Every year the French house of Hipanema brings out winning and wearable jewelry collections. Often different takes on a tried and true model, like the Alonzo bracelet (pictured here), the house is […]
Made in Paris: A Ball of Gold
Paris, France — As Paris and football fans the world over are gearing up for the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony tonight, a high house of jewelry is a world class champion as […]
A Sparkling Smartphone
Your Motorola Razr 60, that stylish foldable clamshell smartphone that some people swear by and is coming back into fashion, is now available in an all dressed to the nines version. A […]
Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Finds: Sparkling Emerald City Wear
Emeralds continue to enchant. These green precious stones were mined in Egypt as early as 330 B.C. They are formed when chromium, vanadium, and iron are present in the mineral beryl which […]
Made in France: Rings of Tantalizing Tourmaline
Paris, France — Tourmaline, the gem of many colors. Tourmaline has one of the widest color ranges of any gem species, occurring in various shades of virtually every hue, according to the […]
Made in France: Summer of Fun Fashion with Fly Me to the Sun
Paris, France — Beaches and baskets and ankle bracelets all add up to summer fashion fun. The aptly named Fly Me to the Sun brand was created in France by Léa Lunghini, […]
Draw Me a Jewel
Paris, France — There are swans and water lilies, Egyptian scarabs, butterflies and sycomores alongside fabulous fuschias, the famous chimeras of Cartier and René Lalique’s wood anemone. As the high jewellery houses […]
Made in France: Captivating Crystal from Lalique
There is the sparkle of clear crystal and the elegance of frosted Persepolis blue. The house of Lalique has just brought out its new collection of six crystal jewels drawing its inspiration […]
The Charm of Stitch
It is one of those very endearing Disney stories. The animated film brings together Lilo, an independent and lonely girl in the Hawaiian Islands with Stitch, a mischievous blue alien from a […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find: Nature’s Sparkling Ways
There is the iridescent moonlit bee pendant of gold with its diamonds, rubies and soothing moonstone. And straight out of the lily pond comes a group of leaping 14k gold frogs. Flying […]