Earlier this month the jewelry giant Tiffany & Co., signed a two year deal with the top-ranked women's tennis player Maria Sharapova. The 21-year-old tennis pro will wear a pair of Tiffany’s earrings for the next eight Grand Slam events including the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens. During the first tournament, The French Open from May 25 to June 8 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sharapova will wear a pair of $1,150 yellow gold Elsa Peretti Wave earrings that cut a striking profile without adding weight. The jewelry will go on sale im... Read More >>>

Yes, you can do it…be fashionable and trendy this summer without going shopping. The answer is: shop your closet. These are a few tips from Lisa Armstrong on how to get a new fresh look for coming season without spending extra money.

Stage one: What to ditch ?

-Winkle pickers. You might be a classic dresser but these set your look in aspic
-Bootcuts. If you don’t look your best in drainpipes or straight trousers, miss out the b... Read More >>>

With summer time approaching fast you might start thinking about this year’s vacation. If you decide to go to Turkey, try to visit (or stay at) the Mardan Palace in Antalya. This luxurious hotel was opened yesterday and is probably the most luxurious hotel in the world. It was built by Telman Ismailov for $1.4 billion.

For “only” $18,300 a night you can enjoy: 30 min gondola ride across the blue water pool, 11 Italian restaurants, a 2,400 fish aquarium, 9,000 tones of white sand imported from Egypt, the 500,000 crystals and 23,000 square meters of I... Read More >>>

Last week, the legendary jewelry brand Bulgari celebrated their 125th Anniversary at the prestigious Il Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. The celebration started with inauguration of the exhibit titled "Between History and Eternity: 1884-2009". Over five hundred works of jewelry, watchmaking and art pieces were displayed in eight chronological galleries - some pieces belonging to the Bulgari Archives, others loaned by private collectors.

One of the gallery rooms is entirely reserved for Elizabeth Taylor's personal Bulgari collection: sixteen ext... Read More >>>

Sir Paul McCartney was pretty upset when he found out that his fans could goggle at his multi-million-pound home online. A source told The Sun newspaper: "He was unsettled when he heard Google users could get a 360-degree view of the property."

Last night, a Google spokesman told the newspaper that anyone could now remove their house from the site by clicking a button. But he added: “Since the launch of Street View, millions have used it and the vast majority are very happy to have their house included.”

Some however, are very unhappy.... Read More >>>

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about a big fashion event the 2009 Met Costume Institute Gala hosted by Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Justin Timberlake and a fashion industry legend Anna Wintour. Today we wanted to share with you Bronwyn Cosgrave’s article showing the backstage of the event and ideas behind the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Harold Koda, co-curator of the Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, usually has a laconic demeanour. Last week, though, his adrenalin was pumping. “There i... Read More >>>

Big, bold and luxurious is the jewelry worn by celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival in France this year. Chopard, one of the Cannes Film Festival's main sponsors, created 62 couture jewelry pieces for all the big stars to wear and the presented jewelry is simply stunning.

Actress, Barbara Mori, sported a Chopard diamond choker so thick she must have had an entire cadre of body guards following her every move. Asia Argento sparkled in an impressive sapphire and diamond Chopard statement neckla... Read More >>>

Jewelry is a big part of fashion industry and it has enjoyed quite a run on the Fashion Week catwalks for the last two seasons. However, the fall 2009 jewelry styles were visibly more modest this year.

Amy Goodman, fashion trend director for Timex, observed that recession was clearly on designers' minds. She said: “Either they made the clothes really wearable and thought of what women wanted and needed, or they did fantasy pieces, so that if a woman was going to invest in a piece it would be truly outstanding."

Top designers accessorized t... Read More >>>

Prada - the Italian fashion maker known for the luxury goods for men and women is considered to be one of the most influential fashion brands in the world. Although the label is so famous, most of us know very little about the person behind the label.

In this interview Alastair Sooke (The Daily Telegraph) talks to Miuccia Prada – the woman behind Prada. I think you will find it interesting as I did.

When the Italian fashion designer Miuccia Prada is in especially high spirits, she leaves her office on a slide. The entrance to it, a stainless-steel funnel... Read More >>>

The red carpet was rolled out this week for the 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival. Beautiful evening gowns, high fashion and couture jewelry were as important as presented movies. The new thing about the Festival is the redesigned Golden Palm made by high end Swiss jeweler – Chopard. The golden leaf is created out of 24-carat gold, hand cast into a wax mold and attached to a single piece of cushion-cut crystal.

Chopard has also created 62 couture jewelry pieces in honor of the festival's 62nd year. The jewelry will be worn throughout the event be a group of ... Read More >>>