Keeping Up With Kimye – Vogue Us April 2014 by Annie Leibovitz

March 25, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The so much talked about cover of Vogue US for April 2014 featuring Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is finally here. Posing with their newborn baby – North – for legendary Annie Leibovitz, Kim talked about her love for Elisabeth Taylor, her beautiful family and her childhood. She remembers her ‘crazy-for-fashion’ mom when she was little –  “would always wear really tight—she was into Vicky Tiel, Moschino, or Chanel—with huge Moschino heart earrings. She had an amazing body and was always […]

Categories: fashion, people • Tags: annie leibovitz, april 2014, celebrity, Elizabeth Taylor, fashion, kanye west, Kim Kardashian, photography, Vogue Us

Emerald – A New Thames & Hudson Published Book

March 10, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Emerald – a new book that sees through the history of this precious gem published by Thames & Hudson and having Franca Sozzani to write the preface. The experts Joanna Hardy and Jonathan Self  take us in a  fascinating journey through the history of this stone, passing through countries like Columbia, Zambia and India. The hypnotic green emerald was and still is an inspiration for houses like Cartier, a lover of Elizabeth Taylor alongside the Catherine the Great of Russia […]

Categories: accessories, books • Tags: art, beauty, books, cartier, Catherine the Great of Russia, columbia, Elizabeth Taylor, franza sozzani, green emerald, india, inspiration, Thames & Hudson, zambia

«Society’s Jeweler» – Retrospective of Jeweler David Webb at the Norton Museum of Art

January 25, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Last week at the Norton Museum of Art – in West Palm Beach, Florida – opened the retrospective exhibition of jeweler David Webb. His jewelry pieces were worn by the fifties and sixties movie stars and celebrities.  Webb drew inspiration in classic jewelry turn of the XIX and XX centuries, of family ornaments and ruling dynasties eastern countries. His work and friendship was appreciated by  Jackie Onassis and Marjorie Reed Gordon, who regularly appeared in public with intricate brooch David […]

Categories: accessories, beauty, people • Tags: art, David Webb, eddie fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, exhibition, jackie Onassis, jewelry, Marjorie Reed Gordon, Michael Todd, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach Florida

Jewelry Coffee Table Books-Your Christmas Present

December 23, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

If you are behind with the Christmas gifts here is a collection of 15 coffee table books, exploring the world of precious gem stones from Cartier refined style to Bulgari opulence and Indian priceless stones. A perfect gift for the beauty lovers! Sapphires from Sri Lanka, diamonds from Golconda and engraved emeralds, this breathtaking book of condensed luxury, published by Assouline, retraces four centuries of Indian history through the astounding jewelry collection of Sheikh Hamad. Beyond Extravagance – A Royal […]

Categories: accessories, books, fashion • Tags: Barbara Hutton, books, Christmas, Craveggia, Elizabeth Taylor, gift, History of India, jewelry, luxury, Metropolitan Museum of Art, paris, Place Vendôme

Van Cleef & Arpels Exibition at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana-California

November 14, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

The Place Vendôme jewelry house is going to  California for the exhibition they are holding at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana until February 15. The exhibition, entitled “A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels” shows  over 200 of the brand’s most iconic pieces, from a collection of 700, starting from the early 20th century and going along the 21st century from the Maison’s own archives. The necklace designed with a working zipper that can convert into a […]

Categories: accessories • Tags: Arpels Van Cleef, Bowers Museum, California, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, jewelry, luxury, Maria Callas, Place Vendôme, Van Cleef & Arpels

Celebrated Stones

October 3, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

From The Hope Diamond, to The Star of the East, The Taylor-Burton Diamond, to The Wittelsbach Diamond, history has been marked by the discovery of some truly unique gems. Just as Sotheby’s prepares to auction two new jewels, including The Pink Star, a 118.28-carat pink diamond which currently holds the record as the largest ever pink diamond to be certified by the Gemological Institute of America, we take a look at eight of the most famous and the most dizzyingly […]

Categories: accessories • Tags: Diamond, Elizabeth Taylor, Harry Winston, Hope Diamond, luxury, photography, Sotheby, Taylor-Burton Diamond

The Art Of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950-1990 Exhibition

September 19, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Starting September 21st, in San Francisco at the Young Museum, Bulgari holds an exhibition of the fine jewelry design, including pieces owned by Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren. Four decades of art and beauty!

Categories: accessories • Tags: Accessories, bulgari, Elizabeth Taylor, fashion, Jewellery, jewelry, luxury, San Francisco, Sophia Loren

Elizabeth Taylor’s Precious Jewelry

July 24, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Ruby And Diamond Necklace by Cartier Elisabeth Taylor tries on the ruby and diamond necklace by Cartier in Saint-Jean-Cap Ferrat in august 1957, a gift from her husband Mike Todd. Elisabeth wearing the gift from her husband Mike Todd-later on she jumped in the pool, jewells and all. The Taylor-Burton diamond, witch was acquired by Cartier at auction in 1969. Less then 48 hours later, Richard Burton had bought what was the twelfth largest diamond in the world at the […]

Categories: accessories, fashion • Tags: Academy Award, cartier, Diamond, Elizabeth Taylor, jewelry, luxury, Richard Burton, Saint-Jean-Cap Ferrat, Taylor-Burton Diamond