelry house Fabergé, best known for its Imperial Easter eggs. And both…
When It Comes to Diamonds, Quirky Is In
When most people think of an ideal diamond, it is flawless — pure white, perfectly symmetrical and sparkling. But there is a trend that favors individuality, even quirkiness, over perfection in a diamond. More people are seeking diamonds with slight imperfections that illustrate a stone’s origin in nature and old-style cuts that offer a subtle…
Jeweler Feng Ji to Debut at TEFAF Maastricht Art Fair
Creating art has always been the goal for the Chinese jewelry maker Feng Ji. Not content to design and assemble jewelry in a traditional or commercial way for her Feng J brand, she prides herself on honing new techniques and approaching jewelry design from an artistic standpoint. All of that has led her to TEFAF…
When He’s Cutting a Gem, It Gets His Full Attention
When Lauren Schmeer, a strategy consultant in New York City, thought her longtime partner was about to pop the question, she started dropping hints about the stone she wanted for her engagement ring. “‘Not a diamond’,” she recalled saying. “And I wanted something that had a little bit of color to it. I wanted to…
Clamshells Fascinate a Greek Jeweler
For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, the purplish hard coverings of clams found along North Atlantic shores, which they fashioned into beads called wampum to adorn ceremonial garments and, later, to use as currency. Today, however, quahogs are primarily a food source, often found in clam chowders, and their shells are discarded. Melanie Georgacopoulos,…
Exhibition to Cover Cartier From Tiaras to Snakes
An exhibition of more than 350 Cartier jewels, watches and objects — the first major showcase on the French house since the British Museum’s 1997 exhibition — is scheduled from April 12 to Nov. 16 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Rachel Garrahan, the exhibition’s co-curator, said the idea was to tell the…