Natalie Portman’s Diamond Necklace at the Golden Globes

Natalie Portman’s diamond and platinum necklace was stunning and a beautiful prelude for her winning the Golden Globes’ Best Actress for the “Black Swan.”

Borgezie Gold and Diamond Shoes

Aficionado's of fine shoes might have felt betrayed the day Jimmy Choo started marketing his wares through H&M.  How were they going to distinguish themselves from the masses if everyone could afford Jimmy’s high-end sandals?  The day has finally come when the super-wealthy can differentiate themselves from the merely wealthy with the launch of  Borgezie’s line.  For a cool $155,000 you can deck your feet with a pair of gold and diamond stilettos.  The shoes come with 2,200 diamonds weighing in at 30 carats set in a solid gold frame.  A spare sets of soles and heels are thrown in for free as an incentive to close the deal.

 

Rachel McAdams Diamond Earrings at the Oscars

Another standout on the red carpet was Rachel McAdams with her rough diamond earrings. She is getting a lot of buzz following her appearance and for good reason. She was stunning:

Rough diamonds have become a lot more popular in recent years. They, together with champagne diamonds, have been heavily promoted by De Beers and are now gaining widespread acceptance as “couture” gemstones.

I have a number of both champagne and rough diamonds in my collection as well as other rough gemstones and will becoming out with some specialty pieces in the near future.

Keep posted….

Kate Winslet Diamond Necklace at the Oscar

Her diamond necklace is no doubt a statement piece and is stunning.  So far, it is the best piece of jewelry for the evening.

Meryl Streep Diamond Earrings at Oscars

Meryl Streep is wearing classic shaped diamond pave earrings. 

Amanda Seyfried Oscar Cuffs

Amanda Seyfried has some wonderful pave cuffs.

Mariah Carey Diamond Hoop Earrings at Oscars

Mariah Carey wore a beautiful set of diamond hoop earrings.  She is also wearing an amazing matching brooch and diamond cuff.

Jewelry Slideshow

This is a preview of the jewelry that you can see on my new site http://www.sozai.us

My Jewelry Designs Website

I have launched a new website to highlight my jewelry designs.  The site is http://www.sozai.us.  Please let me know what you think about it.

Gold Reaches a New High

Gold reached a new high in overnight trading as prices exceeded $1,040 for the first time.  The rise in price comes from pressure on the US dollar. Concern has grown over a report that crude oil could one day be priced in other currencies, reducing the dollar’s preeminent position as a vehicle for global trade.

The rise in the price of gold over the last 18 months is actually having an interesting effect on jewelry purchases.  More and more buyers are looking at high-end jewelry as an investment and a useable store of value.  Jewelry has the additional benefit over bullion that you can enjoy the pleasure of ownership rather than just storing it in a safe and there is a “collectors” premium paid for high-end pieces.

Rachel Nichols Gold Earrings

Rachel Nichols (who played Rachel Gibson in the television series Alias) wears stunning gold shield earrings to the Japanese premier of GI Joe. 

She plays Agent Scarlett in the movie.

Hermes Luxury-Branded Car

It is not unusual for a luxury brand to leverage its name across all sorts of products. What is unusual is is for a luxury brand to put its name on a car. For a princely sum of $2 m, you can now buy the Bugatti Veyron FBG Par Hermes. Without the the Hermes labelling, the same car is a bargain at $1.25 million. According to Bugatti, “Our very rich customers may have lost a little, but they still have a lot of money.”

The car’s trunk is designed to fit specially created Hermes suitcase. The grille has Herme’s interlocking H’s.

Magnificent Jewels Auction at Sotheby’s

If you like magnificent jewels and have $3.2 million spare cash, then Sotheby’s in New York is the place to be on April 23, 2009 at 2:00 pm. With that cash in your pocket, you might well be able to pick up this 8.24 carat fancy blue diamond ring surrounded by pink diamonds.  For those of more modest means, check out the $150,000, 23.36 ct sapphire earrings, or the $65,000 diamond, enamel Schlumberger brooch.

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.

Gold Coin Jewelry

Mints around the world are reporting souring sales of gold coins.  Demand is being driven by the financial crisis as people look for safe havens for their investments.  American Eagle gold coins sales shot up from 140,000 ounces of sales in 2007 to 710,000 ounces.  The Royal Canadian Mint has quadrupled its production of Maple Leaf bullion coins. 

On the jewelry side, we are seeing that yellow gold jewelry is becoming more fashionable compared to white gold.  People understand the increasing value of yellow gold and want to show it off in their jewelry. Investors are beginning to see really fine jewelry not just as a fashion item but as a store of wealth.  I am also getting demand for the incorporation of gold coins in custom-designed jewelry.  I will keep you posted on my upcoming gold jewelry designs…..

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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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