Sofia Vergara Diamond Earrings at Golden Globes

Sofia Vergara wore a beautiful set of Harry Winston diamond earrings to the Golden Globes.

Chandelier earrings are definitely in this year.  I love this woman - she is so funny!

Nicole Kidman’s Amazing Diamond Bracelet at the Golden Globes

Nicole Kidman wore an exuberant art deco diamond bracelet with emeralds to the Golden Globes. Take a close look, there are some pretty big stones in the platinum bracelet.

She also wore a Fred Leighton, 19th century, diamond bow brooch on her hip.

Paris Hilton's Engagement Ring

The famous Paris-to-Paris Hilton engagement ring. The engagement did not last very long, but the ring sure is beautiful. Does anyone know what happened to the ring? Post your answer below.

Katie Holmes Engagement Ring

Katie Holmes wearing her white and rose gold, pave engagement ring. The ring is as beautiful from below as it is on top.

Julia Roberts Earrings

After being out of the headlines for quite some time, Julia Roberts is coming back with her new movie, Duplicity.  At the various premiers for her movie, she accessorized with some simple, but beautiful earrings. Here they are:

Here she is about a year ago at the Metroplitan Museum.

Angelina Jolie Red Carpet Earrings with Citrine

Angelina Jolie recently made a splash on the red carpet at the Oscar's by wearing some fantastic emerald earrings. The sheer size and rich color made her a standout among all the stars. Since then I have been asked by a number of clients to create them earrings with the following two qualities: they must be big and beautiful; they must have lots of color. Since emeralds this size are beyond the budget of most, we have been looking at other natural stones. Take a look at the set in Prasiolite (also called green amethyst).

Below are a set of citrine stones that would make similar earrings.

The earrings would have a total weight of 49.47 cts!! They consist of two high quality, cushion cut citrine stones weighing a total of 16.88 cts and two teardrop (pear) citrines weighing a total 32.59 carats. The color is a wonderful deep orange which makes it much more desirable (and valuable) compared to the yellowy / lemony citrines that you typically find in your local jewelry store. They would certainly make you stand out in a crowd! Please email me or send me a note if you are interested in something similar.

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Angelina's Oscar Earrings and Ring with Green Quartz

Earring Stones

Center Ring Stone

I have had a number of requests for earrings like Angelina Jolie's but using a more affordable natural green stone.  I managed to pick up a matching set of Green Quartz (also called Prasiolite or Green Amethyst).  The color is a beautiful, rich green. 

The earrings would have a total weight of 70 cts, consisting of a cushion cut top stone and a tear drop (pear) bottom stone.  The ring stone is also a cushion cut stone and weighs 28.6 carats.  In terms of size, I think the stones are similar to Angelina Jolie’s jewelry.  The ring stone is 19mm wide. The top stone for the earring (the cushion cut) is about 14 mm wide and the tear drop stone is almost 27 mm long.  I chose these stones as the best matching set out of a very large package that my Brazilian dealer had.  This is an excellent color for green quartz.  Email me if you are interested in something similar.

Although these are a different shade of green from emeralds they have their own special beauty.  Their large size and fire will make the same statement that Angelina's did on the red carpet.

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Gisele Bundchen Wedding Update

Gisele and Tom have finally got married.  Here she is in 2008 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala wearing a spectacular dress and jewelry.

Jessica Biel Oscars: Diamond Earrings, Bracelet, Cuff

Jessica Biel wore diamond earrings and a matching diamond cuff on the red carpet.  This, in my opinion, was some of the most interesting jewelry of the night.

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Angelina Jolie Emerald Earrings

Angelina Jolie came to the Oscars equipped with a magnificent set of emerald earrings by Lorraine Schwartz and a matching emerald cocktail ring.

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Michelle Obama's Rhodium Ring

The internet is buzzing with reports that Barack Obama is buying his wife a $30,000 pure rhodium ring for his inauguration.  The ring is apparently made by Italian designer, Giovanni Bosco. The reports are claiming that rhodium is super expensive at over $7,000 per ounce. Whereas rhodium is commonly used to plate both white gold and platinum jewelry to give it a clean, bright appeal, it is highly unusual to have pure rhodium jewelry.

What really are the facts:

 - Obama's spokespeople have already denied the reports.  

 - Solid rhodium is generally unsuitable (unheard of?) for jewelry because it is brittle and difficult to cast.  The high price of the metal is less of a barrier than these other factors.   

 - Prices of Rhodium have plummeted from an annual high of $10,010 to $935.  This is more expensive than platinum ($817) or gold ($782), but not much more so and nowhere near the prices being reported in the Obama reports.  Take a look at this amazing chart of the price of rhodium:

Given the inconsistencies in the story, it is almost certainly fake.  Michelle Obama would be getting ripped off based on today's rhodium prices.  Anyway, its great publicity for Giovanni Bosco.  

(....Michelle,  if you want a special, custom-made ring for the inauguration, email me!)

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Charlize Theron's Jewelry World

Most people pay a lot of money to wear expensive designer jewelry. If, however, you are Charlize Theron, you get paid a lot of money to wear jewelry. In a dispute with Raymond Weil, court documents claim that  Charlize got paid:

• $3m to endorse Raymond Weil watches for 18 months
• $200,000 to wear Chopard for the 2006 Oscars and another $50,000 for BAFTA awards in London
• $0 to wear Cartier to the 2006 Golden Globes (if you don't count a $35,000 ring, $8000 earrings and a $7,500 bracelet given to her as a token of appreciation).

What can I say, except that I am jealous!!

Late Update:  It appears that Raymond Weil and Charlize have come to an agreement to settle the case.

Tom Brady - Gisele Bundchen Engagement Ring

In Touch Weekly is reporting that Tom went out to Cartier and brought a 5 carat yellow diamond engagement ring for his girl.  The price?  A mere $145,000.  Sounds about right.

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