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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 StoryOn a sunny day in Beverly Hills I buzzed the Anita Ko HQ and was quickly let inside. It’s fitting that it would be based in the epicenter...
Pearls have gone through a sea change in how they are perceived since men started wearing them. The countless musicians who have flaunted simple strands, including A$AP Rocky,...
While relatively new on the scene, Tiny Gods has quickly become one of the most buzzed about jewelry stores in the country. Its founder, Mary Margaret Beaver, opened...
I was thrilled to sit down with artist Paula Crevoshay during COUTURE 2021 to record an episode of The COUTURE Podcast. I’ve known Paula and have been an...
I walked to Moritz Glik’s Midtown New York showroom on a cold January day for our first in-person meeting—we had previously only conversed on zoom. A zoom meeting,...
Los Angeles-based designer, Emily P. Wheeler, describes herself as an “open book.” Her eponymous collection of jewelry, which she officially launched during COUTURE 2019, serves as a statement...
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 StoryArtist Renato Cipullo’s legacy can be traced back to his father, Guissepe Cipullo, an innovative Italian designer of costume jewelry who revolutionized the industry in the 1950’s through his bold approach and development of...
An overwhelming desire to give back is a foundational principal of Orianne Collins’ entire life. Applying this intention to her designer fine jewelry business has been an organic extension of her philanthropic efforts, allowing...
The moon and the stars, the cosmos and the constellations have been inspiring jewelry designers for eons. Going back over the last couple centuries, stars in jewelry were often linked to cultural events. And...