Tag: jewellery
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A tribute to the fashion-forward amethyst
With a cultural history spanning millennia, the amethyst has been appreciated for its rich, deep colour associated with both the Roman emperors and French wine. Yet the gemstone’s charm simply lies in its ability to woo women’s fashion sensibilities around the world. Damiani In Damiani’s Margherita collection, diamonds entwined with amethysts to create sparkling…
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Swarovski Gemstones: A Wunderkammer-inspired capsule collection
In the 16th century, households throughout Europe began boasting cabinets of curiosities. These cabinets — also known by various other names, including Wunderkammer — held collections of exotic objects, both natural and man-made, with qualities ranging from scientific to supernatural. A Wunderkammer, be it a cabinet or a room, would just as likely hold stuffed…
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RIHANNA ♥ CHOPARD: A pop icon’s take on urban chic and classic glamour
Stars and precious jewels have always had an exciting and enduring relationship. From the movies to the red carpet, celebrities are always seen wearing fine jewellery usually designed by somebody else. This, however, is a different collaboration. Chopard, the Swiss luxury jewellery and watch maison, recently unveiled a jewellery line designed jointly with the international…
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Five insights into wearing bridal jewellery
Choosing jewellery for everyday wear is a matter of personal style and current mood. But when it comes to her wedding day, it’s a totally different story. Wedding jewellery goes beyond reflecting the bride’s wishes alone, and especially so in Asia, where families are deeply involved in the occasion. The key is to choose pieces…
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ALL THAT TOPAZ
Pick apart your favourite statement jewels and what do you see? Precious metals lay segregated from their bejewelled counterparts, varying in sizes from small to large cuts. Depending on your personal style, you might have a monopoly of sparkling white diamonds, or a colourful array of sapphires, rubies, and emeralds. Forget the theatrics — any…
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AS PRECIOUS AS TRUST
For a brand that has been an expertise in goldsmith and fine jewellery in almost 70 years, Poh Heng introduces the ORO22 collection, a series of 22K yellow gold designs that are anything but dated. The ORO22 collection was first launched in 2006, differing from the brand’s other collections with two distinct traits: contemporary design…
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#FRIDAYFLING: TICKLE ME PINK
Winding around the centre stone in floral colours, Artinian’s Mirage ring gives off a punch of colour against an 18K rose gold setting. White diamonds and colourful sapphires in yellow, pink, purple and violet overlap one another resembling petals, surrounding a 14.88ct rubellite tourmaline centre stone. www.artinian.com
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BEYOND THE CLASSICS
Get a glimpse of French-Filipino pearl jewellery brand Jewelmer Joaillerie‘s stunning pieces at their pop-up store, “Journey of a Pearl: Jewelmer”, located at the ground floor of Isetan Department Store on Orchard Road this week, March 10 to 16. From dainty rings to spectacular neckpieces, the collection is meant to showcase and introduce to the…
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WARMING TONES
If a colourful palette doesn’t suit your jewellery taste, tone it down with a pair of Labyrinth earrings from Esvara. Faceted moonstones and diamonds hang gracefully from the piece, with unique tropical wood accents to even out the shine. www.esvaraviva.com
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#87 EDITORIAL: SOME LIKE IT HAUTE
Cover Image // On Model: JEWELLERY SARTORO JEWELRY APPAREL PETRA DRESS BY ZUHAIR MURAD; FOX FUR BY ETRO PHOTOGRAPHY: CHING@GREENPLASTICSOLDIERS PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: WANG ZHIXIANG STYLING DIRECTION: DESMOND LIM STYLING ASSISTANT: JOEY TAN HAIR AND MAKE UP: GREGO/INDIGO ARTISANS USING LA BIOSTHETIQUE @ GLAMOUR SALON SYSTEM, YSL BEAUTÉ MODEL: GEORGIA / MANNEQUIN
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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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SWAROVSKI GEMSTONES x ALEX WOO
Swarovski Gemstones, a subsidiary of iconic jewellery brand Swarovski, recently announced its new collaboration with New York-based jewellery designer Alex Woo. The collection is part of Woo’s 15th year anniversary celebration since the launch of her namesake brand, Alex Woo Made in New York. Introducing wearable designs that were inspired by her…