The latest news, information and photos on fashion trends within accessories, clothing, design and on the runway. Features include trends related to shows and red carpet events like the Academy Awards, the Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, Emmy Awards, Fashion Week and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
ACJS to be Held in November 08/28/2008 The Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show will hold its second annual event Nov. 7-8 at the Defoor Centre in Atlanta. Twenty-five of the country’s most notable jewelry artists will present their latest contemporary collections of wearable art. More
AJDC 2009 New Talent Contest 08/27/2008 The American Jewelry Design Council is accepting applications for its annual New Talent Contest. The winner is awarded a booth in the New Designer Gallery at the Jewelers of America New York Summer Show, July 26-29 at the Javits Convention Center.
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Gemvision Design Symposium 08/18/2008
The Gemvision Design Symposium 08 will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, Ill.
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Fall Jewelry Conference in Boston 08/04/2008 “Ahead of Its Time: Artistic Jewelry in the Milieu of 1900” is the theme of the Annual Conference on Jewelry and Related Arts to be held at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, on Oct. 12.
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Runway Show Glitters in Gold 08/01/2008 TMG’s Style LA, now in it’s sixth year, celebrated swim and resort wear fashion in support of the Facial Paralysis Foundation and Stop the Violence/Face the Music, with a runway show at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica on July 28.
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MJSA Awards 2008 Scholarships 07/17/2008
The MJSA Education Foundation, a non-profit educational branch of Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America, has awarded $7,000 in scholarships to six talented student designers.
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AGTA Spectrum Award Names Judges 07/14/2008 The American Gem Trade Association announced the selection of their judging panel for the 2009 AGTA Spectrum Awards.
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Jaeger, DiCaprio Unveil ‘Time to Care’ 07/09/2008 Luxury Swiss watch company Jaeger-LeCoultre—in partnership with actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio—has created its "Time to Care" program, to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund at the California Community Foundation.
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Selling Natural Color Diamonds
This is the first of a three-part series by the Natural Color Diamonds Association. Diane Warga-Arias of DWA Communications discusses the basics of color diamonds, including the rarity and strength of color and the diamond size, and how they relate to the value of the diamond. This seminar and the two remaining parts of the series are available as video podcasts on the NCDIA Web site.
Kenjo Holiday Party Watch retailer Kenjo's annual holiday party at its Manhattan store was filmed by Wi-Fi TV's new luxury watch program. Representatives from leading Swiss watch companies, showed their latest lines to party guests and gave interviews on trends for 2008.
Window Shopping: Holiday 2007 Edition Photo Gallery 'Tis the season of visual opulence; for proof, one need look no further than the nearest commercial shop window. Join us on a walk down Fifth Avenue from 57th to 39th street.
Gold Expressions 2008 Jewelry from "Gold Expressions" - The Language of Italian Design 2008 Collection. Presented by the World Gold Council, this event was held on Monday, December 3, 2007, in the Penthouse of the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.