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....

Dawn Moore Joins Mikimoto (America)
Mar 21, 2007
Dawn Moore has joined Mikimoto (America) Co. Ltd. to run its retail efforts in Beverly Hills. She will be responsible for driving sales and building clientele in Mikimoto’s West Coast Flagship store located in the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel. With her long-term industry contacts, she will also be Mikimoto’s point person for developing....

FashionFacets
Feb 01, 1999
Connecticut's Lux, Bond & Green, based in West Hartford, marked its 100th year in business by hosting a platinum celebration. The event was cohosted by Platinum Guild International USA. Store president and CEO John Green invited the best customers from the firm's Glastonbury and West Hartford stores to view a special collection of platinum jewelry,....

Gems in Art Featured in GIA Exhibit
Sep 01, 2002
The Gemological Institute of America's newest museum exhibit, "Gems in Art: Art in Gems," presents an array of gemstones and other gem material whose natural beauty takes on even greater appeal as an art form. This "gem art" is on display in the Mikimoto Rotunda of GIA's world headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., through Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Fri.,....

Pearl jam
Oct 01, 1998
The 26th International Pearl Design Contest winners proved again that pearls today are anything but basic. The 1998 contest received a record 1,629 entries from 29 countries. Competition is divided into three categories: freestyle actual jewelry design, thematic actual jewelry design, and paper rendering design. Entrants are required to use natural or....

Mikimoto joins forces with fashion designer
Apr 23, 2007
New York—Two iconic Japanese design forces, Mikimoto and clothing designer Yohji Yamamoto, will collaborate on a fine jewelry collection set to launch this fall. Three groups of designs will comprise the Yamamoto-designed collection of about 20 pieces, which will make its official debut in Paris during Couture Week this July. Mikimoto and Yohji....

Timepiece Villas lend dimension at Signature Salons
Apr 20, 2006
An exclusive, private grouping of elite watchmakers during Las Vegas Market week, Timepiece Privé will offer Signature Salons attendees the opportunity to view the best watches in one, upscale location. Slated for June 3-6 at the posh Wynn Las Vegas resort—immediately following the Couture event there, May 30-June 2—Signature Salons'....

Mikimoto and Yohji Yamamoto to Create a Joint Pearl Collection
Apr 10, 2007
Mikimoto and Yohji Yamamoto are aligning their talents to create a series of fine jewelry collections. Yohji Yamamoto, will apply his creative vision to Mikimoto. Yohji Yamamoto and Mikimoto, though synonymous with masterpieces of Japanese culture, both enjoy worldwide renown. This jewelry collection is an artistic expression of nature’s dramatic....

Fashion, Frugality Build Bridges to New Customers
Oct 01, 2000
While a diamond-and-Tahitian pearl design set in platinum may claim pride of place as the ultimate luxury, the fine jewelry industry is increasingly turning to less-expensive materials to cater to a new generation of consumers. In response to women who want accessories that qualify as fine jewelry but who don't want to break their budgets to purchase....

It’s All About Accessories!
Jun 01, 2000
Three venerable luxury jewelry firms, Mikimoto of Japan, Chopard of Switzerland, and Carrera y Carrera of Spain, have joined the growing cadre of high-end jewelers extending their brands to include a collection of signature accessories and gifts. Mikimoto and Carrera y Carrera announced the launch of their new accessories collections at the Basel Fair in....