Stories of Gems

First off, I love Faberge eggs! These beautiful and exquisite objects have always had me hooked. The eggs, combined with their ownership...

Learn about America's first gemologist, George Kunz, and how he changed the colored stone market in America through his work at Tiffany's.

Today, watches and jewelry are often grouped together, sold together at department store counters and combined in lots at auctions....

Everything is green now that spring is officially here! And that has me thinking about flowers! I recently came across this designer I...

One of my favorite ways to look at jewelry is in museums. You can browse to your heart’s content, price is irrelevant, and there’s...

For Women’s History Month, the story that’s been resonating with me the most is that of Suzanne Belperron. She was a French jewelry...

Today, Estee Lauder is up for my Women of Influence (for Women’s History Month) series. She’s another cosmetics maven. And if you’ve ever...

Alright, gem gals, my Women of Influence series (for Women’s History Month) continues with the amazing Helena Rubenstein. She originally...

Sometimes I think the jewelry on the red carpet just gets better and better, and this weekend’s 2019 Emmys was no exception! It’s no...

True confession: I love Princess Kate! For me, she is my aspirational style icon! I love how she always looks classy and elegant. I love...

It’s Black History Month, so I wanted to take the opportunity and talk about some amazing women of color that you may not have heard of!...

We are in red carpet award season, and the Screen Actors Guild just handed out statues! But I don’t care about that. No, I care about the...

Award season is here, gem gals! That means all the stars get decked out all fancy, and I get to see all sorts of sumptuous jewelry....

I’m so excited to write about Lorraine Schwartz! She is another name that I hear dropped on the red carpet ALL. THE. TIME. Unlike Harry...

Gem gals, you know by now how much I love watching jewelry on the red carpet! Another name that always gets thrown around is Neil Lane....

Today is Mary Todd Lincoln’s birthday, and while you may not know anything about her, trust me when I tell you she LOVED jewelry! Mary...

So many times, I hear actors on the red carpet gush about their jewelry, and then the name – Harry Winston. He seems responsible for...

Happy Thanksgiving, gem gals! Today is Turkey Day, where I eat myself into a coma, watch football, and visit with family. In my life,...

Gem gals! I was soooo excited to see all the color and variety of gemstones this year at the Emmys! I won’t lie, the show this year was a...

My last post of June focuses on one particular man – Paul Poiret. You probably haven’t heard of him, and I hadn’t either until I took a...