Tag: diamond
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LOUIS VUITTON
LASTING FINERY An ode to the modern woman’s timeless style At the recent Haute Couture week in Paris, legendary French fashion house Louis Vuitton embodied the essential image of its ideal woman in a stunning new high jewellery collection aptly named Conquêtes, French for ‘conquests’. The pieces combine two of the Maison’s emblematic signature motifs…
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SNOWFLAKE JEWELS
ETHEREALLY YOURS Delicate jewels inspired by the winter season A breathtaking geometric wonder, a snowflake is one of nature’s most exquisite works of art. As small, cool sculptures of frozen water, the star-shaped snowflakes have long inspired jewellery designers to create sparkling jewels most suitable for the festive season’s endless soirées. Harry Winston The Lotus…
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THE CULTURE CHIC
Singapore has always tried to punch above its weight on the world stage — from aviation and shipping, to food and films. Now it seems to make headways in jewellery, too, with the Singapore Peranakan Diamond Jubilee Brooch, a gift to Queen Elizabeth from President Tony Tan on behalf of Singapore on the occasion of…
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WHY YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COLOURED DIAMONDS
With records broken at the recent auctions, carat prices fetched by fancy intense coloured diamonds are nothing short of astounding (literally, talking several millions of American dollars per carat). As a jewellery journalist, I have the good fortune of coming upclose and personal with some of these gemstones at spectacular launch events around the globe.…