Platinum Engagement Rings
Nov 09, 2005
Platinum rings have become very popular in the last five years. Traditionally women preferred white and yellow gold rings. Gold was the traditional metal of choice. Most major fashion magazines promoted gold as the metal of choice, especially for wedding rings. In the U.S mainstream jewelry stores tended to carry more gold rings than platinum.The recent....

JFC To Honor Industry Leaders at 2005 Facets of Hope Dinner
Feb 01, 2005
Jewelers For Children (JFC), the U.S. jewelry industry's recognized charity, formerly known as Jewelers Charity Fund for Children, will honor David and Sybil Yurman, founders of David Yurman of New York, and Sue E. Gove, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Zale Corporation of Dallas, at its Seventh Annual Facets of Hope Dinner in Las....

Fashion Facets
Sep 01, 1996
She doesn't have a well-known name like David Yurman and she doesn't have a booth at any jewelry show. Don't feel bad for her, though. Robin Garin Rotstein does have back-to-back Diamonds-International Awards. While it's not unusual for a designer to win more than one of these prestigious awards in a career, Rotstein is only the second designer in the....

Choosing the Right Brands for Your Store
Mar 01, 2007
Lee Michael Berg’s grandmother used to tell him, “You’re known by the company you keep.” Her old-fashioned wisdom is truer than ever in today’s marketplace. Berg, president and chief executive officer of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, with eight stores in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, says the Lee Michaels name is the....

Tourneau Exec Sets Up New Business Venture
Sep 01, 2001
Anthony J. D'Ambrosio, former executive vice president of Tourneau Inc., is now CEO of Ambros & Associates Inc. The new firm specializes in brand management and development, business maximization and profitability optimization as well as advertising, media planning, and promotion. The company has secured engagement commitments from Tourneau....

Fund-raiser Set for Stricken Jeweler
Nov 01, 2004
A fund-raiser/silent auction will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, to benefit Kinga Marjai, master jeweler for designer Alex Sepkus, who was stricken with spinal meningitis in June 2003. The benefit will take place at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City and will feature a silent auction of fine jewelry, watches, and other luxury items from such notables as....

Space: Yurman's New Frontier
Oct 01, 2005
David Yurman achieved iconic status a while ago, but in August Yurman's jewelry was, literally, out of this world. Space shuttle Discovery, the first shuttle to launch in more than two years, carried one of Yurman's rings on its mission, thanks to the daughter of Charles Carmada, one of the astronauts. Chelsea Carmada, as part of a loose tradition among....

A Titanium World
Feb 01, 2003
After a well-received first attempt last year, the World Titanium Council has announced its second annual international design contest. In a step to gain recognition for titanium jewelry and compete in the industry where design contests reinforce the popularity of jewelry in such materials as gold, pearls and gemstones, the council has brought on board some....

Jewelry: Brace Yourselves
Jul 01, 2006
John Hardy and other designers would like you to give them a hand, or more precisely, a wrist, so that they can help you overcome your aversions to wearing jewelry. Hardy, David Yurman, and Jacopo Sedazzari of Sauro are among the designers using titanium, ceramic, and carbon fiber—modern and masculine materials—to make sleek and solid....

Goldman Launches Affordable Designer Silver Line
Jun 01, 2004
Frederick Goldman, a prominent manufacturer of gold and platinum bridal jewelry, has announced the launch of a new sterling silver jewelry line geared to the fashion-conscious, self-purchasing woman. Named "Lyric," the new line is a collection of sterling silver and gemstone jewelry that incorporates elements of the old "Lyric" floral pattern from the....