Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Feb 5, 2012, 10:48 am
Superbowl Rings Whatever could the title above be talking about? For those who are watching the game just for the guacamole, tacos, and fajitas, or want something to do until Downton Abbey airs later tonight — and I fall somewhere within these two camps, today is Superbowl XLVI — the Giants vs....
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 29, 2012, 2:59 pm
The Paris couture shows for spring, that is to say Armani Prive, Chanel, and Jean Paul Gaultier, made an argument for boldly colored jewelry, ways to accessorize an alluring neckline, and the appeal of primitive Modernism. When designers choose not complete their looks with jewelry or anything else...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 26, 2012, 3:14 pm
I anonymously entered an image of my husband and I for Tiffany & Co’s What Makes Love True campaign, and well, I guess those who know me — or at least recognized my Twitter icon — found me out. If you have any interest in seeing the picture and my caption, the link is here. Btw, the necklace ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 18, 2012, 8:10 am
Our son and web developer, Josh Gross, was interviewed by BBC5LIVE’S Jamillah Knowles about his launch of HOPPER — a web app that allows you to save links to images, text, and files to a cloud instead of sending them to your already overstuffed email box. It’s FREE, and has been the solution t...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 16, 2012, 4:48 pm
Last night’s event was, how shall I put this…eclectic? The color of the gowns ran in oppositions, from ethereal whites and ivories to deep jewel tones. The bright, true red on Dianna Agron and Stacy Kiebler were accessorized succinctly. Agron wore a mix of period pieces — nineteenth century ea...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 12, 2012, 10:23 am
Image from Downton Abbey (NYT) Dame Maggie Smith as Lady Grantham in Downton Abbey PBS’s Downton Abbey is about a family of titled landowners — or rather due to the English laws of landowning at the time, titled but not necessarily entitled to pass ownership on to female progeny. Women do not ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 10, 2012, 6:03 pm
Jason Wu for Target The Jason Wu for Target collection drops into stores on February 5th. I offer here a little inspiration to work with this new Wu. Jewelry trends are cresting for Art Deco and Edwardian — a bit of Gatsby and Downton Abbey (I am, I admit, smitten) and the designer’s modern tak...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jan 1, 2012, 2:34 pm
Republican coin circa 225–212, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wein Depicting two heads, one looking forward and the other backward, the motif on this ancient Roman coin represents the god of gates, doors and beginnings; he is known as Janus. The first day of the new year is dedicated to him. A Janus c...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Dec 16, 2011, 9:29 am
Next week is the finale. This week two designers were eliminated: Christina and Diego. Before continuing on, let me say that I’ve loved their work, and they were more than qualified to be in the final five before they took their bow last night. In fact, they perfectly complimented the show and the...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Dec 14, 2011, 7:27 am
Last night’s sale realized $115,932,000. For those who are interested in the hammer prices for individual lots, here is the listing
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Dec 9, 2011, 10:01 am
This week’s episode was The Wizard of Oz. The show began with Kenneth Cole’s noir directive for Holiday 2011 — clearly a nod to the personal style of Wicked Witch of East. It was black, black, and more black: black dresses (didn’t we already have the LBD challenge…?), black pants, black f...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Dec 5, 2011, 4:41 pm
I’m represented by Random House Speakers Bureau, the website of which has just relaunched with a gorgeous new look. If you would like to book a lecture for the coming year, please contact Kim Thornton at kthornton@randomhouse.com. My new RHSB web page may be accessed here
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Dec 2, 2011, 10:03 am
The Elizabeth Taylor Collection at Christie’s: a case filled — the daisy necklace is by Van Cleef & Arpels What makes the retelling of a legend most? In this case it would be Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (although her couture does run alongside). The more than five hundred jewels left in h...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Nov 1, 2011, 12:41 pm
Suite of Imperial Jewels to be sold at Sotheby’s Geneva November 15, 2011 This suite of imperial jewels will be sold by Sotheby’s in Geneva on November 15, 2011. According the auction house, this is likely the most important parure of antique colored diamond jewels to come into the auction mark...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 28, 2011, 8:33 am
Project Accessory premiered last night after the Project Runway. While the show’s producers were careful to stick (tooclosely) to the tried-and-true PR format, the making of accessories has it’s own considerations that need to be accommodated. This is where the show felt like a six inch bracelet...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 20, 2011, 10:08 am
Elizabeth Taylor Tomorrow at 1:30pm EST I’ll be doing a SPREECAST about the upcoming Elizabeth Taylor auction, big news about the high jewelry houses and the movies, and under-the-radar trends in jewelry collecting. I need just one more viewer for the spreecast to be official and I hope that a co...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 13, 2011, 3:23 pm
The Royal Ballet’s new production of JEWELS, a ballet in three parts, also known as a triptych, was conceived by George Balanchine originally for The New York City Ballet in 1967. Each act is colored by a gem theme of emeralds, rubies, and diamonds respectively with every dance set to a different ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 5, 2011, 9:24 am
It wasn’t until several images into the runway show at Alexander McQueen that I realized all the shapes had an oceanic wave to them. Clicking over to the reviews, my observations were confirmed (I rarely read the reviews first — it is like opening the last pages of a book before actually reading...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 4, 2011, 8:02 am
In Paris, slithering serpents and the dangerously and toothy remains of sea creatures have been seen on the runway. Funny, both are very Victorian themes blown up into modern day proportions: Giambattista Valli Spring 2012 Givenchy Spring 2012 Andrew Gn took a more lady-like approach to colorful...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Oct 3, 2011, 7:58 am
You can catch it here: Lori’s 1st Spreecast
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 30, 2011, 4:16 pm
Lanvin Spring 2012 Alber Elbaz showed the Lanvin Spring 2012 today. Jewelry for Lanvin is always on the agenda and the iconography he chose for the runway spoke of faith (crucifix) and power (eagle). There were also choker-length jeweled necklaces and what appeared to be bold gaspipe-like fitted co...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 28, 2011, 10:52 am
Armani Spring 2012 Armani Spring 2012 Marni Spring 2012 Missoni Spring 2012 Color will have a global moment next spring. Milan Fashion Week, Spring 2012 gave us beautiful bold shades that brought a playfulness to the clothes and gave woman new choices in accessorizing. While bracelets are fashio...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 26, 2011, 2:06 pm
An invitation to join Spreecast has me taking JEWELHISTORY to new media. Spreecast is the newest of new media. What is Spreecast, you’re asking? Well, it’s a crazy brilliant mix of Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and weblog all done live, however if you miss the show, you can always pluck it from th...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 22, 2011, 2:43 pm
Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in 1963 Today’s post was inspired by several sources. One was Dame Elizabeth Taylor, whose jewelry and clothing are going up on the auction block in December. The other was color — NYFW saw bejeweled hardware that mingled, mixed, and matched with the sartorial soft...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 19, 2011, 8:57 am
Emmy host Jane Lynch The Twitter play by play on the red carpet last night was fun to participate in, however there was not a lot to report, either in terms of jewelry trends or innovative looks. Simplicity ruled the evening, and almost everyone from host Jane Lynch to the new cast for Charlie’s ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 15, 2011, 2:23 pm
Anyone who has been following the runways this past week knows we are going chameleonic next spring with accessories. What does that mean exactly — do we have to buy all new baubles to work with our new dresses? Not really, and yet, maybe. While many of the necklaces and cuffs were color coordinat...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 13, 2011, 5:50 pm
HATS: AN ANTHOLOGY BY STEPHEN JONES Today I went to the press preview for a new exhibition opening at the Bard Graduate Center in New York: Hats, An Anthology By Stephen Jones. The show will open this Thursday, September 15, 2011 and run through April 15, 2012. The exhibition is a collaboration bet...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Sep 7, 2011, 10:50 am
The end of August was interesting: our eldest son moved to NYC, the earth shook (I was driving during it and never felt a thing), our middle son left for his first year at Binghamton University, and a hurricane/tropical storm blew in and blew out our power for five days. Oh, yes, and I had a birthda...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Aug 11, 2011, 3:02 pm
Today’s post is inspired by offices, and more specifically the desks of those whose minds we are intrigued by. I’ve been reading No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin, the author offers a detailed portrait of the daily life and political trials and tribulations of the President Franklin Delan...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Aug 4, 2011, 4:44 pm
Rare 1970s Charlie Chaplin mesh bag by Whiting and Davis Good news to report: It seems as though a book deal, and one I didn’t expect, may be coming my way in the near future. Very excited and happy. Can’t say too much now — more details will follow in the coming months. Also please be sure t...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jul 28, 2011, 1:02 pm
Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold. P U R E arm sculpture by Ute Decker, www.utedecker.com Mining precious metals is a murky business. Cyanide leaching is just one of many health, safety, and ethical issues that makes mining precious metals so questionable in practice and in theory. Once the metal is extr...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jul 21, 2011, 11:11 am
It’s brutal in New York. Pushing around more hot air, even in a blog post, just isn’t cool so this one is short and to the point. Trolling the web today, I was struck by how some women wear jewelry so well, even in the movies. Think of these images as my en plein air impressions: Selena Gomez ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jul 15, 2011, 7:17 am
My first Locket and Fathers post may be read here. Please also follow me on Twitter @jewelhistory. Victorian silver AEI locket, circa 1890 Good morning. It’s about 5:50 am now — I’ve risen a little early to get some work done and see our fifteen year old off to tennis camp. It’s just the t...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jul 6, 2011, 2:29 pm
The Couture Fall 2011 shows are exhibiting now and out of the gate comes designer Giambattista Valli with bejeweled and gold belts. There is no mistaking that his statement is meant to be more ornamental than sartorial. The look reads frivolous rather than cinching by necessity, or by tailored finis...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 29, 2011, 8:39 am
Van Cleef & Arpel’s Lamartine Bracelet owned by Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Set In Style Exhibition at The Cooper Hewitt Museum Just a few minutes ago, I received notice of the sale that will take place in New York at Christie’s Rockefeller Center. Prior to the sale, there will be what the auction ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 27, 2011, 4:17 pm
Jeweled hat design by Philip Treacy Can jewelry design be adapted to a hat? How about a handbag? If you were to ask Salvadore Dali he would have shrugged his shoulders and said sure. Melting watch faces that drip from tree branches look more like wasted landscape than time keepers. Philip Treacy ha...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 22, 2011, 3:13 pm
Watercolor of Iris corsage ornament by George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co. circa 1900 Tiffany & Co. Iris corsage ornament designed by George Paulding Farnham, circa 1900 I came across this watercolor executed by George Paulding Farnham, head designer of Tiffany & Company before Louis Comfort...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 16, 2011, 11:09 am
Fringe has been around the jewelry block since antiquity and fashion, that turnstile of trends, is inviting the bare skin of summer to flit, ruffle, drip, and dangle with this flirtatious finery: Colkhetian Gold Necklace made between the 5th and 1st centuries B.C. detail of the Colkhetian Gold Nec...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 9, 2011, 5:48 pm
Please follow me on Twitter: Follow @Jewelhistory Layered pendants at Oscar De La Renta Project Accessory, the spin-off of Project Runway, is now casting for jewelry designers. For all my wildly creative friends, here is your chance to get on the show. I’d LOVE to be a part of the show behind th...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Jun 2, 2011, 2:02 pm
For my friends who have asked: the voice overs (numbers 15 and 17) I did recently may be heard here Jewelry by Robert Longyear Last week I introduced artist and artisan Robert Longyear — the craftsman who made a ring I recently purchased at the Craft Alliance Gallery in St. Louis. Well, Robert w...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - May 31, 2011, 8:49 am
I’ve recently done a voice over for a new app for Profiles Magazine, a new brilliant new app for Long Island that promises to be a new and very cool way to read and shop online. Right now its in beta but by next week it should go live. If you’d like to give a listen click here (give it a second ...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - May 25, 2011, 10:51 am
Ring by Robert Longyear, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Mo. Black Irises, photo by Lori Ettlinger Gross It’s that time again. Spring brings fresh blooms and children begin their lives beyond the comfort of your doorstep. Last Friday, our son Joshua graduated from the Sam Fox School of Art at...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - May 13, 2011, 2:28 pm
Yes, ten days is too long between posts, in case anyone was counting. I’ve been a busy, busy, person of late. I did a voice over for a web magazine this week, and believe it or not, I also had a couple of very interesting job interviews. I can’t say who, what, or when, however, I will say that t...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - May 3, 2011, 8:28 am
Kristen Stewart at Met Gala 2011 Signaling the black jewelry trend noticed earlier on the Fall 2011 runways — or maybe she is just a girl after my own vintage jewelry heart – Kristen Stewart wore an antique pair of Berlin Iron bracelets from Fred Leighton to the Met Gala last night. Extant Berl...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Apr 29, 2011, 8:07 am
Wedding photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge, April 29, 2011 The Sarah Burton/McQueen dress was fabulous. The earrings the newly titled Duchess wore on her wedding day — a gift from her parents — were designed to be future heirlooms. A lovely tradition that begins today. You can read more abo...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Apr 27, 2011, 10:25 am
Diamond earrings Lady Diana Spencer wore to her wedding to Prince Charles, July 21, 1981. Collection of the late Frances Shand Kydd The Today Show has gathered together a rather fascinating slideshow of Queen Elizabeth II and her family members wearing tiaras and jewelry belonging to the royal coll...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Apr 20, 2011, 9:23 am
Catherine Middleton On April 29, 2011, Great Britain’s Prince William will marry Kate Middleton. Hats will be worn — lots and lots of them. If there was ever a celebration for chapeaux of all types, sizes, and imaginative shapes, this occasion will be the highlight of the century. I love hats a...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Apr 13, 2011, 10:33 am
Before I begin my post on Christian Streit, I’d like to take the time to acknowledge the late Stanley Siegelman. Mr. Siegelman, a former WWD assistant managing editor and poet, died yesterday at his home in Great Neck, New York at the age of 87. In his later years Mr. Siegelman wrote poetry in Yid...
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Apr 6, 2011, 6:56 am
Today my husband and I celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. This is one of those rare occasions when silver is as precious as gold. See you next week…:)
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Lori G. posted an article on Jewelhistory.com - Mar 29, 2011, 5:58 pm
Platinum, 18 Karat White Gold and Diamond bangle bracelet/clip brooch by Raymond Templier, France circa 1935. Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewelry Auction April 14, 2011, estimate: $90,000–110,000 Raymond Templier responded to the marvels of the modern world like wheels, cars, and machinery in an unc...
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