ewellery designers are encouraged to submit their finest work to the 2016 edition of the JMA International Jewelry Design Competition. Organised by the Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association (HKJMA) and Hong Kong Jewelry Express, the 2016 competition centres on the theme “Unity,” which can hold multifold meanings: The harmony of different shapes and forms in Read More →

You’ve planned your outfit for the next day, and you’re feeling quite organised for once – until you wake up in the morning, and find that it’s raining. What now?! It can be tricky to know how to style out a downpour, but thankfully, this season’s trends lend themselves to helping you stay stylish in Read More →

A year after winning a best supporting actress Oscar for Girl, Interupted, Jolie took on the task of playing Lara Croft in the first of the Tomb Raider series – garnering legions of fans as she went. Now Vikander – who scooped best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her performance in The Danish Girl – is taking on the Read More →

Hailed as one of the world’s most influential designers of hats, Philip Treacy flew into Dublin to help out an old college friend raise money for Saint Joseph’s, Shankill, a centre dedicated to dementia care. Fashion designer Deborah Veale studied with Philip at NCAD in the mid-1980s and her dad, Ken, is living with dementia. Read More →

A rare Argyle red diamond, along with other premium gemstones, will go under the hammer in Taipei, Taiwan on May 1. The auction will be conducted by gemstone expert Richard Li. Among the gemstones and jewellery pieces on offer is a 0.51-carat fancy red rectangular diamond from Australia’s Argyle diamond mine, with a starting price of Read More →

UAE-based Pure Gold Group will invest AED 1.2 billion (approximately US$400 million) to expand its regional operations over the next decade. While the primary investment will be in the jewellery sector, the company will also invest AED 200 million (about US$54 million) in other sectors and in its luxury sunglasses retail chain La Moda Sunglasses, Read More →