The $4.2 Million Tiara for a Dog

This 15 year-old Maltese is probably the wealthiest dog in the world. His owner Riwin Jirapolsek has designed for him a $4.2 million tiara. The couture creation is made out of titanium and over 250 carats of emeralds and diamonds which came from the designer’s mother jewelry collection.

While the piece was showcased the jewelry designer announced his plans to make additional accessories for his pet. He told Reuters: "I will make a hair clip next time because my dog has to wear clips everyday otherwise its fur will block its view."

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Is Price of Amber Going to Go Up?

For years the demand for amber jewelry has been growing while the supply of high quality Baltic amber has been decreasing. The main source of Baltic amber – the mines in Sambia (Kaliningrad region) remain under water after flooding in 2004. It is estimated that the production of raw amber is down to 90% comparing to what it was just a few years ago. Amber gathering from Polish beaches and fishing for amber in the sea are too expensive, time consuming and labor intensive to fulfill the market’s demand. Therefore the manufacturers of amber are looking for new deposits and w... Read More >>>

Dior’s Mysterious Watch

The new Christal Mysterieuse Watch by Dior is definitely a head turner. Although it looks intriguing it might be not too practical since it is very difficult to figure out what time it is. The dial of the watch is always moving at a slow rate. The Dior Christal Mysterieuse is named as such for the special Quinting manufacture movement that has three rotating plates. One for the hours, minutes and day. With this constant altering look of the dial, it appears the same only once a month. This way you can never really have any frames of reference to read the hands. The watch is that re... Read More >>>

Hayden Panettiere’s Jewelry Stolen

Hayden Panettiere an actress known for playing Claire Bennet on the NBC television series Heroes was a victim of home burglary last week and lost $15,000 worth of jewelry and some personal items. According to TMZ, there were no signs of forced entry and several people had been seen going in and out of the property in her absence. The young star discovered the robbery when she returned home from a five-day vacation in Australia. No arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing.

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Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs & Justin Timberlake in Vogue

Even if you are not a big fan of Kate Moss you will probably admit that these pictures for the upcoming May issue of Vogue magazine shot by Annie Leibovitz are simply gorgeous.

In the editorial Kate Moss is accompanied by New York designer Marc Jacobs and the singer Justin Timberlake. The editorial was shot for this year's ultra-glamorous Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4.

The theme of this year's annual benefit and exhibition is 'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion'. Jacobs, whose muses have included Chloe Se... Read More >>>

Body Parts Inspired Jewelry

During my last trip to Paris I came across a jewelry collection designed by Delfina Delettrez. She is a young artist who creates jewelry inspired by human anatomy.

Probably not many women would decide to wear this kind of jewelry but I find it interesting and worth writing a few words. In her jewelry collection you will find shapes resembling various body parts like eyes, hands or lips. She is inspired by books of famous anatomist of the XVIth century Andreas van Vessel and her jewelry collections resume the humor of Tim Burton’s movies like “Nightmare b... Read More >>>

Kelly Bensimon Sued Over Jewelry Line

Kelly Bensimon, one of the stars of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York reality series, also known for beating her boyfriend Nick Stefanov, has been now sued by another NY jewelry designer for stealing the huge owl pendant, Bensimon frequently wears and sells for $325 a piece in her jewelry line.

According to the press Celeste Greenberg and Kelly Bensimon started together an owl-design inspired jewelry line, but when the business took off Kelly cut Celeste out of the picture. According to Page Six a source revealed that, "Kelly has been hawking the owl on... Read More >>>

Miss USA Crown Goes Green

Yesterday, Kristen Dalton became the 58th winner of the Miss USA pageant. The winner got to wear a gemstone crown which this year is “green”.

NBC Universal, pageant co-owner has partnered with Diamond Nexus Labs which specialize in lab-created precious gemstones. The gemstones are synthesized using environmentally friendly processes, without toxic byproducts or pollutants. Diamond Nexus Labs will also create eco-friendly gemstone crown for Miss Universe contest.

It took over 1,800 hours of work for four full time designers to create a $202,0... Read More >>>

Why Nicollette Sheridan’s character was killed off ?

The viewers of Desperate Housewives said goodbye yesterday to Edie Britt, one of the main characters of the show. Killing off Sheridan’s character was a way to save money and Mark Cherry - the creator of the show, told TV Guide: “Edie’s already slept with most of the guys on the street and has caused about as many problems as she could. There has been tremendous pressure put on me to cut costs.” That said, it seems that cutting out Nicollette Sheridan’s character was the easy choice to make.

However, the actress who was making between $100,0... Read More >>>

Stay Beautiful on a Budget

Do you sometimes wonder whether the fancy $50 shampoo works better than the $6 brand? We should remember that there's no scientific evidence that high-end beauty products work better than what you get at your local drugstore for much less. Dr Craig A. Vander Kolk, professor of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and associate director of the Plastic Surgery Medical Center says: “You can get the smelly good stuff. You can go out and get all the fancy Cliniques and the lip balm and lip enhancers, but there's no study showing they are bett... Read More >>>

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