For decades, the tiara was, at best, a retro piece of costume jewellery. Yet this classic accessory has been showing up on fashion runways from the likes of Saint Laurent and Miu Miu, as well as binge-worthy television shows such as Game of Thrones and Victoria, not to mention The Crown. Even Wonder Woman wears … Read More →
The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum has a notable collection of leather goods. CreditRuggero Longoni Milan is known as Italy’s fashion and business capital, but as a leisure destination like Florence, Rome and Venice? Not so much — at least according to Maurizio Naro, the president of the Provincial Hotel Association of Milan. He said Milan “is typically thought of … Read More →
De Beers Group announced that its Forevermark diamond brand has inscribed its two millionth diamond in Surat, India. The 3.48-carat round brilliant stone has been inscribed with a unique “2,000,000” serial number. The milestone follows the announcement in February this year of Forevermark being available in more than 2,000 retail outlets worldwide. The US$10 million … Read More →
I have always called it Claire’s Boutique. In 2016, the company does official business as Claire’s Stores, Inc., but the classy boutique will always sound right to me. My first defining Claire’s moment was getting my ears pierced — second hole — at age seven. Very advanced for a second-grader, but I had one of … Read More →