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July 25, 2011
AFTER weeks of gloomy weather, the sunshine over the Guards Polo Club elevated spirits to a suitably high level as Henry Holland, Bip Ling, Tyrone Wood and Tamsin Egerton soaked up the sunshine in the Chinawhite tent at the Cartier International Cup yesterday.
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After a Veuve Clicquot Champagne reception, lunch started with a Thai seafood consommé with tiger prawns, snapper, scallops and lobster wontons, followed by an Asian BBQ of beef and guinea fowl and finished with a Champagne jelly with pandan [...]
July 12, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor fans will soon have the chance to get up close and personal with the Hollywood icon—and maybe own some of her famous jewels, if you have the big bucks. A collection of Taylor’s most prized possessions, including pieces from her $145 million jewelry collection, will soon be on display at Christie’s auction house before going under the hammer.
Starting in September, fans all over the world will be able to view a compilation of the movie star’s jewelry, Fashion, accessories, artwork and more of her [...]
June 11, 2011
Travelling with small children can be a nightmare for most parents.
But as Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban made their way through L.A.X. with their daughters, both little girls behaved impeccably.
Country singer Keith carried a snoozing Sunday Rose, who will be three in July, who appeared to be while Nicole was charged with carrying the newest member of their family little Faith Margaret.
These pictures are the first sightings of five month old Faith with the rest of the family. Australian actress, Nicole, [...]
May 12, 2011
In a sea of utterly beautiful women wearing spectacular designer dresses, she walked up the red-carpet stairs. Her dress, at the 2011 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala, was by Stella McCartney.
It was a dark-teal number with embroidered silver stars running from the waist to a short train and it was teamed with heels by Sergio Rossi and jewellery by Cartier.
Her name is Madonna and she looked elegant and hot. But, in an aside to the assembled press, she was reported to have [...]
May 11, 2011
Kate Middleton chose to wear the Cartier “halo” tiara, which was made in 1936 and purchased by the Duke of York (later King George VI) for his wife, Elizabeth’s mother (also Elizabeth). Queen Elizabeth received it as an 18th-birthday present, at which time she was Princess Elizabeth. The delicate headpiece, which is as understated as a headband of diamonds can be, was lent to Kate by the Queen, though there’s a chance she’ll come into one of her own soon: the Queen’s 1981 wedding gift to Diana [...]
May 10, 2011
Global brands emphasise cut and clarity, while local jewellers prefer carat to cut and clarity A floral diamond ring of 0.3 carat that costs Rs 15,000 at a local jeweller would come for Rs 42,000 at a Gitanjali store and perhaps for Rs 45,000 at Tanishq. But if you are looking at international brands like Cartier, Tiffany or Harry Winston, be prepared to pay a few lakhs.
This stark difference in price is despite the fact that 14 out of 15 diamonds sold across the globe [...]
May 9, 2011
Louis Vuitton, the French maker of laminated canvas handbags, is the world’s most valuable luxury brand for the sixth consecutive year, a research group says.
The brand, owned by Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has a value of $US24.3 billion ($22.6 billion), an increase of 23 per cent from 2010, according to Millward Brown Optimor’s 2011 BrandZ study published today. That’s almost as much as the combined values of hermes, gucci and Chanel, which ranked second, third and fourth in this year’s luxury-brand standings.
Vuitton’s value amounts [...]
May 8, 2011
It was the moment when millions of television viewers around the world gasped in admiration: Kate Middleton stepping out of the car at Westminster Abbey, giving people the first proper look at her dress, hair and tiara. Not only did the stunning Alexander McQueen dress, designed by Sarah Burton, lead to cheers from the Fashion press and those watching, but so too her decision to wear most of her hair down, and have her veil kept in place by the so called "halo" tiara, lent to her by [...]
February 18, 2011
What better way to show your love this Valentine’s Day than with beautiful things?
WHEN it comes to Valentine’s Day, jewellery has always been the preferred choice to show your love to that special someone. With that in mind, we’ve picked out some lovely pieces.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ master jewellers created the Nid de Paradis collection especially for Valentine’s Day.
Love and nature have been the twin sources of inspiration for the brand for over a century, and this collection of three pieces – ring, earrings and pendant – reflects [...]
September 2, 2010
Erst vor gut 20 Jahren begann man im Hause Cartier, das als Hoflieferant diverser Monarchen – einige der Dokumente, die es als solchen ausweisen, hängen in den Verkaufsräumen in der Rue de la Paix – auch „Juwelier der Könige“ genannt wurde, mit dem systematischen Aufbau einer eigenen Sammlung, um die Firmengeschichte zu dokumentieren. Ein kostspieliges Unterfangen. Die Objekte werden teils von Privatleuten, teils bei Auktionen erworben. Und das Budget ist begrenzt: „In jüngster Zeit gab es einige Auktionen, bei denen wir nicht bis zum Ende mitbieten konnten“, hält [...]
