Oscar Pre-Party Complete with Superhero Sara Paxton

At the W Magazine Oscar Pre-Party on Wednesday night the 20th, Sara Paxton – the latest dame of the superhero genre – arrived wearing a one-shoulder little black dress.  The petite actress stars as Jill Johnson, the love interest of the Rick Riker aka The Dragonfly, in the upcoming film Superhero Movie. 

While this movie is sure to be entertaining and full of slapstick comedy, I don’t foresee any Oscar nominations in its future any time soon.  The film, directed by Craig Mazin and from the creators of Scary Movie and the Naked Gun dynasty, will follow in its predecessors footsteps of spoof, spoof and more spoof til the very last frame.

Her dramatic attire at the Oscar pre-party, complete with dark eyes, showed off her serious and mysterious ways.  Devoid of glam jewelry – or any designer jewelry for that matter – she looks a bit unready for the night ahead of her.  But, we won’t hold it against her.

Instead, we’ll keep our eye out for this drama lady in the Superhero Movie and also on the red carpet this Sunday.

Gregg Ruth To Launch New Pastel Collection

The latest news from Gregg Ruth is that the luxury jewelry brand is set to introduce a brand new collection called the Pastel collection.

The background for this red ribbon cutting event?  The JCK Las Vegas Jewelry Trade Show happening this upcoming June. 

JCK Las Vegas is a huge trading show for luxury jewelry and fine jewelry where manufacturers and designers and retailers all come together.  Manufacturers and jewelry designers unveil new collections, limited edition jewelry pieces, one-of-a-kind items and sometimes even have rare, museum pieces on display at certain events.  Retailers travel to the show to get the first glimpses of the new products and place orders/buy product as well.

Gregg Ruth has been very tight-lipped about the new collection.  The luxury jewelry designer has revealed that the collection will feature pink diamonds, blue diamonds and yellow diamonds.  This description is somewhat vague since he has other collections which already showcase these same colored diamonds.  With this new collection featuring the same kinds of stones as some of his other collections, i am left wondering what the overarching thematic design elements will be for the collection.  Only time will tell.

Until then, we at ViaLuxe await the release of the new Gregg Ruth Pastels collection including actual release dates to its retailer network.  Come back to visit ViaLuxe to get the latest Gregg Ruth news.

George Clooney and Michael Clayton go to the Oscars

It’s hard to believe how long it’s been since George Clooney was on Sisters. Maybe I just aged myself, but I wasn’t actually supposed to be watching that show at my age, fyi. And then there was ER… and alas, Ocean’s Eleven and Twelve … and Thirteen. Let’s just say that I’m a fan – George has dashing good looks, charm and seems to have more fun than anyone with the same job. Life must be great for this Omega Ambassador, who favors the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean and De Ville Hour Vision watches, and just graced the cover of Time Magazine as “The Last Movie Star.”

George is nominated for an Academy Award for Michael Clayton, which came out on DVD this week, just in time for the Oscars. The film nabbed seven nominations in all, including Supporting Actor/Actress, Original Screenplay, Direction, Best Original Score and Best Picture. I think the film was excellent – a legal thriller with some great twists and smart moves by Clooney’s Michael Clayton – as well as superb performances by his cast mates Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton. I’ll be rooting for all the Michael Clayton nominees on Sunday!

Roberto Coin Bracelets – Woven Silk Collection

With so many Roberto Coin bracelets to choose from, why pick just one?

Aren’t these the most perfect stack bracelets? Roberto Coin really understands the art of mixing 18k gold and silver together, and with these bracelets it’s a no brainer to wear them altogether!

These Roberto Coin bracelets are part of the classic Woven Silk collection where the gold and silver appears woven and fine – as if it were silk!

Notice the different styles of bangle bracelets: smooth gold bangles, smooth silver bangles, braided gold bracelets, braided silver bracelets, thin gold bangle bracelets and thin gold silver bracelets.

One of each of these Roberto Coin bracelets on your wrist and you have an instant party !

Mikimoto Earrings – Pearl Earrings from the Pearls in Motion Collection

These Mikimoto earrings are cool and graceful all at the same time. A patented holding mechanism allows the placement of the pearls to be altered. This means you can wear the pearls unbalanced as in this image, or you can arrange them to be exactly the same.

Versatility and personal style preferences are what it’s all about with the Mikimoto Pearls in Motion collection. In addition, this technique is used on other Mikimoto jewelry pieces of this collection as well – not just with the earrings.

You could wear the pearls on your necklace and earrings in symmetrical positions for a professional and classy look at work, and then alter the placement of the pearls to be unsymmetrical and unbalanced for an edgy look for a night out.

These pearl earrings are unlike any pearl earrings your grandmother or mother ever owned.

With these Mikimoto earrings, the style possibilities are endless … and exciting every day !

Gurhan Gold Collection Circle Pendant

I have found my true gold love: this Gurhan Gold Collection Circle Pendant. I haven’t been a fan of gold jewelry for long, (let’s just say I was caught up in the more “mature” image of gold jewelry) but I’ve loved Gurhan ever since I laid eyes on the colorful gem-filled gold collection. Gurhan’s Gold Collection Circle Pendant features three separate chains with delicate black diamond beads that pleasingly contrast against the hand-hammered 24K gold circle pendant, and is an impeccable choice for adding some gold to any jewelry wardrobe.

Hearts on Fire Diamonds Earrings – Whimsical Pear Drop Earrings

These Hearts on Fire Diamonds Whimsical Pear Drop Earrings make my heart and stomach flutter with giddiness. Not only because Hearts on Fire Diamonds are the only diamond cut to reflect every color of the rainbow, but because these babies are set in 18k white gold and have .62 carats of round brilliant diamonds. These Hearts on Fire Diamond Whimsical Pear Drop Earrings are elegant and sure to be timeless.