Fashion Week of the Stars

Jewelry lovers, it’s been a busy week for star sightings. With five days of non-stop fashion gawking & party hopping at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in new york, Jewelry.com is suffering from a serious case of whiplash. The nice news is, the special events & front rows were buzzing with celebrity jewelry statements for your drooling pleasure.

Delicate chains & tasteful studs – move over! Big, beefy, gaudy, & loud are making their mark. The must-have fall trend is (of course) the statement necklace, & they caught the look all over the place.

Perhaps the hottest show was for the Marc Jacobs line, whose front row diva quotient flew off the charts when Jennifer Lopez, in gorgeous drop earrings, & Posh, in a stunning diamond bracelet were spotted sitting together! His after party was equally star-studded as the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Anne Hathaway, Winona Ryder, Sofia Coppola & Jessica Simpson all jostled for his attention - & a stool at his exclusive 60-person sit-down dinner at Robert De Niro’s new Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca.

Charlize Theron rocked it at the Fashion Rocks event at Radio City Music Hall, Rachel Hunter wore it to Justin Timberlake’s highly anticipated William Rast show, Serena Williams lit up the front row at Zac Posen & Blake Lively used it to make her unfortunate green jumpsuit feel like it made sense somehow at Miss Sixty.

To grovel or not to grovel? Isn’t that always the query at Fashion Week?

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Celebrities and Jewellry

Paris Hilton

Socialista, Paris Hilton, may have a new BFF, but she no longer has about $2 million of her own jewelry. The Los Angeles Times reports that a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gloves entered through the unlocked front door of Hilton’s Sherman Oaks home at 5 a.m. Friday morning and ransacked her bedroom before fleeing with the icy loot and other personal belongings.

Sources told the Times that Paris was not home at the time - even though she was photographed the previous night at several LA night spots.

Out at 5am on a school night? That’s a lot of holiday spirit...

Authorities do not believe the Hilton robbery was connected to burglaries that have beset the Westside and Hollywood Hills lately, costing many celebs hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and other valuables.

In those incidents two or three men wearing ski masks and gloves hit more than 70 homes usually at night and often on weekends. Some of the victims of these gloved intrusions include former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing and her Oscar-winning director husband, William Friedkin, Los Angeles Clippers basketball star Cuttino Mobley, Duran Duran guitarist John Taylor and his wife, Juicy Couture President Gela Nash-Taylor, and country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

Jewelry thieves seem to be making a comeback these days, with the shocking Harry Winston robbery in Paris making headlines, and the economy perhaps forcing others to put their sticky fingers where they don’t belong. Or maybe it’s Hollywood copycats paying homage to their most famous incarcerated gloved criminal, one Mr. O.J. Simpson?

Regardless, celebs like Hilton might want to take extra security precautions until the crime wave passes. Like, say, locking her door?

Diamond Rocks

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It’s rough being the world’s richest supermodel. Diamonds are thrown at your feet, gemstones are bestowed upon you like royalty, and big name actors woo you with bling that would make even a pirate blush. What to do with the clutter? What any sensible, rich, criminally attractive woman would do. Get rid of it.

Brazilian beauty, Gisele Bundchen, is streamlining her treasure chest by auctioning thousands of dollars worth of glittering jewels in the Christie’s Jewels: The los angeles Sale scheduled for October 15th. Tom Brady’s significant other will be selling a 3.35 carat colored Sabbadini diamond ring that is expected to fetch between $15,000 to $20,000. he's also unloading a six-carat diamond pendant necklace worth between $120,000 to $150,000.

The supermodel hasn't officially revealed who gave her the lavish leftovers, but A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio and surf god, Kelly Slater, are on her pre-Brady love list.

A portion of the auction proceeds will go to the Russell Simmons co-founded charity Diamond Empowerment Fund, which provides educational funding to diamond-producing countries in Africa.

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Men's Jewellry Trends

Mens Wedding Rings Show

There is not a day that goes by that you do not see or hear an advertisement for wedding rings. These adverts are always mentioning how a woman loves diamonds & how a diamond wedding ring will make her the happiest woman in the world. there is some truth to these commercials, but there's never any adverts that mention men’s wedding rings.

Most people do not put a great deal of thought in to the purchase of a man’s wedding ring. plenty of men purchase a plain band of gold, platinum, or titanium, but there is a wide variety of different wedding rings that are available for men.

Today, plenty of men require a wedding ring that is a little more elegant than the plain, traditional wedding band. plenty of men are choosing wedding rings that have diamonds set in them. Some men chose wedding rings that have a single diamond while others will chose a wedding ring that may have several diamonds set with either a channel or bezel setting.

Some men still prefer the look of a traditional wedding band, but we require it to be fancier. So plenty of men are now choosing to have their plain wedding bands engraved. This still allows them to have the traditional look that we require & at the same time gives them a wedding ring that is more elegant.

plenty of people will only focus on the woman’s wedding ring, but it is important to remember that it take two to make a marriage & the man should have the opportunity to own a beautiful wedding ring as well.

Sundance Jewelry for Macho Men

Nothing says "guy jewelry" like leather & metal or any combination there of, & Sundance Catalog, who okay has great jewelry for women as well, has some spot on jewelry designs for your macho man.

Even if you can't talk him in to this way good cuff bracelet created by Charlie Favour which combines braided leather & silver, how about a watch? You rarely know.

This Tioga watch is even in the right price range at under $100:

tioga timepiece
A well-made watch with a rugged bent, our stainless steel timepiece pits bright white numbers & glow-in-the-dark hands against a bold, black face. Sweep second hand; green ribbed nylon strap.

Here's another bracelet that looks all guy:
braided leather bracelet
masculine lariat bracelet, hand worked with eight strands of leather, accented with solid pewter beads at the knot closure.

Diamond Gifts for Mens

Diamonds are not just for women. In fact, diamond gifts for men are an excellent option for birthdays, graduations, Father’s Day, anniversaries, retirement, and many other special occasions. Here are just a few of the diamond gifts that you can get for the men in your life.Watches are among the most popular ways to give the gift of diamonds to a man. There are several ways that you can incorporate diamonds into a watch, including on the face and around the dial. Around the dial of a watch, there are typically two ways to find diamonds on a watch. The first is a solitaire diamond at the top in the 12 position. The other is to place a diamond for each number on the clock. Both of these provide an elegant and classy look for a watch that would never be considered too much design or gaudiness for any man.

The other way to add diamonds is on the face. On the face of the watch, you can have just a few diamonds or a whole design that surrounds the outside of the dial. For a square face, the diamonds can line just two of the sides or they can form a complete border around the dial. Round-faced watches can also include a row of diamonds around the border of the face or they can include a more extravagant design. A simple and obvious rule of thumb is that the more diamonds you want on your watch, the more expensive the diamond watch is going to be to purchase.

When it comes to diamond gifts for men, more and more men are appreciating diamond pendant necklaces. Although not the traditional diamond necklaces which are associated with women these necklaces often include a pendant accented in diamonds that is a perfect match for that man’s personality. Dog tags, initials, the Star of David, and crosses are some of the more traditional pendants for a necklace while boxing gloves, dice, a skull and bones, and a dollar sign or a money bag are some of the more trendy options that you have when picking out diamond gifts for men.

For several years, diamond stud earrings have been a popular way to give diamond gifts for men. Whether men like to wear just one earring or two, diamond studs provide a way for them to let more of their personality show. In the case of earrings, typically bigger is always better.

The more diamond you can afford, the better off you are with your gift. Generally, men’s diamond earrings do not go less than .25 carat. However, how the diamond earrings are designed is usually up to each person. In some cases, men like one large diamond in each ear. In other situations, if an earning is designed of several finely cut diamonds it works just as well. The type of diamond does not matter nearly as much as long as they are noticeable and they provide a good amount of shine when they hit the light.

Diamond rings are also a popular choice of diamond gifts for men. These rings are usually coupled with Mother of Pearl and onyx, as well as larger stones like fiery topaz, garnets, and sapphires. Typically, the design of each ring can vary greatly and can even be custom designed. Some trendy designs include a square shape, a horseshoe, or a circular shape. Others include those with shapes, letters, or symbols on them, like a cross, initials, the word “Dad,” an eagle, and a Masonic design. Diamond gifts for men of course can also include the wedding band. Diamond accents are the perfect way to dress up any ring for your nuptials.

Although not as popular, diamond I.D. bracelets are also a way to give diamond gifts to men. Some men enjoy the thoughtfulness and a unique way to display their identity. I.D. bracelets, which are available in titanium, white gold, yellow gold, or silver, with channel set diamonds. Others will have a single diamond set near the name on the face of the bracelet. Dog tags are very similar to I.D. bracelets and can be given to younger generations instead of the bracelets.

The type of diamond gifts for men that you purchase are not nearly as important as matching each guy’s personality. Whether you are buying for that special person in your life, your brother, or your father, each gift is going to be different and have a different meaning to it.

While these are all popular ideas for gifts with diamonds, they are just a few of the many ways to incorporate diamonds in to a gift. Adding diamonds to a gift with immediately increase the personal value of any gift that you give. It shows that time and thought went into picking it and that you care enough to buy diamonds.

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