Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a press preview at Sidney Garber and meet jewelry designer Brooke Garber Neidich. Sidney Garber originated in Chicago and recently opened a store in New York. How’s that for the reverse of ‘who had it first’? I have never been to Sidney Garber before and always thought of …
After three years of waiting, designer Maison Martin Margiela has decided to venture back into the jewelry domain. The new line, “Héritage” is now being presented at the Chelsea Gallery, Cheim & Read, in New York. The label chose to showcase it there because they feel like the gallery matches up perfectly with the brand’s …
Ajaline.com With the dawn of 2011 on the horizon, we're finally starting to see the fine jewelry market jump on the e-commerce bandwagon. One of the pioneers of this movement is sure to be Ajaline.com, a fine jewelry flash-sale Web site set to launch early next year. Co-founder of Ajaline.com, Meeling Wong, plans to model …
Michael Kors' Palm Beach fragrance. He's already hit up Fiji, Hawaii, Capri, and Bermuda as paradise destinations, and fragrance inspirations. And now, Michael Kors is bottling up and bringing us the essence of Palm Beach as his fifth Island concept. Palm Beach was a natural, Kors told WWD, because its luxurious environment is “a commutable …
Designs from Thakoon Panichgul's collection for Tasaki Last week designer Thakoon Panichgul visited Tokyo to unveil the fine jewelry designs he created for Japanese jeweler Tasaki. The Thai-born, New York-based designer told WWD how excited he was to be able to work with the world-renown jewelers, founded in 1954. "I really wanted to just go …
