David Yurman

Is Gold Out of Fashion? From the news-I don't-believe file comes this article that claims gold is "no longer the metal of choice for the adornment of the r...

Brighter Days Ahead For Asprey Jewelers? When Kiera Knightley, the spokesperson for Asprey, wore Bulgari to the Oscars, rumors began to swirl that the English luxury jeweler had hi...

Times are hard for the traditional artisans of Italy. Back in December I wrote about Italian luxury fashion labels dealing with higher manufacturing costs. An International Herald Tribune article points out that the fact that the same factors are also affecting Italian goldsmiths who also have to deal with the rising price of gold. Italy, which has been producing beautiful gold jewelry for thousands of years (as is shown by the bracelet from ancient Pompeii above), was once tops in gold jewelry production but now China, India and Turkey are all offering serious competition. So far the larger luxury brands have been saved because they buy gold in advance but for smaller companies which buy their own metals each week are more likely to feel the pinch sooner. The good news is that most luxury companies continue to keep jewelry production in Italy. There is good reason for doing this, surveys of luxury consumers show that they care where their products are manufactured. A recent Unity Marketing survey regarding habits of luxury consumers showed that over two thirds of the 1,300 consumers polled show a preference for goods made in the USA, Italy, France and Germany and associate China with poorer quality luxury goods.

Is Rodeo Drive Losing Its Edge? The LA Times has an interesting article on the "high-low" trend on Rodeo Drive. Once one of the most elite shopping areas in the...

De Beers Announces Diamond Development Initiative Has all the protesting finally made an impact on De Beers? De Beers is a founding partner of the Diamond Development Initiative (DD...

Wendy Culpepper Jewelry Lariat necklaces seem to be having a fashion moment this fall. This one is part of the Fiore Collection from Wendy Culpepper. The y...

iDiamonds for iPods Looking for a way to add some bling to the signature ear buds that came with your iPod? An Italian company called Mac@Work has luxury iPod ...

Bachelor Reject To Create Luxury Tiara Line If you watched the last season of the Bachelor, the one with the non-Italian prince and the gorgeous Roman backdrop, then you probably caugh...

De Vera Objects De Vera Objects is the work of Federico de Vera, designer and inveterate shopper. Starting with two stores in San Francisco and mov...

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Donalli Collection Jewelry