If COVID-19 has affected your travel plans and you’re embracing the idea of a staycation, the fun doesn’t need to stop at what is new and locally available. Right now is a great time to take a different sort of trip—one down memory lane! While you don’t need to stop planning for your next exciting […]
3 Minority- and Woman-Owned Jewelry Brands You Should Follow on Instagram
Now is the time to be thinking about how you shop for jewelry (including fine jewelry), as the power of the purchase can positively impact the lives and livelihoods of artisans and makers. Here are three minority-owned and woman-owned jewelry designers worth a follow on Instagram. Insta: @amareeandreesejewelry Amaree + Reese is a small-batch, minority-owned […]
Why You Shouldn’t Dress Down During COVID
According to the CDC, helping others cope with their stress during the time of COVID-19 can help all of us get through this together, stronger. This can be done by providing social support in the form of letters, phone calls, words of affirmation, and more. As the CDC notes, “During times of increased social distancing, […]
Trailblazing French Female Jewelry Designer: Suzanne Belperron
Trying to break in, or break through, as an outsider — someone in the minority gender, race, social class or otherwise — has never been easy, but it can be done. Continuing with our series highlighting early female jewelry designers, today we will look at the life of early jewelry designer, Suzanne Belperron, who in […]
Fashion Model Elsa Peretti’s Meteoric Rise in Jewelry Design
Jewelry designer Elsa Peretti’s life is remarkable, with twists and turns in calling and vocation as she rose from a ski instructor to a supermodel to become one of the nation’s most famous and successful jewelry designers. Vanity Fair reports: “Arriving in New York in 1968 with a black eye from a lover, Italian model […]
3 Jewelry Trends to Try Out This Summer
Who among us is still putting on jewelry even though the cat or dog or quarantine community may be the only eyes to appreciate it? Or maybe you’re donning your jewelry for you — because you matter too. And how you feel — better, more beautiful or handsome — lifts your spirits during such a […]
