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A round up of this week's international jewellery news...
Louis Vuitton just bought the world's second-biggest diamond
CNN: Louis Vuitton has just bought the world's second-largest diamond, another sign of the French brand's ambitions in the luxury jewelry market.
The Second-Biggest Diamond in History Has a New Owner
NY Times: Louis Vuitton has won all 1,758 carats of the Sewelo diamond.
Second-Biggest Diamond Ever Will Become Louis Vuitton Jewelry
Bloomberg: The second-biggest diamond in history will be cut, polished and turned into a collection of Louis Vuitton jewelry.
Louis Vuitton Buys Second-Biggest Rough Diamond Ever, Eyes Top-Five Jewelry Position
Forbes: In a surprise move that points to an increased focus on the jewelry business, the luxury fashion giant has bought the Sewelo diamond. Could Louis Vuitton be about to trade fine leather for fine jewelry and cash in on its prime position on Place Vendôme?
Louis Vuitton jewellery purchases second largest uncut diamond in the world
Standard: The diamond, which is roughly the size of a tennis ball, is the second largest found in a century, after the Cullinan diamond which features in the crown jewels.
Costs tarnish profits at Scottish jeweller Hamilton & Inches
The Times: Profits have more than halved at an upmarket Scottish jeweller after it suffered a sharp rise in costs. Hamilton & Inches said that costs had risen as a result of investments it had made in several areas, including staff training and IT.
Gemfields shares on the up after UK listing return is confirmed for February 14
Mining MX: Gemfields is to list its shares on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in an effort to win back investors some 18 months after the company was delisted from the City following its takeover by Pallinghurst Resources.
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First look at Tweed de Chanel, the new high jewellery collection inspired by Coco (and the Queen's) favourite fabric
The Telegraph: Tweed: that knobbly, bobbly, woven wool fabric so effortlessly associated with expensive blazers held together with ornate buttons, Scotland and the aristocracy hosting shooting weekends at their country estates. The Queen wears it; the Duchess of Cambridge’s Erdem tweed dress was dubbed ‘one of her chicest evening outfits ever’; and last summer Queen Letizia of Spain wore a tweed Zara dress that made the fashion world go crazy.
Kelly Hoppen’s "jewellery-like" electrical accessories target the luxury interiors market
Dezeen: Interior designer Kelly Hoppen has created a collection of premium light switches and plug sockets for Focus SB that provide an alternative to "very conservative" electrical wiring accessories.
Burnley mum's eye-catching jewellery — made out of clay
Lancashire Telegraph: Forget silver and gold, an artistic mum is creating eye-catching pieces of jewellery — using clay.
Donna Laine Fine Jewellery appears on BBC's Caught Red Handed
Hampshire Chronicle: Donna Laine Fine Jewellery shop in Winchester has featured in a crime-busting BBC show.
No new hope for Finland’s Star Wars jewelry brand
News Now Finland: Silver pieces from Lapponia, designed by Björn Weckström, were worn by Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia, and featured in the 1977 movie Star Wars: A New Hope.
‘Where else does it snow diamonds?’: CdA jeweler looks to refund more than $500K after Saturday promotion
Spokesman: In late November, Clark’s Diamond Jewelers owner Jane Clark made a wager with an insurance company: she would put up a percentage of the store’s holiday sales, and the insurance company would refund those sales if a certain date in January had at least 3 inches of snow.
Husam El Odeh Is Designing Jewelry for the “New Man”
Vogue: In the court of the Sun King etiquette was codified and dress was sumptuous. Male courtiers had free range to peacock about in richly embroidered cutaways, breeches, and red-heeled shoes. Today, we are daily witnessing the cracking up of long established customs, and the emergence of new ones.
‘Twilight’ Star Nikki Reed Is Sinking Her Teeth Into The Sustainable Jewelry Market
Forbes: Nikki Reed vividly remembers being approached on a busy Los Angeles sidewalk by an admirer of a ring on her finger—the very one that the actress and founder of the jewelry brand BaYou With Love had designed to be her wedding ring. But it didn’t stop the ‘Twilight’ actress from capitalizing on the business opportunity.
Hellessy Celebrated Its Latest Collection With Friends and Fine Jewelry
Vogue: One of the best and worst parts about working in a city that never sleeps is that most likely your friends are always working and not sleeping, too. One way to break the cycle and pull friends across multiple industries with conflicting schedules together is with a labor of love.
Sparkle and shine!
Daily Mail: Charlize Theron, Olivia Wilde and many more celebs dazzled in unprecedented diamond jewelry at the Critics' Choice Awards.
Critics’ Choice Awards 2020: the curated ear is here to stay
Stylist: Whether you’re looking for dainty celestial studs or decadent gem clusters, let the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards be your inspiration for a curated ear.
The 2020 Town & Country Jewelry Awards
Town and Country: Welcome to the third annual T&C JewelryAwards, where we celebrate the young and established talents preserving the ancient art of jewelry while also moving it into the future. They are guardians of beauty and skill and innovation and we raise a glass to each and every one of them.
Big in 2020: 7 Women to Watch
Town and Country: To ring in an brilliant new year in the world of art and culture, Town & Country turned a lens on seven accomplished women—the driving forces behind creative projects that will be the center of attention in 2020 and beyond—in our February issue's fashion and jewelry portfolio.
How to pair Boucheron, Cartier and Chaumet high jewellery with the latest haute couture from Fendi, Valentino, Dior and more
SCMP: We paired high jewellery presented at Paris Couture Week with haute couture from leading luxury brands to create gorgeous looks.
The Love Knot Is A Tiny Symbol For A Big Heart
Refinery: When it comes to gems the hidden ones are often stories, not stones. Welcome to Demystified, where we look beyond the jewelry box, past our closets, and into the depths of our most cherished possessions to reveal their cross-cultural significance.
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Refresh Your Everyday Jewelry Game with These 20 Baubles
Vogue: A scroll through any supermodel’s Instagram account — be it Bella Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, or Vogue covergirl Ashley Graham — quickly reveals one thing: fashion’s it girls love a good jewelry moment. In selfies and street-style shots, their personal, everyday jewelry is always on view. You don’t have to be a supermodel, however, to flaunt your jewels, and at Vogue we are always looking for ways to refresh our own everyday jewelry game.
I went behind the scenes at christie’s auction house, where diamond rings sell for millions
Euro News: Clutching at catalogues and licking the tips of their fingers as they flip from page to page, prospective buyers fill the room, following the lots as the auctioneer calls them out. I watch them raise their paddles surreptitiously and, unused to the confidential nature of auctions, find myself peering around with curiosity.
Sheffield charity set up over two centuries ago continues to help silversmiths in need
The Star: A Sheffield charity set up over two centuries ago with money left in a will is continuing to help those within the silversmith trade who are in need.
Range Rover driven into London jewellery shop in robbery
BBC: A Range Rover was driven through the front window of a jewellery shop during a smash-and-grab robbery.
Activism and Luxury Fashion in Hong Kong
Louis Vuitton is the most recent in a string of luxury fashion brands to close down branches in Hong Kong. The store in question was located in Times Square Mall in the previously bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay and was forced to close, according to the brand, due to an inability to renegotiate rent prices with the landlord after the shop saw profits fall.
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