Recently added articles from JQ:
Looking on the bright side: contrary to my typical type-A personality, when it comes to activities and events, I tend to have very low expectations.
Jul 01, 2009; ... AFTER 12 YEARS AMONG LOS ANGELES' CAPRICIOUS CITIZENS, I HAVE COME TO accept that there is a vast difference between an intention and a result. In my experience, Southern Californians generally fail to RSVP, rarely show up on time, and are likely to ditch plans altogether it a better offer ...
Something blue: some of these are old. Other styles are new. But all of them have been borrowed to show off this season's trendy hue.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Something Blue: Some of these are old. Other styles are new. But all of them have been borrowed to show off this season's trendy hue. ...
Diamonds in the rough: there's been a lot of change in the diamond markets this year, but what's real and what's recommended right now? According to Eli Avadar, managing director of the Israel Diamond Institute, it's time for people in the industry to "do the unexpected.".
Jul 01, 2009; ... ROBERT GANNICOTT, CHAIRMAN and CEO of the Harry Winston Diamond Corp., noted in a company release that, "We began this quarter with a rough-diamond market that could see no bottom and retail sales effectively stalled." The next few months, however, stopped the free fall: "We ended the ...
A diamond cure-all: Neda Behnam may be soft spoken, but make no mistake: she is a fighter.
Jul 01, 2009; ... AFTER WINNING HER OWN BATTLE AGAINST BREAST cancer, Neda Behnam felt compelled to take up the cause for others. In 2008, she launched Diamonds For A Cure[TM] (DFAC) and partnered with nonprofit organization Stand Up To Cancer[TM], now the sole beneficiary of the lines charitable ...
Pivotal pearls: pearls are no longer the staid adornments of the prim and polished set. Today's fluid pearl designs are much softer looking, more versatile, and intended to move with the body.
Jul 01, 2009; ... PEARLS ARE A PIVOTAL medium to innovate the industry," says Deborah Scarpa of DJS Marketing. "In today's economy, jewelers have to be creative." The newest trend, Scarpa notes, is design that has "incorporated movement." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maureen Gibbons, ...