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While French designers have always had a presence at COUTURE, around 2023, their numbers truly became remarkable. What was even more extraordinary than their ubiquitousness was the astounding...
The StoryWhile French designers have always had a presence at COUTURE, around 2023, their numbers truly became remarkable. What was even more extraordinary than their ubiquitousness was the astounding...
The StoryCalifornia’s Central Coast, which is world-renown for its breathtaking beauty, is profoundly more stunning thanks to one woman, Soraya Cayen. The Award Winning Cayen Collection, located on a...
In jewelry-land the vast majority of creations don’t exactly tell a story. They are decorative designs. Diamond necklaces, hoop earrings and bangle bracelets are the kinds of things...
Meredith Young’s identity as an artist has been a grounding force for the designer throughout her life. Spending time with her grandparents as a child in Green Valley,...
Since launching her eponymous collection in 1996, Greek designer Ileana Makri’s work has continued to evolve while maintaining the foundational aesthetic that makes her brand so distinctive. Her...
Asking COUTURE’s designers and brands to send us images that evoke this month’s theme, “Back to Nature,” is sort of like asking for images of “diamond jewelry” to...
While it only recently celebrated it’s 1 year anniversary, Cleveland-based Porterfi has already created a buzz among COUTURE’s designers and brands. The shop’s owner, Jaeda Kinkoph, is an...
When Elizabeth “Beth Anne” Bonanno and Joel Cheatwood, co-founders of luxury brand development agency, The Gems Project, contemplate adding to their already robust roster of designer fine jewelry clients, they take into account a...
The StoryPearls, June’s birthstone, have long been associated with characteristics such as purity, sweetness and innocence. Wearing pearls, as lore goes, can bring one inner calm, peace and an overall sense of well-being. While all...
We are in a golden era of lucky charms. Waves of talismanic designs have swept into fashion over the last several years including zodiacs, evil eyes, hearts and crosses. Now horseshoes have ridden into...
Eva Fehren designer, Eva Zuckerman, is a quintessential New Yorker. Born and made in New York City, Eva always considered herself a creative and immersed herself in multiple mediums throughout her childhood; painting on...