Article: LEFT ISN'T THE ONLY RIGHT HAND FOR DIAMONDS.(LIFE-TODAY)

Byline: HEATHER SALERNO (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News

Three years ago, Destiny's Child sang an ode to ``Independent Women,'' crooning: ``Tell me what you think about me -- I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings.''

Beyonce & Co. was hardly breaking feminist ground, but they may have been fashion forecasters.

Now, the hottest jewelry trend is the right-hand diamond ring: It's a style statement, of course, but retailers say the glittering accessory also declares that a modern gal doesn't need a guy to bring the bling.

``The left hand is about their link to someone else, a fiance, a husband. The right hand is all about them,'' says Sally Morrison, ...

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