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Red Carpet Rocks: Golden Globes
It wasn’t just host Ricky Gervais’ tongue that was razor sharp at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, the style was on point too. The crème de la crème of the film and TV industry didn’t disappoint, serving up a glutton of sartorial elegance with both the men and women showcasing some seriously stylish bling.
Before the ceremony even began, all eyes were on pregnant actress Natalie Portman who was up for (and later scooped) the Best Actress award for her portrayal of a ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Portman elegantly shrouded her burgeoning baby bump in a Grecian style pale pink strapless gown by Viktor & Rolf, perfectly off-set with a latticed diamond necklace by Tiffany.
However, if there was an award for the ‘Most Serious Bling’ there were three women vying for the accolade on Sunday night. It was the diamond-encrusted wears of The Kids Are Alright actress Julianne Moore, Brit actress Helen Mirren and newly appointed American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez that drew amongst the most attention.
Mirren was almost literally dripping with the gems as Cartier had loaned her a thick waterfall style diamond necklace, set in platinum and estimated at an eye-watering $6million, the perfect complement to her gold Badgley Mischka Couture gown. It also explained why a burly band of men trailed the actress all night. Moore on the other hand, earned some serious fashion stripes by styling up her hot pink Lanvin asymmetric taffeta gown with a 79 carat diamond and gold Bulgari choker that appeared to hold the dress in place. The look suggested something of a mythological deity, which the actress complimented with a stylish up-do.
How to wear fabulously festive diamonds
77 Diamonds Il Sole Cocktail Ring
As we’re all soon to be quaffing champagne, swilling brandy and even draining the odd glass of eggnog, this will inevitably ask a great deal from the wardrobe. In order to tackle this annual quandary I am going to completely indulge this Christmas...and I'm not referring to brandy butter and Yule log, more, all the trimmings – luxe fabrics and statement accessorising. Yet, although a dash of sparkle and shimmer here and there is always a delectable nod to the festivities – with all the emphasis on decoration and fabulousness this season, are we in danger of upstaging the Christmas tree?
Well as it happens the humble Christmas Fir might not even be able to muster enough competitive spirit this season – aside from the UAE Christmas tree – as the rules have all changed and Autumn/Winter 2010’s embellishment is worlds apart. Gone are the garish lashings of clunky overstatement that cruelly rapped your guests on the knuckles when you greeted them. Even the frenetic dance moves that were off the agenda in case your armoury whipped you round the face in a moment of mulled-wine-induced merriment can be welcomed back with open arms, as this year is decidedly different. Louis Vuitton and Prada extolled the virtues of womanly curves, imploring us girls, or more accurately, ladies, to embrace fitted waists, longer hem-lines and a whole load of chic, sleek and suave cocktail-hour bling. This festive period you need only accessorize that A-line knee length skirt with a tumbler of the finest malt and that time-old classic, diamonds.
Seventy Seven Diamonds to be a part of Vogue’s Fashion’s Night In
Seventy Seven Diamonds to be a part of Fashion's Night In
Vogue's annual Fashion's Night Out, although only in its second year, has already taken the world’s capitals by storm. Set up in 2009 by British and American Vogue in a philanthropic bid to boost the flagging retail sector since the recession, it promotes and encourages shops to open their doors for one night a year in the run up to September’s Fashion Weeks.
This year, stores across sixteen different cities, including London, New York and Sydney, offered discounts, style advice, goodie bags and often a full bar, staying open long after the usual closing hours. However up until now Fashion's Night Out could only be experienced by those in the bigger cities, but this year Vogue has gone digital and launched Fashion's Night In, coupling the perks of FNO with the comfort of your own home. On 1st November, online retailers will set their websites up with discount codes and special offers available and Seventy Seven Diamonds is going to be right there in the thick of it.
For this exciting night and in anticipation of the launch of the new Seventy Seven Diamonds collection, available the first week of November, we are offering customers an exclusive chance to order our Daisy diamond earrings from the new collection before they officially launch online. Our "Daisy earrings" will be at a 15% discount of the normal retail price for one night only. For a bit of ice, both in the living room and outside on this cold November evening, huddled on the sofa with a glass of wine, let yourself be transported to the warm spring weather as you pick daisies in the mid-winter.
Are you an aspiring jewellery designer? Part Two
At Seventy Seven Diamonds we love to encourage talent and support up and coming designers in their struggle to become more skilled, successful and recognised. This is the second part of the blog series in which we identify some of the key challenges faced by jewellery designers and offer advice and information on current opportunities which they, as aspiring artistes, can use to their advantage for both creating and selling their pieces.
What can you expect?
In part one we outlined the job requirements for designers in general terms. If you’re fairly new to the game, here’s some more information about what you can expect to be involved in the job...
Jewellery designers plan the style and pattern of jewellery, silverware and other decorative metalwork products. As a jewellery designer, you could produce designs for mass production, or to be made individually or in small numbers by yourself or other craft-workers. For example, you could be commissioned to:
- Produce designs to meet the requirements of a client (known as a 'brief' or commission) or for general sale. This can include the work of large-scale designer line sales.
- Produce designs which are then made by other staff (if you work for a company).
Are you an aspiring jewellery designer?
Are you an aspiring jewellery designer?
At Seventy Seven Diamonds we love to encourage talent and support up and coming designers in their struggle to become more skilled, successful and recognised. This new blog series will identify some of the key challenges faced by jewellery designers and offer advice and information on current opportunities which they, as aspiring artistes, can use to their advantage for both creating and selling their pieces.
The Job
Jewellery design can be an extremely creative and rewarding career, it is just difficult to know where to start in transforming your talent into profit. You can keep it low key and make a go of it at your local market exhibition stall or craft fair, or stretch to bigger targets of expansion through networking and employing a team to push design and sale.
35 Interesting Diamond Facts
We have always been facinated by the diamond, and continue to adore its beauty, brilliance and natural perfection. The diamond is the most wanted gemstone in the world. But why do we love diamonds so much? Here is some fun diamond trivia to highlight the wonders of our favourite gemstone.
- Diamonds are made of carbon
- A diamond is a semi-conductor
- Diamond is the best tool for cutting glasses
- Round cut diamonds have 58 facets
- Diamonds were originally mined in India over 2,800 years ago
- There are over 16,000 different classifications of diamonds
- Only one diamond in a million will weigh one carat or more
The story behind the cocktail ring
Diamond Cocktail Ring
The cocktail ring is the ultimate accessory. It is styled to be a dramatic, large ring worn at cocktail parties. The cocktail ring design was especially popular to be worn during the US prohibition from 1920-1933 at illegal cocktail parties. Such a statement piece of jewellery flaunted not only the fact that one was drinking illegally, but also that one was doing it with style.
The cocktail ring has been around for centuries. But the unforgettable large size of the ring has always stayed the same. Styles, colours, stones, gold, white gold or platinum are all used to transform your favourite cocktail ring into a completely unique piece which can fit your particular lifestyle, price range and wardrobe.
History of the cocktail ring
The cocktail ring gained its popular status in the 1940s and 1950s, as cocktail soirees became hugely popular events. Although cocktail parties are less of an extravagant affair now, wearing a cocktail ring with huge diamonds or other large precious or semi-precious gems remains a popular choice for formal dressy occasions. Diamond encrusted or solitaire diamond cocktail rings are especially paraded at glamorous events like premieres of films, Broadway or West End theatre productions, or award shows like the Oscars or Brits.
Top sentimental and economical gifts for Valentine’s Day
With Christmas only just over and the lingering recession putting pressure on our pockets, it can be trying to find that meaningful gift for your Valentine. But love makes no compromises, and can still be marked sentimentally on a budget.
Aside from chocolates and flowers, the top gift given on Valentine’s Day is diamond jewellery, and the recent economic situation should not affect that.
We look at the most popular gifts which can be adapted to fit your budget and consider how even more poignant presents for those thinking of popping the question can be recession-friendly. For the budget-conscious Valentine gift giver the trick lies in versatility and enhancements when it comes to diamond jewellery.
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