True Thompson Jewelry

Khloé Kardashian posted a photo to her Instagram story on Halloween of her daughter, True Thompson, wearing Luisa Alexander jewelry! The adorable toddler sparkled in the Girls Multishape Pink Sapphire Initial Bracelet ($1,700; www.luisaalexander.com). 

Celebrity Jewelry April 2019

Priyanka Chopra stepped out in New York City on Friday in a monochromatic look accented with Zoe Lev's Small Bezel Diamond Necklace ($290, www.zoelev.com). 

Temperature Bracelet Bringing Wellness

Embr Labs, the first company to make temperature personal, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign. 

The hugely successful Embr Wave Kickstarter campaign raised over $600,000, and attracted corporate investors, including Bose Ventures and Intel Capital. It almost didn’t work out that way. One week before the Embr Wave Kickstarter launch, a Hong Kong-based group launched an almost identical campaign on Kickstarter. The campaign promised a comparable product at less than half the price of Embr Wave with delivery 3 months earlier.

Greer Grammer Wearing Henri Bendel Jewelry

Greer Grammer was photographed wearing Henri Bendel on Sunday night to the InStyle Golden Globes Party in Los Angeles! The actress sparkled as she accessorized with the  Luxe Asscher Cut Petite Cuff ($98), Luxe Uptown Linear Earrings ($118) and the Henri Stack Ring Set ($118 www.henribendel.com). 

What do you think of the jewelry & fashion she wore to the event?

Kandace Greer Grammer is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is well known for her role as Lissa Miller in the hit MTV series Awkward.

Rhea Seehorn Wears Parade Jewelry

Rhea Seehorn was photographed wearing Parade jewelry at PaleyFest this weekend! The Better Call Saul actress accessorized her abstract printed dress with Parade's Pink Sapphire Yana Bracelet (Style no. BD2691A-PS; $900; ParadeDesign.com). 

Learn more about Rhea Seehorn in our super cool celebrity section.

JudeFrances Jewelry and Drukker Designs

Don't waste your time looking for amazing Black Friday prices.  You should spend your time, looking for fantastic gifts at any price.  If you are looking for something "special", Apparel Search suggests that you take a look at the JudeFrances Collection as well as the Drukker Designs collection.

Founder Jude Steele uses her unique style and design aesthetic to lead the JudeFrances design team in creating fresh, on trend styles that appeal to a variety of women. Driven by fashion and style, Steele has a knack for staying ahead of trends. This combined with her background as a photographer has given her a keen eye not only in leading the design team but creating new vision for the company as a whole.

It all started over twenty years ago in a firehouse garage in Moscow. A young electrophysicist and her firefighter husband ventured out to manufacture cubic zirconia, for which the process had just been recently invented in Russia. Over the next several years, their business was thriving and developing from manufacturing cubic zirconia and lab-grown garnets, and marketing those stones to full-scale jewelry manufacturers, to designing and manufacturing their own line of jewelry that was and still is trend-setting in Russia.

Elena Drukker and her artistic and engineering team create unique designs utilizing world-renowned classical jewelry-making techniques that go back to the time of Fabergé. Even though they use contemporary technology to its fullest in the manufacturing process, most of our jewelry designs are too intricate for us to consider computer-assisted designs or manufacturing. 

Their jewelry is handcrafted, with each gemstone being individually prong-set by hand, which allows our jewelry to stand the test of time.

Learn more about Drukker Fine Gemstone Jewelry.

Brett Lauren Jewelry

Brett Lauren is a handmade jewelry line featuring beautiful rare gemstones in a wide array of colors, styles, and sizes.

Brett Lauren partners with charitable organizations such as Wounded Warriors, and Domestic Violence Shelters, to provide jobs to battered, and homeless women. Specially made by these women, Brett Lauren jewelry is a trendy line that makes both styling and giving back easy!

Mix and match jewelry, or wear it separately on its own! With a wide array of collections and colors Brett Lauren jewelry makes personalizing possible.

Chamilia Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chamilia, a Swarovski Group brand, announced that it again will donate a portion of each purchase from its “Give Back: Breast Cancer” gift set to the American Cancer Society in support of its efforts in making strides against breast cancer. The set combines the brand’s new pink braided leather cord with easy-to-use clam-shell closure and its “Hope” charm from the “Her Gifts to the World” collection as a special release for the occasion.

“Chamilia is a brand that has always supported women in the important stages of their lives,” said Chamilia Vice President, Global Merchandising and Marketing Catherine Ottaviano. “During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the women who have battled this disease are honored. Of course, we choose to support their journey.”

There are more than 400 exclusive charms available from the Chamilia brand. The line is made from sterling silver or 14 karat gold and features genuine Swarovski Crystals, Swarovski Zirconia, or Murano glass. The brand follows strict Swarovski guidelines for quality and aesthetic standards.

THE GIVE BACK BREAST CANCER GIFT SET – Includes a bright pink leather bracelet with easy-to-use branded sterling silver clam-shell closure and extender chain and the Chamilia “Hope” charm; retail price: $75. The set will be available at the brand’s more than 2,000 retail partners worldwide and on the Chamilia website, www.chamilia.com.

What is breast cancer?
  
Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer, and can spread to other areas of the body. To learn more about how all cancers start and spread, see What Is Cancer? 

Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too. 


This information refers only to breast cancer in women. For information on breast cancer in men, see Breast Cancer in Men.

Learn more about breast cancer at the Cancer.org website.  Thanks to the American Cancer Society and dramatic improvements in cancer research, treatment and early detection, millions of women are surviving breast cancer today.
 

Shay Mitchell Wearing Croc Hand Bracelet

Shay Mitchell was spotted wearing Isharya on a recent Instagram post! The Pretty Little Liars star snapped an artsy black and white photo wearing her Croc Hand Bracelet ($168; www.isharya.com). 

Here is a better image of the actual bracelet.

By the way, the bracelet looks fab in gold, but we also adore her black & white photo.  Really looking fabulous & bohemian chic if you ask me.

Chamilia Hope Bracelet

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chamilia, a Swarovski Group brand, announced that it again will donate a portion of each purchase from its “Give Back: Breast Cancer” gift set to the American Cancer Society in support of its efforts in making strides against breast cancer. The set combines the brand’s new pink braided leather cord with easy-to-use clam-shell closure and its “Hope” charm from the “Her Gifts to the World” collection as a special release for the occasion.

“Chamilia is a brand that has always supported women in the important stages of their lives,” said Chamilia Vice President, Global Merchandising and Marketing Catherine Ottaviano. “During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the women who have battled this disease are honored. Of course, we choose to support their journey.”

There are more than 400 exclusive charms available from the Chamilia brand. The line is made from sterling silver or 14 karat gold and features genuine Swarovski Crystals, Swarovski Zirconia, or Murano glass. The brand follows strict Swarovski guidelines for quality and aesthetic standards.

THE GIVE BACK BREAST CANCER GIFT SET – Includes a bright pink leather bracelet with easy-to-use branded sterling silver clam-shell closure and extender chain and the Chamilia “Hope” charm; retail price: $75. The set will be available at the brand’s more than 2,000 retail partners worldwide and on the Chamilia website, www.chamilia.com.
  
About Chamilia

Based in Cranston, RI, Chamilia is an American company that was established in 2002. Since its purchase in 2013, it has been a member of the Swarovski Group, a world leader in quality and innovation. Each of the more than 400 exclusive charms available from the brand are made from .925 sterling silver or 14 karat gold and feature genuine Swarovski Crystals or Zirconia, or Italian Murano Glass. The brand follows strict Swarovski Group guidelines for quality and aesthetic excellence. For more information, please go to www.chamilia.com.

About Swarovski

Swarovski delivers a diverse product portfolio of unmatched quality, craftsmanship and creativity. Founded in 1895 in Austria, Swarovski Crystal Business designs, manufactures and markets crystals, natural and created gemstones, finished products such as jewelry, accessories and lighting. The company’s film division, Swarovski Entertainment, produces artistically accomplished feature films with global box-office appeal. The Swarovski Foundation was set up to honor the philanthropic spirit of the company by supporting creativity and culture, promoting wellbeing and conserving natural resources. Now run by the fifth generation of family members, Swarovski Crystal Business has a global reach, with over 2,350 stores in about 170 countries and more than 25,000 employees, www.swarovskigroup.com. 

See more of the Chamilia 2015 Charm Collection from our previous style report.

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Jaime Murray Wears Andi Alyse Jewelry

Jaime Murray was photographed wearing Andi Alyse jewelry today at NBC's 2015 New York Summer Press Day! The Defiance star accessorized her polished look with a Black Agate and Diamond Rose Gold Bracelet ($1,566) and Rose Gold Diamond X Bracelet from Andi Alyse (www.andialysejewelry.com). 

Jaime Murray is a lovely English actress, known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series Hustle and Lila West in the Showtime series Dexter. She is also known for her recurring roles as Gaia in Starz' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, as Olivia Charles in The CW's Ringer and as Helena G. Wells in Warehouse 13. Murray stars as Stahma Tarr in the Syfy series Defiance.

Samira Wiley and Laura Prepon at Orange Con Fan Event

Samira Wiley and Laura Prepon rocked the red carpet at the Orange Con Fan Event on June 11, 2015 in New York City. Samira looked flirty and feminine in the Cynthia Rowley Bonded Racer A-Line Dress in Gold Branch ($395) while Laura Prepon accessorized her edgy ensemble with an Andi Alyse Rose Gold Bracelet with Oxidized Gold Bar and Diamonds ($1,535, www.andialysejewelry.com)

 

 Below is a fashion model wearing the dress.

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Kandi Beadz Spread Peace, Love, Unity and Respect

Last year a company started making blinking bracelets, called Kandi Beadz and here is the reason why it is special -  these bracelets are tradable and foster connections between young people in the community. They hope to create enough friendships, with the ultimate purpose of building a stronger, drug free society.

Kandi Beadz® Brand Offers Beaded Bracelets That Create Friendships Among Young People and donate part of the proceeds to philanthropy foundations that support counseling services!

Here is an exciting news for those who want to spread Peace, Love, Unity and Respect or P.L.U.R.  Kandi Beadz® company makes colorful (not edible) pony beaded blinking L.E.D. bracelets and these pieces are a step beyond the popular and tradable pony bracelets found at various festivals and parties around the world. The company offers many choices of the luminous keepsakes on the website www.kandibeadz.com

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts at 87th Academy Awards

The dress worn by Gwyneth Paltrow this year to the Oscar awards was a questionable selection.  However, the jewelry she selected has received only praise.  Academy Award Winning Actress & Presenter, Gwyneth Paltrow, wore Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie's Fire Phoenix Earrings and Pétales d'Amour Ring.

FIRE PHOENIX EARRINGS

These one-of-kind earrings feature two pear-shaped cabochon Rubellites weighing 101 carats and two pear shaped Rubellites weighing 22.88 carats, set in a blaze of white and yellow Diamonds, blue, pink and purple Sapphires, Spinels, Paraiba Tourmalines and white gold.

 weight: 123.88     carats $425,000

PÉTALES D'AMOUR RING

This exquisite one-of-a-kind ring features a rare pigeon blood Burmese Ruby weighing 6.27 carats, pink Diamonds, and brilliant cut white Diamonds, set in rose and white gold.

 Price Upon Request

Academy Award Presenter, Naomi Watts, wears Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie's Wallis Simpson Bracelet and Modern Art Deco Earrings in Sapphires.

 MODERN ART DECO EARRINGS IN SAPPHIRES

This modern pair of Art Deco inspired earrings features oval Sapphires weighing over 50 carats, purple Sapphires and round brilliant cut Diamonds set in white gold.

Total weight: 55.90 carats

$3,000,000

WALLIS SIMPSON BRACELET

Inspired by the Duchess of Windsor, this one-of-a-kind bracelet features 5 baguette cut white Diamonds weighing over 10 carats and 380 brilliant cut white Diamonds set in white gold.

 Total weight: 34.06 carats

$980,000

About Anna Hu

Anna Hu founded her namesake brand, Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie, at the age of 30 and opened her first flagship boutique in New York's Plaza Hotel in 2008. She has since opened flagships in Shanghai's renowned Bund area and most recently at the luxurious new Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Taipei.  She is the only Asian American jewelry designer to work exclusively with French-trained artisans to create one-of-a-kind artworks featuring the world's rarest gems. Highly educated in the United States with degrees from Columbia University, the Gemological Institute of America, Parsons School of Design, and NY's Fashion Institute of Technology, Anna is as much a scholar as she is an artist and her exquisite designs reflect that unique sophistication. Her work combines Eastern and Western influences, often inspired by classical music and nature, with particular reference to  Impressionism and Art Nouveau.

Anna presented her first global exhibition at the Louvre's Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris in July 2012 and launched her first book, "Symphony of Jewels, op. 1," published by The Vendome Press and Thames & Hudson, that September. It features 100 pieces from her illustrious body of work. In 2013, she broke and still holds the world auction record for the highest price paid for a contemporary jewelry designer (Christie's Magnificent Jewels, Geneva).

Anna is recognized for her artistic and technical innovation and has received awards both nationally and internationally. Her jewelry has been worn by Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Hilary Swank, Oprah Winfrey, the acclaimed contemporary artist Cindy Sherman, and the Queen of Bhutan. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, W, ELLE, The New York Times, VOGUE, InStyle, Robb Report, The Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and other leading national and international publications.

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Tago Arc e-ink Bracelet

tago arc is an e-ink bracelet in the process of being developed.  They are currently working the crowdfunding site Indiegogo to raise $40,000 to turn their prototype into a shippable product.  The bracelet will combine a flexible e-ink screen with NFC transfer tech so that a new design can be loaded onto the device via a companion Android app, using an NFC enabled smartphone or tablet to power the transfer. (Support for iOS devices is not currently possible owing to Apple locking down the iPhone 6’s NFC chip for Apple Pay only.)

So, to be clear, tago’s twist is that it needs (and has) no on-board battery. The NFC draws the power it needs for a transfer from the mobile device’s battery as and when the user is changing the design. When in its resting display state, e-ink does not draw power so no battery is needed to power the device at other times — so it’s a battery-free wearable.  Well, at least that’s the promise.

“Our current prototype can change display with a smartphone (through NFC, without external power), with the working tago app we developed,” CEO Zoli Kovács tells TechCrunch. “We are now working on the final design and software optimizations. The electronics (on flexible printed circuits, flexible display, etc) are ready to be put in the final commercial version of the tago arc.”
The choice of NFC also opens the bracelet up to functionality expansion in future, according to Kovács, who hints that contactless payments might be supported down the line “perhaps one day”. Although he also stresses that the primary motivation here is to build a wearable accessory that looks good, rather than to add on lots of functionality bells and whistles.

Owners of the tago arc will be able to load their own designs onto their bracelet via the companion app for free. There will also be a marketplace for downloading and buying imagery and designs from others.

The TechCrunch article about Tago Arc mentions the following quotes from CEO Zoli Kovács: “Our artist community will price their own artistic contributions to the #pic market,” and “Our suggested price for them will be around $1-$2, but we will not pre-set the prices, we will let the supply and demand sort it out for itself. There is also going to be an option here for premium brands and designers to price their exclusive designs at a higher price.”

According to the news the bracelet itself will be made from coated surgical stainless steel, with gold, silver and black color options. The basic price for Indiegogo backers is now $259 per bracelet. Precious metal premium versions are also offered obviously at far higher cost.

You really should read the well written article on this subject at http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/12/tago-arc/

Video http://youtu.be/8Hr8iUwJ17c

You may want to also learn about LookSee Labs.

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Hair Tie Holding Bracelet

This first-of-its-kind and exquisite bracelet is this year's perfect Valentine's Day gift

This product falls under the category of "I knew she needed it but I didn't know it existed". So when Arni Thor saw the elastic hair tie irritating the wrist of the long-haired woman he adored, holder of 85 worldwide patents, applied his expertise to create a functional bracelet that fashionably holds the elastic hair tie in place and away from her skin.

Available from $45 to $85 in silver, gold, rose gold, and steel.
http://www.bittersweet.is/

Turn your hair tie into a stylish part of your accessories.

The chic way to keep your hair tie with you at all times.  You know you want it available for when it is needed.

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Zac Efton Enjoying his TOKYObay Bracelet

Zac Efron was photographed wearing his TOKYObay bracelet this week in Los Angeles! This is the third time the actor rocked his Obi Bracelet in Navy, a steal at only $35 (www.toykobayinc.com).

See more of Zac Efron Wearing TOKYOBay here on the fashion blog earlier this month.

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Rachel Melvin wore TACORI on Red Carpet

Rachel Melvin wore TACORI to the premiere of Dumb and Dumber To yesterday in Los Angeles! The actress added a touch of sparkle to her glamorous red gown with TACORI 18K Pink Gold 1.66ct Diamond Promise Bracelet (style no. SB192P-M, $9,990) and 18K .80ct Pink Gold Round French Wire Earrings (style no. SE205P, $2,740; www.tacori.com).

Rachel Melvin is an American actress best known for her role as Chelsea Brady on Days of Our Lives (2005–2009).  She landed her first acting job in the 2005 independent film Boo. She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, but only appeared in five episodes. Months later she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed by Mandy Musgrave).

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Zac Efron Wearing TOKYObay Bracelet

Zac Efron was photographed wearing a TOKYObay bracelet over the weekend in Los Angeles! The hunky actor sported a casual look complete with his Obi Bracelet in Red($35; www.tokyobayinc.com).

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Mint and Lolly Bracelets Helping Fight Cancer

These beautiful cuff bangle bracelets give back. For each Mint and Lolly "NO CANCER CUFF BRACELET," Mint and Lolly will donate to cancer-fighting charities. The list of potential agencies that may benefit from your purchase: Livestrong, American Cancer Society, & Walk With Sally. You are notified which organization you benefit once you purchase.

Learn more about Mint and Lolly at their website.

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